A39 Porlock Hill closure to allow Somerset County Council to…

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One of the steepest roads in the country will close next month to allow road works to take place.

The A39 at Porlock Hill in Somerset is reportedly the steepest A road in England.

It means an engineering scheme to resurface it will be a challenge for Somerset County Council.

The road has a gradient of 1 in 4 (25 per cent) in places.

As part of the council’s planned maintenance programme, the road will be improved by laying a new modern road surface with a high skid resistance along the…

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