A39 Porlock Hill closure to allow Somerset County Council to…
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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