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East of England Roadworks Update: Monday 12 - Sunday 18 December 2011

Government Communications (NDS)

9 December 2011

A1 BEDFORDSHIRE RENEWAL OF LIGHTING COLUMNSWork continues to replace the lighting columns and associated cabling between columns on the A1 between the Sandy Roundabout and Astwick. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am, Mondays to Fridays only, until mid January with the third phase taking place from Monday 12 December through to Thursday 12 January. This phase will involve lane closures on both the north and southbound carriageways between Sandy Roundabout and the Biggleswade North roundabout. A120 ESSEX DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WORK Routine maintenance work started on Monday 5 December to clear drainage channels along the A120 between Harwich and Braintree (working west to east). While this work takes place in short sections each night between 8pm and 6am, temporary traffic signals, affecting both directions, will be in place through the works area. From Monday 12 December the work will be carried out on the section between Marks Tey and Braintree.A11 NORFOLK DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WORK Overnight work starts on Monday 12 December to clear drainage channels on the A11 between Wymondham and Thetford. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am with mobile single lane closures in place past the works area until completion on 22 December. ONGOING WORKM1 JUNCTION 10 TO 13 BEDFORDSHIRE GANTRY REMOVAL Work continues overnight until Thursday 15 December on the M1 between junctions 10 and 12 to remove some of the gantries for remedial work that a number of them require. No work will take place on Sunday night. In order to carry out the work the traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction after 10pm. Once this has taken place Bedfordshire Police will start a rolling road block which will slow traffic down and bring it to a stop for up to 20 minutes while the gantry is unbolted and lifted down. This is expected to take place between midnight and 3am, when traffic flows are at their lowest. All lanes will be open by 6am on a weekday and Saturday and 8am on a Sunday. Drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys if using this section of the M1 overnight.At a date to be confirmed, the gantries will be reinstalled.A421 BEDFORDSHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE FOR CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRSThe A421 will be closed overnight between Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire and the M1 junction 13 (Milton Keynes link road) for six nights from Monday 11 December, weather permitting. The closures will be in place between 10pm and 5am when traffic flows are at their minimum in order to carry out repairs to the carriageway. There will be a clearly signed diversion via the C94 (the former route of the A421). M11 ESSEX JUNCTIONS 7 – 8 OVERNIGHT CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRSWork to repair cracks in the carriageway and carry out resurfacing started on Monday 5 December on both north and southbound carriageways of the M11 between junction 7 (Harlow) and junction 8 (Birchanger). The work will be carried out overnight between 10pm and 5am Mondays to Fridays for 11 nights and will involve lane closures and a 50mph speed restriction past the works area. Work continues on the southbound carriageway for two nights on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December, moving to the northbound carriageway for three nights from Wednesday 14 December and one further night on Monday 19 December. M1 MILTON KEYNES MAINTENANCE WORKWork to install crossover gates on the M1 between junctions 14 and 15 near Milton Keynes started on Tuesday 6 December. The work will be carried out overnight between 9pm and 6am Mondays to Saturdays for six nights and will involve lane closures on both north and southbound carriageways. The crossover gates will be for use in emergency situations.M1 J6a to J10 HERTFORDSHIRE SIGN INSTALLATION WORKWork to install remote controlled signs for temporary traffic management on the central reservation of the M1 started on Monday 5 December. Installation of the signs, which will allow clearer warning of temporary lane closures for roadworks, will be carried out overnight on Monday nights only between 10pm and 5am for nine nights, with completion due in mid February. There will be no work carried out on Monday 12 and 26 December, and Monday 2 January 2012. While the overnight work is taking place there will be lane closures on the M1 between junction 6a and junction 9 (Harpenden). M1 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 – 12 as follows: Junction 10, Northbound entry sliproads: Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Thursday 15 December. Junction 12, Northbound: M1 carriageway closed with traffic diverted up and over the junction via the sliproads, Wednesday 14 December. Junction 11, Northbound exit sliproad and southbound entry sliproad: Thursday 15 and Friday 16 December; southbound entry sliproad closed Thursday 15 December. Junction 12, Northbound entry sliproad: Friday 16 December. A rolling road block will also be in place for gantry removal – see above.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 12, 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 November 2011. Between Junction 10 and 11 there are currently three lanes of traffic in each direction during the day utilising the hardshoulder, lane 1 and lane 2 to allow access to the works in the central reserve. There is a 50mph speed restriction in force 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.A1 BLACK CAT ROUNDABOUT TO SANDY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTSA scheme to repair and replace the existing drainage system and improve the ditch embankments on the A1 northbound between the Black Cat roundabout and Sandy started on Monday 5 December. The work will be carried out over 14 days with shifts between 7am and 4pm Mondays to Thursdays and between 7am and 1pm on Fridays. One lane of the northbound carriageway will be closed while the work is taking place.A1 RESURFACING NEAR PETERBOROUGH (SIBSON INN AND WANSFORD)The A1 northbound will be closed overnight between junction 17 of the A1(M) at Peterborough Services and the A1/A47 Wansford Interchange for resurfacing of the carriageway and reinstallation of weather station detectors. Work is continuing on weekday nights between 9pm until 5am. Northbound traffic will be diverted from junction 17 of the A1 along the Fletton Parkway (A1139), Nene Parkway (A1260) and west on the A47 to join the A1 at Wansford.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 for safety reasons. A120 HARWICH RESURFACING WORKA scheme to resurface the A120 between Primrose Lane junction and the A120/B1352 Ramsey Roundabout near Harwich continues on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. The work will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am. There will be speed restrictions in place with convoy working and temporary traffic signals past the works area. A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE WORKWork started on Monday 14 November on the A14 between St Ives (junction 26) and Fen Ditton (junction 34) to survey and cleanse the drainage system alongside the carriageway. The work will be carried out overnight only on Mondays to Fridays with lane closures and a 50mph speed restriction where the lane closures are in place. Sliproads will also be closed one at a time for one night only where the work is taking place. The work will take place over 27 nights with expected completion in January 2012.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.A14/A12 COPDOCK INTERCHANGE & A14/A154 DOCK SPUR ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENTSThe traffic signals at both Copdock Interchange and the Dock Spur Roundabout are now operational and traffic management and speed restrictions have been removed. The timings of the signals have been subject to an initial review to minimize queuing and a further review will be undertaken once traffic flows have settled and road users are accustomed to the new road configuration. There will be occasional night time lane closures over the next few weeks at both junctions as necessary to complete outstanding works. 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. A47 NORWICH - MAINTENANCE WORK ON POSTWICK INTERCHANGEWork continues on a scheme to strengthen the embankment on the Postwick interchange (A47/A1042) and will be carried out over 20 days during off peak daytime hours with a 50mph speed limit in place past the works area.