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A1 southbound in North Yorkshire closed for two nights

The Highways Agency is advising road users in North Yorkshire that the southbound carriageway of the A1 will be closed for two nights next week as part of an ongoing project to upgrade the road between Dishforth and Leeming.
From Monday 1 June to Wednesday 3 June, the A1 southbound between Baldersby and Dishforth will [...]

Author: Richard Lawton, May 29, 2009
Filed under: Traffic Information

Changes to junction numbers on the A1(M) south of Wetherby as part of upgrade scheme

The Highways Agency is advising road users in West Yorkshire of some changes to motorway junction numbers along the A1 to the south of Wetherby.
The changes are part of the ongoing scheme to upgrade the A1 to a three-lane motorway between Bramham and Wetherby, and will ensure that the junction numbers along that stretch [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

East of England roadworks update: Monday 1 June – Sunday 7 June 2009

NEW WORK
PARAPET (BRIDGE EDGE BARRIER) REPAIRS TO A11 WATERHALL BRIDGE OVER A14
Work will take place overnight on Monday 1 June and Tuesday 2 June between the hours of 8pm and 6am to repair the bridge parapets following accident damage. A 24 hour 50mph advisory speed limit for drivers has been in place and will [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Drivers advised to allow extra time for their journey during work on the M1 in South Yorks

The Highways Agency is advising road users to allow extra time for their journeys on the M1 in South Yorkshire from Monday June 1, when work will begin between Junctions 34 and 35.
The work will include replacing the existing steel central reservation barrier with a new concrete barrier over a three-mile (5km) stretch of [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

A40 Over to Highnam – off peak work

There will be three days of off peak work on the A40 between 10.00am and 3.00pm starting on 1 June.
During the renewal of the A40 between Highnam and Over in 2008, the
eastbound carriageway was opened to two lanes from Highnam roundabout
eastbound to the junction with the B4215.
Following our post-project Road Safety Audit and [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Weekly round up of road works in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol

A40 Over to Highnam
There will be three days of off peak work on the A40 between 10.00am and 3.00pm starting on 1 June.
During the renewal of the A40 between Highnam and Over in 2008, the
eastbound carriageway was opened to two lanes from Highnam roundabout
eastbound to the junction with the B4215.
Following our post-project [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

East Midlands motorway and trunk road works programme – Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2009

M1 JUNCTION 25 to JUNCTION 28 WIDENING
AMENDED – JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 26
The north and southbound carriageways continue to be reduced to three narrow lanes with no hard shoulder and a 50mph speed limit from Junction 25 to 26.
* Northbound traffic reduced to two lanes overnight from 9pm to 5am Wednesday 27 May, [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Preparatory work ahead of Hatfield Tunnel refurbishment

Road users travelling on the A1(M) in Hertfordshire between junctions 3 and 4 are advised there will be temporary changes to the road layout from Monday 1 June.
The alterations are to allow for the forthcoming two-year refurbishment of the Hatfield Tunnel.
The following restrictions will apply:
During the day between 1 and 3 June, [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 1st June 2009

NEW SCHEMES
A66
Lane 2 of the A66 between J40 and the Rheged Roundabout will be closed in both directions for barrier and sign work from 28 May. Work will continue 24 hours a day until late June.
A66
A66 between Penrith and Stainmore (Appleby Horse Fair) – possible congestion leading to delays of between 10 [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Better planning for adverse weather events essential – Transport Committee

Remember the heavy snowfalls in February 2009? Well a group of MPs have concluded that co-ordination, prioritisation and visible leadership are more important than extra resources to speed up recovery from transport disruption caused by severe weather – they insist that better co-ordination between local authorities and public transport operators is the route to minimising [...]

Author: Richard Lawton,
Filed under: Fleet news

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