New: M1 J28-J29
Lane one of the northbound carriageway will be closed overnight from 10pm on Tuesday, 21 August to 5am the following morning for carriageway repairs.
LEICESTERSHIRE:
Ongoing: A5 Dodwells and Longshoot Junction
Various lane closures and a 40mph speed restriction will be in place until January 2013 for junction alteration works. Moderate delays are expected.
New: A46 Groby
Various carriageway, slip road and lane closures on the northbound carriageway for two nights starting Monday, 20 August, for survey works. The closures take place between 8pm and 6am each night.
LINCOLNSHIRE:
Ongoing: A1 Harlaxton
Traffic signals will be in place on the southbound entry and exit slip roads overnight until Tuesday, 21 August while road marking work is carried out. The lights will be in place from 8pm to 5am.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
New: A14 J1 to M1 J19 Catthorpe
The westbound carriageway will be closed from 9pm on Monday, 20 August to 5am the following morning for repairs. Signed diversions will be in place.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Ongoing: A52 Elton
Temporary traffic lights will be in place overnight until Friday, 7 September while bridge works are carried out. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am each night.
Ongoing - A46 Newark to Widmerpool
· Some lane closures still required for planting, verge and surfacing works. Details below.
· The old A46 between Saxondale and Margidunum remains closed in both directions to allow the completion of works on the old A46 to the south of Bingham Railway Bridge. During this time the slip road will be available for use. This stretch is due to re-open by the end of the week.
- Road users are advised to follow road signs rather than rely on Sat Nav systems which will not have been updated with the new road layout at this stage
Work taking place this week includes:
- Monday, 20 to Wednesday 22August – closures of the hard shoulders on the north and southbound approaches to Stragglethorpe and Saxondale junctions;
- Monday 20 to Friday 24 August – closure of the hard shoulder on the northbound exit slip road at Margidunum Junction;
- Monday 20 to Friday 24 August – localised traffic management on Newton Lane Access Road and the west bound A6097;
- Friday 24 August – traffic management on the eastern roundabout at Stragglethorpe Junction; and
- Temporary traffic lights in place on Butt Lane Bridge, East Bridgford, Long Hedge Lane, Syerston and the old A46 near Grantham Canal Bridge
Notes to Editors
Issued on behalf of the Highways Agency by Regional News Network Midlands. For further information please contact Dee Smith or Helen Clarke on 0115 852 4355. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 0844 6931448.
1. The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. We manage, maintain and improve England’s motorways and other strategic roads on behalf of the Secretary of State.
2. Maintenance and improvement projects: We plan maintenance and improvement projects carefully to allow road works to be completed safely, in a cost effective way while keeping disruption to road users to a minimum. We do as much work as possible overnight and when roads are less busy in order to keep more lanes open for road users at peak travel times. Drivers are advised to check their route for road works and allow extra time for their journeys where needed. We have a variety of journey planning tools that road users can use to check travel conditions on the roads we manage, and we will do all we can to keep road users informed.
3. Real-time traffic information for England’s motorways and other strategic roads is available:
- From the web at www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or www.highways.gov.uk/mobile if using a phone or mobile device.
- By phone from the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000 at any time. (Calls to 0300 numbers will cost no more than 5p per minute from a standard BT residential landline. Call charges from other landlines and mobile networks may vary, but will be no more than a standard geographic call and will be included in all inclusive minutes and discount schemes). Make sure it’s safe and legal before you call. Before using any mobile, find a safe place to park. Never stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency.
- On an iPhone app which will automatically select the region you are in. Free to download from the iTunes store or search for Highways Agency on your device.
- From Twitter – there are eight feeds with live traffic information provided by region. For information on roads in the East Midlands follow us at @HAtraffic_emids or for the full index visit www.highways.gov.uk/twitter.
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Issued on behalf of the Highways Agency by Regional News Network Midlands. For further information please contact Dee Smith or Helen Clarke on 0115 852 4355. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 0844 6931448.