Drivers warned of delays due to roundabout closures

Traffic around the Dunball roundabout gets extremely busy during peak times

Overnight and evening closures are due to take place at a major roundabout over the next two months in order to complete a year-long roadworks scheme.

The £10.7m project at the Dunball roundabout in Bridgwater, Somerset, which links junction 23 of the M5 to the town, started in October 2024.

Somerset Council says the work will help improve the traffic flow with traffic signals at every junction and a lane which allows traffic to pass straight through to the motorway.

The scheme has mainly been funded through the government's levelling up fund and is expected to conclude later in the autumn.

Somerset Council leader Bill Revans said: "We're delighted with the progress our contractor is making at this vital junction – the project is on time and on budget, and will be completed this autumn as programmed.

"We appreciate there will be some disruption while the work is completed – our team has tried to minimise this by keeping to evening and overnight work, but we would urge road users to plan ahead."

The council says that evening and overnight closures are needed to allow resurfacing work to take place and for the traffic signals to be installed.

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The closures at the roundabout are:

• A38 northbound towards Dunball from Bridgwater is closed 2300 to 0500 (no access to roundabout in this direction): 15 September to 16 September, 25 September, 29 September, 30 September and 6 October.

• A38 southbound towards Bridgwater closed 2300 to 0500 (no access to Bridgwater from the Dunball roundabout): 24 September and 3 October.

• A39 towards M5 closed (no access to motorway from this direction – access as normal from the Glastonbury direction), 19:30 to 0500: 18 September and 2 October.

• East side of Dunball roundabout closed 19:30 to 0500 (access to A39/M5 will be available but it will not be possible to travel around the roundabout on its eastern side): 17 September, 26 September and 1 October.