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East of England Roadworks update from the Highways Agency for Tuesday 30 August - Sunday 4 September

Government Communications (NDS)

26 August 2011

A1 SAFETY BARRIER REPAIRS NEAR BEDFORDSafety barriers on the A1 at Southoe, Tempsford and Wyboston will be repaired and repainted and have the reflectors replaced in a scheme starting 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 Wednesday 31 August and Thursday 1 September lane 2 will be closed in both directions along with the crossover gap on the A1 at the Southoe bends. Southbound traffic for the village of Southoe will be diverted to the St Neots junction to return on the A1 northbound. Traffic from the village wanting to join the A1 southbound will be directed northbound to the Buckden roundabout to join the A1 southbound. 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. A14 SUFFOLK SPEED RESTRICTION AT TRIMLEY INTERCHANGEA 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.A120 MARKS TEY RAIL BRIDGE REPAIRSOvernight work will start 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.A47 CAMBRIDGESHIRE (WISBECH) RESURFACINGWork to resurface and replace road markings on the A47/A1101 Wisbech Roundabout and its approaches is set to start 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. ONGOING WORKM1 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 entry sliproad and Northbound exit sliproads: Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31August, Thursday 1 and Friday 2 September. Junction 10, Northbound, entry sliproad: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 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 PETERBOROUGHA 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 NEWMARKETWork 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.A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY WORKWork is continuing on the westbound carriageway between Milton (J33) and Histon (J32) to repair the embankments, install a new verge safety barrier and close the existing lay-by. This work will continue until late August and involves 24hour narrowed lanes and a 50mph speed restriction in place. A14 SUFFOLK IMPROVEMENTS AT COPDOCK AND DOCK SPUR INTERCHANGESA 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. There will be lane closures in place most nights and on a limited number of nights there will be convoy working, 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. 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 WORKWork 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.