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East of England roadworks update: Monday 10 January - Sunday 16 January 2011

Government Communications (NDS)

7 January 2011

M11 DUXFORD BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENTWork will take place between Monday 10 January and Monday 17 January to replace joints on the M11 Duxford Grange Bridge. Both lanes of Grange Road that run over the M11 will be affected and a short diversion route via the A505 will be in place. Overnight work will take place from 9pm - 6am, Monday 10 January - Thursday 13 January and weekend work from 9pm Friday 14 January - 6am Monday 17 January. A1 BEDFORDSHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system on the A1 between Hail Weston (A1/B645) and Alconbury will start on Monday 10 January, weather permitting. The survey work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday, over five nights. While the work is taking place there will be lane closures overnight.A1 BEDFORD SHIRE MAINTENANCE WORKA scheme to replace defective bollards and replace signs on the A1 at Sandy roundabout and Biggleswade roundabout starts on Monday 10 January. The new bollards will use LED technology, reducing electricity consumption, and will be easier to read. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am for two nights per roundabout, weather permitting. There will be lane closures on the roundabouts. A1 BIGGLESWADE WEATHER MONITORING STATIONWork to install a weather station to monitor weather conditions on the A1 started on Tuesday 4 January. The weather station will be installed south of Biggleswade, and will involve a layby closure on the northbound carriageway. The work will be carried out between 10pm and 6am Mondays to Fridays. On Monday 17 January the A1 northbound will be closed between A1(M) junction 10 and the Biggleswade South roundabout. A diversion route will run via A507/A6 and the A421.A5 DUNSTABLE QUEENSWAY JUNCTION TRAFFIC LIGHTSOvernight and weekend work on the A5 in Dunstable to renew the traffic lights signaller and detector loops at the Queensway junction will take place between Monday 10 January and Sunday 23 January. On Monday 17 January the A5 will be closed northbound and southbound from Church Street to 200m north of the Queensway junction from 8pm - 6am. A diversion route will run via A505 Church Street/Luton Road, Poynters Road, Park North Road and the A5120 Houghton Road. There will be portable traffic lights in use from Tuesday 18 January - Friday 21 January 8pm - 6am and Sunday 23 January 6am - 2pm.A11 KETTERINGHAM, JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS UPDATEThe scheme to improve safety at the junction of the A11 and Station Lane near Ketteringham, south of Norwich, started on Monday 22 November. The work will involve closing the central reserve gaps, widening the southbound carriageway of the A11 and amending the Station Lane east junction. There will also be improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists at the junction. The work will be carried out between the hours of 7am and 7pm Mondays to Saturdays, with no traffic management in place on the northbound carriageway between 7am and 9am on weekday mornings. Lane 2 closures will be in place on the southbound carriageway 24 hours while work takes place. There will also be work taking place overnight between 8pm and 6am, with expected completion by end February 2011, weather permitting. A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE RESURFACING WORK – OVERNIGHT CLOSURES UPDATEWork to repair and resurface the eastbound carriageway of the A14 between the St Ives interchange (junction 26) and the junction of the A14/M11 at Girton will start on Monday 10 January. The work, which will be carried out over four nights, will be on the eastbound carriageway and will involve an overnight closure between 9pm and 6am week nights only. There will be a clearly signed diversion for eastbound traffic off the A14 at Brampton Hut onto the A1 southbound to St Neots, and then eastbound on the A428 to rejoin the A14 at the Girton interchange. A14 SAFETY FENCING SCHEME, J41-J42 RISBY– WESTLEY, BURY ST EDMUNDS Work to install safety fencing on the eastbound A14 between Risby (junction 41) and Westley (junction 42) near Bury St Edmunds is due to start on Monday 10 January and finish by Wednesday 16 March . This will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, Monday – Friday with Lane 1 closed and a 50mph speed limit in place. There will be a 24 hour closure of all laybys during this section of the eastbound A14 through the works. A47 CAMBRIDGESHIRE RESURFACING WORKWork to improve the surface of the A47 west of the Guyhirn Roundabout (A47/A141 junction) for approximately one mile is set to start on Monday 10 January 2011, weather permitting. Work to replace expansion joints on the River Nene overbridge will also be carried out. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am for approximately six weekday nights, with expected completion on Wednesday 19 January. There will be overnight single carriageway closures with convoy working and a 10mph speed restriction past the works area. A428 CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAINTENANCE WORKA scheme to replace defective bollards and replace signs on the A428 at Elitisley starts on Friday 14 January. The new bollards will use LED technology, reducing electricity consumption, and will be easier to read. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am for one night, weather permitting. There will be 3 way traffic signals in place to control the traffic flow. ONGOING WORK M1 J10 TO J13 BEDFORDSHIRE – HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEMEOn Wednesday 12 January the offslip roads at Junction 11 on the southbound carriageway will be closed overnight. 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. This 50mph speed restriction is now in place 24 hours a day between 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. As part of the scheme, the Highways Agency will also upgrade junctions 11 (Dunstable) and 12 (Toddington).A1 BEDFORDSHIRE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT SCHEME A scheme to replace street lighting on both carriageways of the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout and Sandy began on Monday 6 December. The work will also include installation of safety barriers and maintenance work. It will be carried out during both daytime and night time hours as follows: on the northbound carriageway between 6.30am and 4pm and on the southbound carriageway between 8am and 6.30pm; overnight between 8pm and 6am on both carriageways. There will be lane closures with a temporary 50mph speed restriction in place. From January there will also be side road closures with traffic diversions in place overnight. A12 LOWESTOFT CONSTRUCTION OF PUFFIN CROSSINGA scheme to install a pedestrian crossing on the A12 in Lowestoft started on Monday 22 November. It will be located on the A12 between Hollingsworth Road junction and Gunton Church Lane junction and is expected to be completed by mid February 2011. Some work will be carried out overnight, weather permitting, between 10pm and 6am, with lane closures controlled by temporary traffic lights and a speed limit of 10mph in place through the works area. A ‘puffin’ crossing uses sensors to detect people on the crossing which then adjust the red traffic signal accordingly. A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system along the whole length of the A14 started on Monday 1 November. Currently survey work is taking place between Catworth (junction 21) and Huntingdon (junction 23). The survey work is being carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am, Mondays to Fridays, with lane closures as necessary. A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SAFETY CAMERA SCHEMEA scheme to improve safety on the A14 Cambridge Northern Bypass started on Monday 13 December. The average speed camera system is to be installed on the section between Girton (junction 31) and Fen Ditton (junction 34) and will extend the existing scheme between Huntingdon and Girton. There will be overnight lane closures while the work is being carried out. A14 ORWELL BRIDGE BEARINGS REPLACEMENT WORKWork is being carried out in preparation for bearings replacement work in February at Pier 5 on the Wherstead side of the Orwell Bridge, which carries the A14 over the River Orwell near Ipswich, Suffolk. There are currently intermittent Lane 2 closures on the east and westbound carriageways overnight and a temporary 50mph speed limit as required for safety reasons over the bridge in both directions, with average speed cameras in place. Two lanes will be open in both directions during daytime hours and the temporary 50mph speed limit will remain in place. The scheme is due for completion by end of March 2011. A14 SUFFOLK SAFETY BARRIER RENEWAL WORK NEAR STOWMARKETWork began on Wednesday 3 November to renew the safety barriers on Cedars Interchange (junction 50), near Stowmarket. In order to carry out the work there will be overnight single lane closures both east and westbound at the interchange. The work will take place between 8pm and 6am Mondays to Fridays only and is expected to be completed by end January, weather permitting. There was a traffic management switch on Wednesday 6 January, when the 50mph speed limit moved from the westbound to the eastbound carriageway. A14 SUFFOLK - A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMEWork to install the final stage of the £70m jam-busting technology project for the A14 began in Needham Market in September. The eventual 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.There will be overnight closures of the A14 while the overhead Variable Message -Signs (VMS) and traffic monitoring sensors are installed in the carriageway. 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. A47 DEREHAM LAYBY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMEA scheme to upgrade the layby on the A47 westbound at Etling Green Junction near North Tuddenham started in November. The work will be carried out between 9am and 5pm on the layby itself but any work requiring lane closures will take place overnight, from 8pm to 6am, weather permitting. There will also be an overnight closure of the A47 westbound for three nights only, between Fox Lane junction and Etling Green junction, dates to be confirmed. There will be a clearly signed diversion route via Fox Lane, B1110, B1147, Norwich Road and Mattishall Road. The work is due for completion by the end of January. NOTES TO EDITORS Issued by COI News and PR East on behalf of the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Jenny Thompson 01223 370784 or Karen Dowle 01223 370786. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 0207 081 7443.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. 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.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.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).- Before using any mobile, find a safe place to park. Never stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency. Make sure it’s safe and legal before you call.- From our Traffic Radio service, available on DAB digital radio and the internet at www.trafficradio.org.uk To tune into the DAB service, simply press the "scan" button on your radio. The radio will tune into all available channels and you can select the new service by scrolling through the channels until you reach "Traffic Radio".Receive our national and regional press releases by RSS and get the latest headlines straight to your desktop the moment we publish them to our website. Choose to receive a national press feed or one of our regionalised feeds - go to www.highways.gov.uk/rssnews for more information.Issued by COI News and PR East on behalf of the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Jenny Thompson 01223 370784 or Karen Dowle 01223 370786. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 0207 081 7443.