The resurfacing of a major route in Monmouthshire has been completed early, allowing the road to reopen to traffic fully for the first time since July.

Work to resurface the A472 at Little Mill began on July 16 and was completed on Friday August 7 - two days ahead of schedule. Over two kilometres of road was resurfaced with over one-and-a-half tonnes of material.

The road is one of the major connecting routes in South Wales, running East/West between Crumlin, in Caerphilly County Borough, across Torfaen to Pontypool and eventually reaching Usk via Little Mill, where the

Work was challenging due to the extreme heat that has been experienced in parts of South Wales recently, and the public has been thanked for their understanding during the disruption caused by road closures.

“Thank you to the community and local businesses for their cooperation and understanding during these works,” said Cllr Catrin Maby, Monmouthshire Council Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment.

“All works cause inconvenience but working with the community helped reduce this. Finishing ahead of schedule in such conditions is a credit to the dedication of the team.”

The strategic nature of the road, coupled with the residential section through Little Mill itself meant the works were phased in order to minimise the disruption to the community.

The Dixton Road resurfacing in Monmouth was also completed on schedule with works finishing on Friday 14 August.

The council’s next resurfacing scheme will be Link Road, Monmouth, scheduled to start on 1 September and due to last 4-5 weeks.

The works will incorporate an innovative in-situ recycling process carried out by a specialist external contractor alongside the final resurfacing being completed by our in-house team.