Weather permitting, the Highways Agency is due to finish work at the following sites:
- Friday 4 May - A6097 Margidunum southbound exit slip road
- Friday 4 May - Lodge Lane roundabout works
- Friday 11 May - Saxondale Junction link road
- Friday 11 May - Farndon roundabout
These dates are subject to change if there is any continuation of the wet weather conditions.
Once work is completed at these locations, the Highways Agency will continue to finalise work at several locations including, the Kinoulton link road, Cotgrave Bridge, the underbridge at Cropwell Road / Radcliffe Road, and the Margidunum southbound entry slip road.
Other outstanding activities including accommodation works, and technology and signage installations are still required in order for the whole A46 Newark to Widmerpool carriageway widening project to be considered complete.
Up-to-date traffic information for the whole of the Highways Agency's road network is available online at www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or on 0300 123 5000.
Main construction work on the scheme to build a new 17-mile dual carriageway, which will improve safety and reduce congestion, started in June 2009 and is expected to be completed in summer 2012. For further details about the scheme, visit: http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4403.aspx.
Notes to Editors
Issued by Midlands RNN on behalf of the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Dee Smith or Robin Smith on 0115 852 4355 / 4388 robin.smith@co.gsi.gov.uk / dee.smith@co.gsi.gov.uk. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 020 7081 7443.
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. The A46 Newark to Widmerpool scheme is being delivered by Balfour Beatty on behalf of the Highways Agency. Construction work on the scheme to build a new 17-mile dual carriageway started in June 2009 and is expected to be completed in summer 2012. For further details visit: http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4403.aspx.
3. 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.
4. Safety at roadworks: The Highways Agency is working with the industry and road users to reduce the risks of working on the roads. For the safety of road workers and all road users, when you are approaching roadworks:
- Keep within the speed limit – it is there for your safety.
- Get into the correct lane in good time – don’t keep switching.
- Concentrate on the road ahead, not the roadworks.
- Be alert for works’ traffic leaving or entering roadworks.
- Keep a safe distance – there could be queues in front.
- Observe all signs – they are there to help you.
5. 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 by Midlands RNN on behalf of the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Dee Smith or Robin Smith on 0115 852 4355 / 4388 robin.smith@co.gsi.gov.uk / dee.smith@co.gsi.gov.uk. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 020 7081 7443.