East of England Roadworks Update: Monday 5 to Sunday 11 September
NEW WORK
A1(M) NEAR PETERBOROUGH – PHASE TWO OF RESURFACING WORK
Work to improve the surface of the A1(M) southbound between junctions 16 and 15 near Peterborough started on Friday 29 July. Phase two of the work is set to start on Monday 5 September on a 1.5mile section south of junction 16. A 50mph speed restriction will be in place and the entry sliproad closed at junction 16 with a clearly marked diversion in place via the B1043. While the work is taking place three narrow lanes will be open on weekdays and two lanes at weekends.
A1 CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAINTENANCE WORK
A scheme to renew roadmarkings and studs on the A1 between Brampton Hut and Alconbury is set to start on Wednesday 7 September. The northbound carriageway will be closed from the Brampton Hut exit sliproad through to the Alconbury Roundabout exit slip road between 8pm and 6am for three nights from Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 September. There will be a clearly signed diversion in place for northbound traffic from Brampton Hut via the A14 eastbound to junction 23 Spittals Interchange and then northbound on the A14 Spur to re-join the A1/A1(M) at junction 14. Work will be carried out on the southbound carriageway from Wednesday 14 to Friday 16 September, between 8pm and 6am, from the A1(M) junction 14 to Brampton Hut. The diversion will be the same in reverse.
A1 SAFETY BARRIER REPAIRS NEAR BEDFORD
Safety barriers on the A1 at Southoe, Tempsford and Wyboston will be repaired and repainted and have the reflectors replaced in a scheme which started on Wednesday 31 August for six nights. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am and will involve some slip road and lane closures. On Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 September lane 1 will be closed on the A1 at Tempsford Bridge. On Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September there will be a lane 1 closure on the exit slip road at Wyboston and the northbound entry slip road will be closed. Traffic will be diverted southbound to the Black Cat roundabout to return on the A1 northbound.
UPDATE FOR A14 SUFFOLK IMPROVEMENTS AT COPDOCK AND DOCK SPUR INTERCHANGES
A scheme to improve the A14/A12 Copdock Interchange near Ipswich and the A14/A154 Dock Spur Roundabout at Felixstowe started on Monday 23 May. The work will be carried out 24 hours a day and will continue for seven months. During the work a temporary 40mph speed limit will be in force at both junctions, with a 50mph speed limit on the junction approaches. At the southern exit from the Dock Spur roundabout the offside lane of the A14 will be closed.
The A14 will be closed overnight in one direction only on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September from 8pm until 6am for resurfacing work at Dock Spur Roundabout. The closure will be in place between junctions 59 and 62 with a clearly signed diversion via the A154 and C370. There may be a further closure during the following weekend, to be confirmed.
On a limited number of nights there will be convoy working on the A12 at Copdock, with dates to be published once confirmed. The scheme has been designed to accommodate additional traffic generated by the Port of Felixstowe expansion and is being funded by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company.
A414 ST ALBANS CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS
Work to repair cracks and joints as well as worn out sections of the carriageway on the A414 near St Albans is set to start on Monday 5 September. While the work is being carried out either the eastbound or westbound carriageway will be closed overnight between 9pm and 6am Mondays to Fridays and between 8pm and 6am on Saturday and Sunday nights. The eastbound carriageway will be closed from Monday 5 September through to the morning of Wednesday 14 September, with the westbound carriageway closed from Thursday 15 September until the work is completed on Saturday 24 September, weather permitting. Eastbound traffic wishing to join the A414 will be diverted from the M1 at junction 6, via the A405 North Orbital Road to join the A414. Westbound traffic will be diverted off the A414 southbound on the A405 North Orbital Road to join the M1 at junction 6.
A47 SWAFFHAM BRIDGE REPAIRS
Work is set to start on Sunday 11 September at 8pm to carry out re-waterproofing of the bridge which carries the A47 over Lynn Road near Swaffham in Norfolk. On Sunday night the A47 westbound will be closed for one night from 8pm to 6am, with traffic diverted via the A1065 towards Swaffham to follow the Lynn Road to rejoin the A47 after the bridge. There will be a further two overnight closures, dates to be confirmed. Narrow lanes on the westbound carriageway and a 50 mph speed limit will be in place throughout the work.
ONGOING WORK
M1 J10 TO J13 BEDFORDSHIRE HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEME
The following work is being carried out as part of the M1 J10 to J13 Managed Motorway scheme to provide additional capacity by opening up the hard shoulder as a running lane. There will be overnight sliproad closures at Junctions 10 and 11 as follows:
Junction 11, Southbound exit sliproad: Monday 5 September; Southbound entry sliproad, Friday 9 September. Junction 10, Northbound, entry sliproad: Friday 9 September.
Harlington Road (A5120) and Fancott Bridleway (B530) will be closed overnight between 8pm and 6am from Monday 5 to Friday 9 September.
A contraflow is in operation on the M1 between junctions 12 and 13. During peak hours three lanes will remain open in both directions. A contraflow remains in operation from north of Junction 11 to Junction 10, diverting a lane of southbound traffic onto the northbound carriageway. Traffic on the northbound carriageway is using the hard shoulder as an additional lane. This allows for three lanes of traffic in each direction during the day whilst work takes place. This will continue until July 2011. There are currently hard shoulder closures between Junctions 11 and 12, with a speed restriction of 50 mph. In addition, the same speed restriction is in force to junctions 10 and 13. The enforced 50mph speed limit is there for the safety of the travelling public and the workforce on site. This traffic management is in place for the work on the Hard Shoulder Running scheme to reduce congestion and improve safety on the 15 mile stretch of the M1 in Bedfordshire. Motorists are advised to allow extra time for their journeys whilst the road works are taking place.
SPEED LIMIT ON A1 SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND NEAR PETERBOROUGH
A 50mph speed restriction has been introduced on the southbound and northbound carriageway of the A1 at Water Newton while investigations are carried out on the central reservation.
A11 SAFETY WORK BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND NEWMARKET
Work to improve access and signage to units used by the emergency services when an incident happens on the A11 started on Monday 22 August and will continue until Wednesday 7 October, weather permitting. The work will take place on weekdays between 9am and 3.30pm. Lane 1 of the A11 will be closed between Nine Mile Hill (Junction 36 on the A14) and Stumps Cross (Junction 9a on the M11) on the northbound carriageway from Monday 5 September to Wednesday 7 September and the southbound carriageway from Monday 12 September to Thursday 15 September. The lay-by on the A11 southbound will be closed from Monday 19 September to Wednesday 21 September.
A120 MARKS TEY RAIL BRIDGE REPAIRS
Overnight work started on Saturday 3 September, for three consecutive weekends over Saturday night only (3/4 Sept, 10/11 Sept, 17/18 Sept) to carry out concrete repairs to Marks Tey rail bridge that carries the A120 in Essex over the railway line. While this work takes place, between 11pm and 9am, the westbound carriageway of the A120 will be closed to traffic over the rail bridge. There will be temporary traffic signals in place affecting both directions to direct traffic safely past the works area on the eastbound single carriageway.
A14 SUFFOLK SPEED RESTRICTION AT TRIMLEY INTERCHANGE
A 50mph speed restriction has been introduced on the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the A14 at Trimley Interchange (junction 59) while investigations are carried out on both nearside verges and central reservation.
A47 CAMBRIDGESHIRE (WISBECH) RESURFACING
Work to resurface and replace road markings on the A47/A1101 Wisbech Roundabout and its approaches started on Tuesday 30 August. The work will be carried out overnight on six weekday nights only between 8pm and 6am until completion on Wednesday 7 September, weather permitting. While the work is taking place there will be 40mph speed restriction in place, with traffic convoyed past the works area at 10mph.
A14 SUFFOLK – A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME
Work to install the final stage of the £70m jam-busting technology project for the A14 began in Needham Market in September 2010. The project will see an electronic messaging system operating from the M1 at Catthorpe in Leicestershire through to the Port of Felixstowe. The final stage covers from Needham Market to Felixstowe. Commissioning of the signs and traffic detectors has commenced. The public may notice some of the signs being switched on during this period, they may display ‘sign under test’ or a message stating ‘workforce in road’ with its associated pictogram while testing takes place. It is anticipated that full completion will be towards the end of September.
The technology will benefit road users by providing them with advanced warnings of queuing or stationery traffic ahead. The signs will also provide information about expected journey times and information on diversions when they are necessary. The use of CCTV cameras will provide information to help improve traffic flow and monitor major incidents including improving response times to incidents by the emergency services.
A120 ESSEX, MARKS FARM ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENT WORK
Work started on Monday 1 August for 45 weekday nights (8pm to 6am only), weather permitting, to improve traffic flows around Marks Farm roundabout on the A120 near Braintree. The work is being carried out as a condition of planning permission for a supermarket expansion nearby. The dual section of the A120 eastbound approaching the roundabout will be reduced to one lane for the duration of the works and four way temporary traffic lights will be in place to control traffic around the roundabout as required during the overnight works. This work is expected to be complete by mid-October.
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