We are currently drawing up a proposal to carry out resurfacing works within the village of Porlock, towards the end of April 2023.
The intention is to resurface the carriageway along the A39 High Street from the junction of Parson Street towards the war memorial at Dunster Steep, from Monday 24th April – Friday 28th April between 6:30pm – 11:30am (road closure during evenings only).
You can view the proposed works here: https://one.network/?GB133096280
However, critically, we are still waiting for sewer survey data from Wessex Water (WW). Last Friday (17th March) Somerset County Council held a meeting with WW regarding their proposed sewer relining programme, planned for Autumn 2023 . Their works will not require any open-cut trenches along the newly resurfaced road, but we have raised concerns about a particular section of pipe. WW have no CCTV knowledge of this pipe’s condition and its suitability for relining, so we have asked them to survey the pipe. If WW report the pipe is not suitable for relining, and an open cut trench has to be dug and a new sewer pipe laid, then our April resurfacing will be postponed until the sewer is fixed.
Hopefully, this investigation will be carried out in the next couple of weeks.
Kali Martin
Assistant Highway Service Manager
Somerset County Council
Wootton Courtenay 