The end of improvement works to a major gateway into Warwick town centre has once again been delayed.

Work started on the St Johns junction project in October 2025, which is part of a wider scheme to improve the traffic management of Warwick town centre.

End of work on major gateway into Warwick delayed due to 'various challenges'

The aim of the work is to make the area able to cope more with the increased traffic levels between Priory Road and St Nicholas Church Street.

The end date for the St Johns improvement works has been delayed once again. Photo by Warwick Courier

The changes include: one way systems, shared paths for pedestrians and cyclists, upgraded crossings, speed humps and road narrowing, tree removal and planting, as well as parking changes.

In December 2025, Warwickshire County Council said the project was ‘running well and to schedule’ and was due to be completed in March.

However in March, the council said the works had been delayed due to ‘various challenges’ and the end date was pushed to the end of May.

Now the completion of the works has been delayed by another month, with the council now anticipating that the scheme will be finished by the end of June.

A resurfacing schedule with road closures has also been announced, with the first having taken place on Sunday May 31.

On the project website, Warwickshire County Council said: “As you will have seen, the construction teams have been working hard to move towards completion of all the work at St Johns which we are forecasting will be by end June 2026, with the resurfacing of the carriageway being completed over four Sundays between May 31 and June 28.”

Warwickshire County Council has been approached for a comment.

The schedule

Week 2 - Sunday June 7 (closures from 8am to 5pm)

Road closures will be in place on:

Coventry Road: Between the entrance to the service road/shops up to the traffic lights
Smith Street/St Johns: Between the junction with Cross Street through to the traffic lights
The exit from Priory Road onto St Johns

Access to the service road/shops will be maintained, with only short periods of disruption at each end whilst works take place, during which time access will be possible from the opposite end. Vehicles will be able to travel between Coton End and St Nicholas Church Street under temporary traffic lights.

Break – Sunday June 14

No work due to the Two Castles Run. Separate road closures will be in place for the event.

Week 3 - Sunday June 21 (closures from 8am to 5pm)

Road closures will be in place on: