East of England roadworks – August 17-19, 2009
NEW WORK
M11 CAMBRIDGESHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURES
The northbound carriageway of the M11 will be closed for two nights only between Junctions 12 and 14 on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August to carry out essential repair work. On Saturday night it will be closed between Junctions 12 and 13 from 7pm until 10am on Sunday morning. There will be a clearly signed diversion westbound on the A603 and A1198 to Caxton Gibbert, then either north on the A1198 to join the A14 at Godmanchester or eastbound on the A428 to join the A14 at Girton. On Sunday night there will be a closure between Junctions 13 and 14 from 9pm until 6am on Monday 24 August. There will be a diversion route clearly marked westbound on the A1303 and either the A428 to Caxton Gibbert and north on the A1198 to the A14 Godmanchester or west on the A428 to Hardwick and back to the A14 at Girton.
A1 BEDFORDSHIRE CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS
Essential maintenance work on the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout and Wyboston will start on Tuesday 18 August. The work will be carried out over 5 nights on Tuesday 18 and Monday 24 – Thursday 27 August between 8pm and 6am. One lane on the northbound carriageway will be closed on 18 August with further closures as follows:
24 and 27 August – full closure of northbound carriageway
25 and 26 August – full closure of southbound carriageway.
During the northbound closure traffic will be diverted off the A1 at Tempsford onto Little Barford Road towards the A428 at the Tesco roundabout at Eynesbury, and westbound back to the A1 at Wyboston, with the same diversion in place in the opposite direction when the southbound carriageway is closed.
A1(M) HERTFORDSHIRE JUNCTION 6 BRIDGE REPAIRS
A scheme to carry out repairs to the underbridges at Welwyn Road Roundabout and Clock Roundabout will start on Monday 17 August. The work will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am Mondays to Thursdays and from 8pm on Friday nights through to 6am on Monday mornings. There will be no daytime working during weekdays. There will be lane closures on the Great North Road (B197) and Hertford Road (A1000) but the A1(M) will not be affected. The work is expected to be completed by 7 October.
A14 HUNTINGDON SPITTALS INTERCHANGE RESURFACING WORK
Work to improve the road surface on the Spittals Interchange westbound exit slip road will start on Monday 17 August. To prevent disruption to drivers on this busy section of the A14 the work will be carried out in 3 phases:
Phase 1 – 17 August for one night only
Phase 2 - 24 August for 4 nights
Phase 3 - 14 September for 2 nights
The work will involve resurfacing and improving the kerbs, as well as replacing the anti-skid material and will be carried out overnight only between 9pm and 5am. During Phase 1 (17 August) there will be lane closures on the westbound exit slip road and on the roundabout; during Phases 2 and 3 the westbound exit slip road will be closed. Traffic wishing to exit the A14 at Junction 23 will need to continue along the A14 to Alconbury, then take the B1043 link road to the A1, and southbound to rejoin the A14 at Brampton Hut. For one night only, Tuesday 25 August, between 9pm and 1.00am, traffic wishing to travel westbound on the A141 between Stukeley Road Roundabout and Spittals Interchange will be diverted northbound on Ermine Street to join the B1043 link road.
A47 PETERBOROUGH LONGTHORPE INTERCHANGE BRIDGE REPAIRS
Work to replace the bridge parapets and safety fences on the Longthorpe Interchange will start on Monday 17 August. The work will be undertaken 24 hours a day between Monday 17 and Friday 28 August and between Monday 7 September and Friday 18 September until the work is completed on Friday 18 September. No work will be carried out between Friday 28 August and Monday 7 September. Work will be carried out on the westbound carriageway between Monday 17 August and Thursday 27 August with lane closures. Work will then be carried out on the eastbound carriageway between Monday 7 September and Friday 18 September with lane closures. Delays are expected and drivers are asked to allow extra time for their journeys.
ONGOING WORK
M1 MILTON KEYNES – OVERBRIDGE PARAPET REPLACEMENT
A £2m scheme to improve safety on three overbridges on the M1 between Junctions 14 and 15 near Milton Keynes started on Monday 6 July. The scheme involves replacing the reinforced concrete parapets with metal railed parapets on Tongwell Lane Bridge, Green Farm Bridge and Newport Pagnell Farm Access, all of which carry public footpaths. Work is being carried out on the overbridges between 7.30 am and 4.30pm Mondays to Fridays with overnight working on the motorway carriageway as follows: 11pm – 5am, Mon- Thurs; 11pm – 6am, Fridays; 10pm – 6am Saturdays; midnight – 5am, Sundays. While the overnight working is being carried out on the motorway there will be lane closures in both directions, mainly during the first 5 weeks of work, until mid August. Both Tongwell Lane and Green Farm bridges will be partly closed with public access maintained. The Newport Pagnell Farm Access bridge will be fully closed with a pedestrian diversion in place. The work is expected to be completed by December 15.
A1(M) JUNCTION 8 NEAR STEVENAGE – BRIDGE REPAIRS
Work to repair the concrete on the underbridges on the A1(M) at Little Wymondley began on Monday 3 August. The work is taking place overnight between 8pm and 6am, from Monday to Friday, and is expected to be completed by Friday 21 August. While the work is being carried out two lanes of the A602 on the Junction 8 interchange will be closed overnight, with one lane remaining open at all times.
A428 ST NEOTS TO CROXTON ROAD SURFACE REPAIRS
Overnight repairs on the A428 between St Neots and Croxton began on Monday 10 August. The work is taking place at four locations:
· The Tesco roundabout at Eynesbury
· Tithe Farm roundabout near St Neots
· Two locations between Wintringham Hall and Croxton
There will be closures in both directions between Tesco Roundabout and the Caxton Gibbet roundabout on Friday 14, and Monday 17 – Friday 21 August. The overnight closures will take place between 8pm and 6am the following morning.
Access for local traffic and emergency services will be maintained at all times with long distance eastbound traffic diverted up the A1, onto the A14 at Brampton and back via the A1198. Westbound traffic will follow the same diversion route in reverse.
A12 ESSEX COLCHESTER – CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY CROSSING POINT
Work to improve safety by installing an emergency crossing point on the A12 between Junction 27 (Spring Lane) and Junction 29 (Crown Interchange) began on Thursday 6 August.
Lane 2 on both the northbound and southbound carriageways will be closed while the work is being carried out between 9pm and 6am every night, with work expected to be completed by 19 August. There will be no speed restrictions in place.
A421 (BEDFORD) – M1 J13
Major construction work to build the new eight mile dual carriageway on the northwest side of the existing A421 between M1 J13 and the Bedford Southern Bypass got underway on Thursday 19 February. Motorists are being warned to expect some disruption to their journeys until the improvements are completed in December 2010.
A421 eastbound dual carriageway: Currently closed from Beancroft Road, Marston Moretaine with a contraflow in place on the westbound carriageway. There is no right turn into or out of the eastbound contraflow section at its junction with Bedford Road (C280) at Marston Moretaine. The southern end of Lower Shelton Road is currently closed to traffic joining or leaving the A421 until autumn 2009 with a clearly signed diversion route in place.
M1 J13 Bridge Construction: Overnight slip road closures are currently in place to allow for the construction of a new bridge over the M1 and a new roundabout on the A421 at Junction 13. Closure times as follows:
11pm – 5am, Monday –Thursday; 11pm – 7 am, Friday; 9pm – 9am, Saturday;
10pm – 5am, Sunday.
These overnight slip road closures will be in place until the scheme is completed in December 2010, although no more than two slip roads will be closed on any one night. Advance warning signs will be displayed warning drivers of planned closures and diversion routes will be clearly signposted. A temporary 50mph speed restriction will be in place on the M1. Lane closures will be in operation but generally three lanes will be in use as the hard shoulder is being used as an additional lane. Approximately 1.25 miles (2km) of the M1 either side of J13 will be affected and these restrictions will apply 24 hours a day until the scheme is completed.
Partial closure of A421/B530 Roundabout (known locally as the Interchange Retail Park roundabout): Partially closed from Tuesday 24 March with no right turns to or from the westbound carriageway of the A421. Diversion routes will be clearly signed.
Work to upgrade A6 Roundabouts: Work to convert three roundabouts on the A6 into traffic light controlled junctions will be taking place on the Progress Park roundabout, the Cowbridge roundabout and the Elstow roundabout until autumn 2009. Lane restrictions and a temporary 30 mph speed limit will be in place to ensure the safety of the workforce.
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