Planned roadworks in the East of England: weekly summary for Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February 2017
Summary of the work being carried out this coming week.
The following information summarises the work being carried out this coming week. It is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.
Various roads: routine inspections and maintenance for street lighting
Highways England is carrying out a programme of routine inspections of electrical and structural equipment across the region, which is planned for completion in spring 2017. In addition there is a programme of maintenance which includes bulk lamp changes. Work will include inspecting equipment on:
- the A47 Kings Lynn to Norwich and Norwich to Yarmouth, with traffic management but no full closures
- the A12 southbound Brentwood to Chapel St Mary central reserve, with traffic management but no full closures
Work will include maintenance and bulk lamp changes on:
- the A1 between Wittering and Stibbington, with traffic management but no full closures
- the A1 between Sandy and Biggleswade, with traffic management but no full closures
Various roads: barrier repairs
Highways England will continue repairs to barriers throughout the week, using lane closures to keep road users at a safe distance from the work. The work will take place at various locations, between 8pm and 5am. This week we are repairing barriers on the M11 in both directions from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February overnight, using lane closures while we are working between junctions 6 (M25) and 9 (A11). We are also repairing barriers on the A120 in both directions, between junction 8 with the M11 and Braintree (Marks Farm).
Various roads: litter picking and sweeping
Highways England will continue litter picking throughout the week on the M11. This will be done using a mobile slow-moving hard shoulder or lane closure. Work will also include sweeping the hard shoulder of the M11 during the day while we litter pick between junctions 6 (M25) and 9 (A11).
M1: technology repairs
Highways England will be working to repair and replace faulty power cables for signage technology on the motorway, including overhead sign lighting, on the M1. This will be done using lane and hard shoulder closures while we are working, between 9pm and 5am, from Monday 10 February to Friday 10 March. As part of this work, it will be necessary for slip roads to be closed overnight on some dates. Where slip roads are closed, drivers will be diverted to continue on the M1 to the next junction, exit and return to leave the junction from the opposite direction.
M11 and A120: structures maintenance
Highways England are carrying out routine maintenance work on bridges crossing the M11 between junctions 6 (M25) and 9 (A11) in both directions. They will also be doing similar work on the A120, between junction 8 with the M11 and Braintree (Marks Farm). These will be done during the day, with the hard shoulder closed while we are working.
M11 and A120 Stansted Airport: pothole filling
Highways England will be filling in potholes on the M11 between junctions 8 (Stansted Airport – Bishop’s Stortford) and 9 (A11) in both directions, and on the A120 between Braintree and junction 8 of the M11. This will be done using lane and hard shoulder closures while we are working, between 8.30pm and 6am, from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February.
M11: routine maintenance
Highways England will be doing routine maintenance of structures and technology boxes along the M11 during the day. These will be done with a hard shoulder closure, taking place between junctions 6 (M25) and 9 (A11).
A5-M1 Link (Dunstable Northern Bypass), Bedfordshire: major improvements
Highways England is building a new 2.9-mile, two-lane dual carriageway running from north of Dunstable and joining the M1 at a new junction 11a, south of Chalton. Main construction started in March 2015. Work is progressing well. The traffic management, including hard shoulder closures, safety barriers, signs, CCTV and average speed cameras, will stay in place throughout the construction work, which will be carried out in phases and should be finished in spring 2017.
Work on the M1
This week there will be M1 lane closures between junctions 10 and 13 from Monday 13 February to Sunday 19 February between 10pm to 6am for overhead gantry works.
Work on the A5 and local roads
This week from Monday 13 tyo Sunday 19 February there will be traffic lights overnight on the A5 and A505 between 8pm and 6am for safety barrier installation and construction of a new footpath works. There will be temporary traffic lights on local roads and A5 between 9.30am and 3.30pm for verge and safety barrier work.
Cycle improvements schemes in Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and Bedfordshire
Work is substantially completed on the building or improving of cycle paths at 16 locations across the East of England including on the A12, A120, A47 and A5.
The work included the installation of new and upgraded shared-use foot/cycle ways and toucan crossing facilities. The new or improved paths will make it safer and easier to cycle on or around major A-roads and will improve connections with the local and national cycle network.
The project is part of a country-wide initiative which will see Highways England deliver 200 projects over the next five years after the government set up a £100 million dedicated fund for cycling in its Road Investment Strategy.
Ongoing work for this week
A12 Lowestoft – Station Road/Gunton St/Peters Avenue
There will be off peak three way lights upgrading the existing footpath works. The northbound bus stop opposite the works has temporarily been suspended, whilst the southbound bus stop has been relocated.
A5 Friars Wash: road surface repair
Highways England will be replacing the road surface on the A5 between Friars Wash and Chad Lane. Works will start on Monday 13 February and last for two weeks, working from 8pm to 6am. During the work the A5 will be closed between M1 junction 9 and Chad Lane. Access to and from the Premier Inn will be under escort by our site personnel for safety of our workforce.
Diversion routes for traffic will be clearly signed as follows:
Drivers heading southbound will be diverted to:
- head north on the A5 to the B4540 Luton Road/ Markyate Road, onto Front Street
- take the A1081 Luton Road towards Harpenden
- take the B487 Redbourn Lane, before joining the A5183 Dunstable Road to join the M1at junction 9
Drivers heading northbound from M1 junction 9 will be diverted to:
- take the A5183 Dunstable Road
- take B487 Redbourn Lane
- take the A1081 through Harpenden onto Front Street, north towards to Slip End
- take the B4540 Markyate Road/Luton Road back to join the A5 at Markyate
A11 Snetterton: road surface repairs
Highways England will be resurfacing the roundabout at the top of the northbound slip roads at the A11 Snetterton Interchange. This will be done on Wednesday 15 February, from 8pm and 6am. During the work we will close the northbound exit and entry slip roads and the nearside lane of the A11 past the junction. Traffic wishing to exit or enter the A11 northbound at the Snetterton Interchange will be diverted along the A11 to turnaround at the next available junction.
A12 Lowestoft: Bascule Bridge maintenance
We will be carrying out routine maintenance works on the A12 Bascule Bridge at Lowestoft. This will be between Monday 13 and Monday 20 February, from 8pm to 6am. During the work the A12 will be closed in both directions at the bridge and a diversion will be clearly signposted via the A1117, A146 and A1144. A free hourly bus service will be provided for pedestrians wanting to cross the bridge. This will leave from the north side of the bridge at quarter past the hour and from the south side at quarter to the hour.
A12/A47 renumbering
Highways England is renumbering part of the A12 to become the A47. This work is being carried out as part of the improvements to the A47/A12 corridor. We will be replacing road signs that currently show the A12 to now show the A47. The work will last approximately 12 weeks to complete. The section of the A12 that currently runs from Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth will become the A47.
There will be off peak lane closures and two/three way traffic lights during the day and night throughout Lowestoft on the A12 installing sign faces and patches.
A14 Bury St Edmunds: junction improvements
Improvement works are being carried out on the A14 junction 45 Rookery Crossroads/Rougham. Works include construction of new eastbound slip roads, which are being funded by Suffolk County Council as part of the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road scheme. There is a 24 hour 40mph speed limit in place through the works for safety reasons, works are currently taking place overnight using lane closures in both directions. The works are due to take five months to complete.
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements
Early preparatory construction work on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme has been underway for a number of months and main construction has now started. We are currently carrying out a variety of tasks for which we need to close lanes or carriageway on the A1, A14 and some local roads, usually overnight between 8pm and 6 am unless otherwise stated.
The work includes:
- creating safe crossing points for plant on a number of local roads
- installing access points to our construction compounds
- taking core samples of the existing A1 and A14 carriageways to help us plan construction
- clearing sites next to the live carriageway of vegetation
- installing CCTV and average speed cameras
- installing information boards
For this week, the planned closures are:
Monday 13 February
Full closure of A428 eastbound from Caxton to Girton.
Tuesday 14 February
Full closure of A14 eastbound between junctions 26 and 31 and full closure of A1 northbound between Buckden and Brampton.
Wednesday 15 February
Full closure of A14 westbound between junctions 31 and 27 and full closure of A1 northbound between Buckden and Brampton.
Thursday 16 February
Full closure of A14 westbound between junctions 31 and 27 and full closure of A1 northbound between Buckden and Brampton.
Friday 17 February
Full closure of A428 eastbound from Caxton to Girton.
Saturday 18 February
Full closure of A428 eastbound from Caxton to Girton.
8am Saturday 18 to 5am Monday 20 February
Full closure of Brampton Road .
Lane closures:
Monday 13 February
The following closures are:
- A1 northbound between Little Paxton to Brampton lane one closed
- A14 eastbound junction 32 exit slip road, lane two closed
- A14 westbound junction 32 exit lane two closed
- Cambridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to junction 32 traffic island
- Bridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to the junction 32 traffic island
- A14 junction 32 traffic island Inner lane, lane two closed
- A14 westbound junction 32 entry slip road and hard shoulder closed
- A14 westbound junction 34 to 33 lane one closed
Tuesday 14 February
The following closures are:
- A14 eastbound between junctions 24 and 26, lane two closed
- A1 northbound between Little Paxton and Buckden, lane two
- A14 westbound junctions 34 and 33, lane one closed
- A14 westbound junction 32, entry slip road and hard shoulder closed
Wednesday 15 February
The following closures are:
- M11 northbound between junctions 13 and junction 14, lane two closed
- A1 northbound between Little Paxton and Buckden, lane two closed
- A1 southbound between junctions 15 and 14, hard shoulder closure
- A14 eastbound junction 32, exit slip road and lane two closed
- A14 westbound junction 32, entry slip road and hard shoulder closed
- Cambridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to junction 32 traffic island
- Bridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to the junction 32 traffic island
- A14 junction 32 traffic island Inner lane. lane two closed
- A14 eastbound between junctions 18 and 20, lane one closed
Thursday 16 February
The following closures are:
- M11 northbound between junctions 13 and 14, lane two closed
- A1 northbound between Little Paxton and Buckden, lane two closed
- A1 southbound between junctions 15 and 14, hard shoulder closure
- A14 eastbound junction 32, exit slip road and lane two closed
- A14 westbound junction 32, exit slip road and hard shoulder closed
- A14 westbound junction 32, exit slip road lane two closed
- Cambridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to junction 32 traffic island
- Bridge Road, Impington, lane two on the approach to the junction 32 traffic island
- A14 Junction 32 traffic island inner lane and lane two closed
- A14 eastbound between junctions 18 and 20, lane one closed
Friday 17 February
The following closures are:
- A1 northbound between Little Paxton and Buckden, lane two closed
- A1 southbound between junctions 15 and 14, hard shoulder closure
- M11 northbound between junctions 12 and 13, lane one closed
- A14 eastbound between junctions 18 and 20, lane one closed
- A14 westbound junctions 32 entry slip road and hard shoulder closed
A14 Cambridgeshire: drainage repairs
Highways England is undertaking investigations and repairs to the drainage system of the A14 between junctions 32 (Girton – M11 interchange) and 35 (Stoke cum Quy). There will be lane closures between 8pm and 6am while we are working overnight, with all works on weekdays only.
This week we are working on the A14 westbound direction with the inside lane closed between junctions 35 and 33.
A47 Dogsthorpe: junction improvements (Peterborough City Council)
Peterborough City Council is continuing its junction improvement work at the A47/A15 Dogsthorpe junction, Peterborough. The work will involve some overnight full closure and 24/7 lane closures on the A47. For more information, visit the scheme website.
A120 and A12 Essex: essential maintenance work
We are completing essential maintenance work on the A120 and the A12 in Essex, which will be ongoing until May. This work will include resurfacing, safety barrier repairs, and bridge repairs, with work taking place between Braintree and Marks Tey, near Colchester, at Kelvedon, and at Wix. Unless detailed otherwise, work will be taking place between 8pm and 6am.
This week we are resurfacing the road and footpaths and replacing street lights, fencing and road signs on the A120 between Marks Tey and Marks Farm from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February, under temporary traffic signals. The A120 will be closed from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February while we are working at Marks Farm, Coggleshall and Marks Tey.
The A120 Blackwater Bridge Bradwell Village footpath will be accessible but reduced in width to 1.2m from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February to allow bridge deck investigative works. The works will only take place on a day time, but the pedestrian management will be in place for safety 24 hours a day.
We are repairing drainage on the A120 Wix bypass on nights from Monday 13 to Friday 17 February. There will be traffic lights in place and a 40mph speed limit while we are working. This work is expected to be complete by late April.
We are replacing the central reservation safety barrier on the A120 between junction 29 of the A12 (Crown Interchange) to Hare Green (between the B1029 and the A133). There will be narrow lanes westbound with a 50mph limit in place in both directions 24/7 throughout the works until mid-March. In addition there will be a lane 2 closure eastbound from Monday 6 to Friday 10 February overnight. Overnight westbound full closures from Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 February - Great Bromley junction and A133 link road. Diversion Route via A131 / A1232 to junction 29 for temporary bBarrier and narrow lanes to be relocated.
We are repairing bridge joints on the A12 Ewell Bridge near Kelvedon. Pedestrians who cross over Ewell Bridge westbound from its connection with Windmill Hill will be diverted head south on Windmill Hill to its junction with Highfields Lane, then along Highfields Lane, heading towards Kelvedon, before crossing Maldon Road Bridge to the junction with Ewell Hall Chase, and finally join Ewell Hall Chase to meet with the public right of way in the vicinity of Ewell Hall Farm. Pedestrians wishing to cross eastbound, the diversion is the reverse of the above.
Porters Park Bridge A12 north of junction 19
We are repairing bridge joints and water proofing resurfacing of the carriageway and footpath. Closed to all vehicles. Diversion (southbound) is B1137, A130, Essex Regiment Way, Wheelers Hill, Leigh’s Road, Drakes Lane, Boreham Road, Waltham Road, B1137. The northbound diversion is the reverse of the southbound. Pedestrian access is maintained.
A428 Eltisley: street lighting and road markings
Highways England will be improving street lighting and road markings on the A428 through Eltisley. This will be done between Monday 6 13 February and Friday 31 March. During the works we will have traffic lights in place while we are working. As part of this work, it will be necessary for road to be closed overnight on some dates. Where the A428 is closed westbound, drivers will be diverted to take the A1198 northbound at Caxton Gibbet roundabout, then at Godmanchester follow the A14 westbound to junction 21 at Brampton Hut, then take the A1 southbound and follow the A1 southbound to Wyboston junction roundabout, where the diversion ends. Drivers heading eastbound will follow this diversion in reverse.
General enquiries
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