{"id":70822,"date":"2016-05-23T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e695f39095d7bc105c1464e48a31b19a"},"modified":"2016-05-23T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T09:58:15","slug":"press-release-highways-england-investigates-a303-flooding-issue-in-wiltshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=70822","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Highways England investigates A303 flooding issue in Wiltshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Surface water is gathering on this short section of the A303 and creating a real risk of aquaplaning for motorists.<br \/>\nFor the safety of all road users, single lane closures are in place eastbound and westbound, with 50mph speed restrictions, and investigations and surveys are currently being completed.<\/p>\n<p>Once the findings of the surveys are known, Highways England will work with contractors Skanska on a scheme of work to rectify the flooding problem.<\/p>\n<p>The single lane closures will remain in the meantime, as a safety measure.<\/p>\n<p>For all motorists intending to use the A303 over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, the advice is to plan all journeys and check for up-to-date travel information.<\/p>\n<p>A Highways England spokesman said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Safety is our top priority and we have implemented the lane closures while we investigate what work needs to be carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">We are working together with our contractors as a matter of urgency, with the aim of finishing the work in time for the summer school holidays.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Highways England provides <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.highways.gov.uk\/traffic\">live traffic information via its website<\/a> or from a phone or mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>Travel information is also available by phone from the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 and updates will be provided via Twitter.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"general-enquiries\">General enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"media-enquiries\">Media enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highways England is tackling flooding issues on a stretch of the A303 at Woodbine Hill, near Chicklade, Wiltshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}