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East of England Roadworks Update: Monday 7 - Sunday 13 February
Government Communications (NDS)
4 February 2011
A5 MILTON KEYNES SAFETY WORKSWorks to construct vehicle hard standing areas and footpaths for safe access to feeder pillars on the A5 near Milton Keynes, will start on Monday 7 February. The work will be carried out between 9.30am and 3.30pm Mondays to Fridays until the end of March, with lane closures in place. A11 KETTERINGHAM, JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS UPDATEAs part of the scheme to improve safety at the junction of the A11 and Station Lane near Ketteringham, south of Norwich, there will be an overnight closure of the A11 southbound on Monday 7 February, 8pm to 6am. There will be a northbound overnight closure on Tuesday 8 February at the same times. The closures will be between Thickthorn junction (A11/A47) and Wymondham with a clearly signed diversion route in place via the B1172. From Monday 7 February access from the southbound A11 into Station Lane East will be closed over weekday nights between 8pm and 6am for approximately four weeks; the access from Thickthorn roundabout will not be closed during this period. Access from the A11 northbound to Station Lane West will also be closed at the same times. The scheme involves 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 is being 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 are in place on the southbound carriageway 24 hours while work takes place. Completion is expected by end February, weather permitting. A11 CAMBRIDGESHIRE CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORKResurfacing work on the northbound carriageway of the A11 between the M11/A11 (junction 9A) and the Fulbourn/Balsham interchange is set to start on Wednesday 9 February. The work will be carried out over three nights between 9pm and 6am with a closure of the northbound carriageway and a diversion route for through traffic via the M11 northbound to Girton interchange and onto the A14 eastbound. Clearly signed diversions will be in place for local traffic. A12 (N) GORLESTON CONSTRUCTION OF TOUCAN CROSSINGA scheme to install a pedestrian crossing to improve safety on the A12 in Lowestoft is set to start on Monday 7 February. It will be located on the A12 near the junction of Links Road and Beaufort Way and is expected to be completed by the end of March. The work will be carried out during daytime hours, 9.30am to 3pm, and overnight between 8pm and 6am. While the work is taking place there will be lane closures as well as foot and cycleway closures and the bus stop layby. A 'toucan' crossing enables both pedestrians and cyclists to cross together. A14 ORWELL BRIDGE BEARINGS REPLACEMENT WORK UPDATEWork on the main phase of the bearings replacement work on the Orwell Bridge is set to take place over the weekend of Friday 11 February to Monday 14 February. The work will involve lifting a section of the bridge deck in order to replace two bearings on top of the supports underneath. While the work is being carried out there will a contraflow and sliproad closures. To prepare for the weekend work the westbound A14 will be closed overnight (8pm - 6am) at junction 58 Seven Hills on Monday 7 February, and possibly on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 February, to install traffic management. The closure will be in place between 8pm and 6am, with a fully signed diversion for westbound traffic north of Ipswich via the A1156, A1189 and A1214 to rejoin the A14 at the Copdock interchange. The westbound entry sliproad at Nacton will also be closed with a diversion via the eastbound carriageway to join the diversion at junction 58 Seven Hills. The eastbound carriageway will be closed between Friday 11 and Monday 14 February, with a contraflow on the westbound carriageway and a 50 mph speed limit in place with average speed cameras in use in both directions over the bridge. The eastbound onslip at junction 56, Wherstead, will be closed with traffic diverted westbound to Copdock interchange. The scheme is due for completion by end of March 2011. A14 SUFFOLK - A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME UPDATEThere will be a full overnight closure of the eastbound carriageway of the A14 between junctions 51 and 52, south of Needham Market, on Thursday 10 February between 9pm and 6am. There will be a clearly signed diversion route in place via Norwich Road through Barham and Claydon. Work 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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORK Work to improve the surface of the A47 between the Redmoor Lane Roundabout (A47/B198) and the Guyhirn Roundabout (A47/A141 junction) is set to start on Monday 7 February, weather permitting. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am for approximately six weekday nights, with expected completion on Tuesday 15 February. There will be a full overnight closure of the A47 between the Guyhirn Roundabout and the Redmoor Lane roundabout with a clearly signed diversion route for through traffic as follows: westbound through traffic will be diverted off the A47 at the Hardwick Roundabout and follow the A10 south to Downham Market and Ely, then the A142 west via Sutton and Chatteris and the A141 through March back to the A47 at Guyhirn. Eastbound through traffic should follow the A141 from the Guyhirn Roundabout south to March and Chatteris, then the A142 to Sutton and Ely and the A10 north to Downham Market. There will be a clearly marked diversion route in place for local traffic. Side road access points will also be closed at Nettle Bank, Long Drove and South Brink Road. A421 BEDFORDSHIRE WESTBOUND CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORKResurfacing work is set to start on Friday 12 February on the westbound carriageway of the A421 between Renhold and Cardington. The work will take place between 8pm and 6am Mondays to Fridays and between 6pm and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays until completion in March, weather permitting. When the westbound carriageway closure is in place there will be a clearly signed diversion via the A1 and A603 back onto the A421. There will also be one lane closed and a 50mph speed restriction between 2pm on Sundays until 6am on Monday mornings. ONGOING WORK M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENTWork to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes started on Monday 24 January. The work will be carried out 24 hours a day on Brogborough Interchange (junction 13), Aspley Guise Footpath bridge and Portsfields Farm Access Bridge. There will be lane closures on the M1 at various times with a 50 mph speed limit in place. There will be a single lane closure and a 40 mph speed restriction on the A421 northbound at the Brogborough Interchange - traffic travelling northbound who wish to access the M1 southbound carriageway or the C94 Bedford Road (old A421) will be subject to a diversion via the new A421. Traffic travelling in the southbound direction from Bedford will not be affected. The work is due to be completed by early summer. M1 J10 TO J13 BEDFORDSHIRE - HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEMEThere will be overnight sliproad closures at junctions 11 and 13 during the week beginning Monday 7 February as follows:Monday 7 February - Friday 11 February: junction 11, northbound, both exit and entry sliproads.Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Friday 11 February: junction 13, northbound, exit sliproad;Friday 11 February: junction 13, northbound, entry sliproad;Monday 7 February: junction 13 southbound 'up and over' (traffic diverted off at the junction and then back on, leaving the carriageway underneath clear of traffic)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 in 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 with expected completion by the end of March. A1 BEDFORDSHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system on the A1 between Hail Weston (A1/B645) and Alconbury started on Monday 10 January. The survey work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday. While the work is taking place there will be lane closures 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 the end of February. 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. A12 LOWESTOFT JUBILEE WAY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPGRADE A scheme to upgrade an existing pedestrian crossing on the A12 over Jubilee Way near Albany Road in Lowestoft started on Monday 24 January. Work will take place on the road at night (between 8pm and 6am) as required, and on the pavements during daytime hours (Mondays 9.30am to 5pm, 8am to 5pm Tuesday to Thursday and Friday 8am to 3.30pm). Temporary traffic signals will be in use on Monday 7 February, 9.30am to 5pm and on Tuesday 8 February, 8am to 5pm to allow one lane of traffic past the works area. The scheme is due for completion by the end of March.A12 LOWESTOFT YARMOUTH ROAD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPGRADEA scheme to upgrade an existing pedestrian crossing on the A12 over Yarmouth Road near Bellevue Park in Lowestoft started on Monday 24 January. Work will take place on the road at night (between 8pm and 6am) as required, and on the pavements during daytime hours (Mondays 9.30am to 5pm, 8am to 5pm Tuesday to Thursday, and Friday 8am to 3.30pm). Ad hoc single lane closures will be required for part of the work at night and a signed diversion will be put in place via Corton Road, Lyndhurst Road and North Parade in early March. The scheme is due for completion by the end of March. 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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system along the whole length of the A14 started on Monday 1 November. The final stage of the survey work started on Wednesday 2 February between Brampton Hut (junction 21) and Spittals Interchange (junction 23), weather permitting. The survey work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am, Mondays to Fridays, with lane closures as necessary. A14 SAFETY FENCING SCHEME, J41-J42 BURY ST EDMUNDS Work to install safety fencing on the eastbound A14 between Risby (junction 41) and Westley (junction 42) near Bury St Edmunds started on Monday 10 January and is due to finish by mid March . This will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, 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. 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 mid February, weather permitting. 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 7443.1. 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. 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.3. 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.4. 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".5. 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.
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East of England Roadworks Update: Monday 7 - Sunday 13 February
Government Communications (NDS)
4th February 2011
A5 MILTON KEYNES SAFETY WORKSWorks to construct vehicle hard standing areas and footpaths for safe access to feeder pillars on the A5 near Milton Keynes, will start on Monday 7 February. The work will be carried out between 9.30am and 3.30pm Mondays to Fridays until the end of March, with lane closures in place. A11 KETTERINGHAM, JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS UPDATEAs part of the scheme to improve safety at the junction of the A11 and Station Lane near Ketteringham, south of Norwich, there will be an overnight closure of the A11 southbound on Monday 7 February, 8pm to 6am. There will be a northbound overnight closure on Tuesday 8 February at the same times. The closures will be between Thickthorn junction (A11/A47) and Wymondham with a clearly signed diversion route in place via the B1172. From Monday 7 February access from the southbound A11 into Station Lane East will be closed over weekday nights between 8pm and 6am for approximately four weeks; the access from Thickthorn roundabout will not be closed during this period. Access from the A11 northbound to Station Lane West will also be closed at the same times. The scheme involves 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 is being 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 are in place on the southbound carriageway 24 hours while work takes place. Completion is expected by end February, weather permitting. A11 CAMBRIDGESHIRE CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORKResurfacing work on the northbound carriageway of the A11 between the M11/A11 (junction 9A) and the Fulbourn/Balsham interchange is set to start on Wednesday 9 February. The work will be carried out over three nights between 9pm and 6am with a closure of the northbound carriageway and a diversion route for through traffic via the M11 northbound to Girton interchange and onto the A14 eastbound. Clearly signed diversions will be in place for local traffic. A12 (N) GORLESTON CONSTRUCTION OF TOUCAN CROSSINGA scheme to install a pedestrian crossing to improve safety on the A12 in Lowestoft is set to start on Monday 7 February. It will be located on the A12 near the junction of Links Road and Beaufort Way and is expected to be completed by the end of March. The work will be carried out during daytime hours, 9.30am to 3pm, and overnight between 8pm and 6am. While the work is taking place there will be lane closures as well as foot and cycleway closures and the bus stop layby. A 'toucan' crossing enables both pedestrians and cyclists to cross together. A14 ORWELL BRIDGE BEARINGS REPLACEMENT WORK UPDATEWork on the main phase of the bearings replacement work on the Orwell Bridge is set to take place over the weekend of Friday 11 February to Monday 14 February. The work will involve lifting a section of the bridge deck in order to replace two bearings on top of the supports underneath. While the work is being carried out there will a contraflow and sliproad closures. To prepare for the weekend work the westbound A14 will be closed overnight (8pm - 6am) at junction 58 Seven Hills on Monday 7 February, and possibly on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 February, to install traffic management. The closure will be in place between 8pm and 6am, with a fully signed diversion for westbound traffic north of Ipswich via the A1156, A1189 and A1214 to rejoin the A14 at the Copdock interchange. The westbound entry sliproad at Nacton will also be closed with a diversion via the eastbound carriageway to join the diversion at junction 58 Seven Hills. The eastbound carriageway will be closed between Friday 11 and Monday 14 February, with a contraflow on the westbound carriageway and a 50 mph speed limit in place with average speed cameras in use in both directions over the bridge. The eastbound onslip at junction 56, Wherstead, will be closed with traffic diverted westbound to Copdock interchange. The scheme is due for completion by end of March 2011. A14 SUFFOLK - A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME UPDATEThere will be a full overnight closure of the eastbound carriageway of the A14 between junctions 51 and 52, south of Needham Market, on Thursday 10 February between 9pm and 6am. There will be a clearly signed diversion route in place via Norwich Road through Barham and Claydon. Work 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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORK Work to improve the surface of the A47 between the Redmoor Lane Roundabout (A47/B198) and the Guyhirn Roundabout (A47/A141 junction) is set to start on Monday 7 February, weather permitting. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am for approximately six weekday nights, with expected completion on Tuesday 15 February. There will be a full overnight closure of the A47 between the Guyhirn Roundabout and the Redmoor Lane roundabout with a clearly signed diversion route for through traffic as follows: westbound through traffic will be diverted off the A47 at the Hardwick Roundabout and follow the A10 south to Downham Market and Ely, then the A142 west via Sutton and Chatteris and the A141 through March back to the A47 at Guyhirn. Eastbound through traffic should follow the A141 from the Guyhirn Roundabout south to March and Chatteris, then the A142 to Sutton and Ely and the A10 north to Downham Market. There will be a clearly marked diversion route in place for local traffic. Side road access points will also be closed at Nettle Bank, Long Drove and South Brink Road. A421 BEDFORDSHIRE WESTBOUND CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORKResurfacing work is set to start on Friday 12 February on the westbound carriageway of the A421 between Renhold and Cardington. The work will take place between 8pm and 6am Mondays to Fridays and between 6pm and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays until completion in March, weather permitting. When the westbound carriageway closure is in place there will be a clearly signed diversion via the A1 and A603 back onto the A421. There will also be one lane closed and a 50mph speed restriction between 2pm on Sundays until 6am on Monday mornings. ONGOING WORK M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENTWork to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes started on Monday 24 January. The work will be carried out 24 hours a day on Brogborough Interchange (junction 13), Aspley Guise Footpath bridge and Portsfields Farm Access Bridge. There will be lane closures on the M1 at various times with a 50 mph speed limit in place. There will be a single lane closure and a 40 mph speed restriction on the A421 northbound at the Brogborough Interchange - traffic travelling northbound who wish to access the M1 southbound carriageway or the C94 Bedford Road (old A421) will be subject to a diversion via the new A421. Traffic travelling in the southbound direction from Bedford will not be affected. The work is due to be completed by early summer. M1 J10 TO J13 BEDFORDSHIRE - HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEMEThere will be overnight sliproad closures at junctions 11 and 13 during the week beginning Monday 7 February as follows:Monday 7 February - Friday 11 February: junction 11, northbound, both exit and entry sliproads.Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Friday 11 February: junction 13, northbound, exit sliproad;Friday 11 February: junction 13, northbound, entry sliproad;Monday 7 February: junction 13 southbound 'up and over' (traffic diverted off at the junction and then back on, leaving the carriageway underneath clear of traffic)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 in 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 with expected completion by the end of March. A1 BEDFORDSHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system on the A1 between Hail Weston (A1/B645) and Alconbury started on Monday 10 January. The survey work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday. While the work is taking place there will be lane closures 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 the end of February. 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. A12 LOWESTOFT JUBILEE WAY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPGRADE A scheme to upgrade an existing pedestrian crossing on the A12 over Jubilee Way near Albany Road in Lowestoft started on Monday 24 January. Work will take place on the road at night (between 8pm and 6am) as required, and on the pavements during daytime hours (Mondays 9.30am to 5pm, 8am to 5pm Tuesday to Thursday and Friday 8am to 3.30pm). Temporary traffic signals will be in use on Monday 7 February, 9.30am to 5pm and on Tuesday 8 February, 8am to 5pm to allow one lane of traffic past the works area. The scheme is due for completion by the end of March.A12 LOWESTOFT YARMOUTH ROAD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPGRADEA scheme to upgrade an existing pedestrian crossing on the A12 over Yarmouth Road near Bellevue Park in Lowestoft started on Monday 24 January. Work will take place on the road at night (between 8pm and 6am) as required, and on the pavements during daytime hours (Mondays 9.30am to 5pm, 8am to 5pm Tuesday to Thursday, and Friday 8am to 3.30pm). Ad hoc single lane closures will be required for part of the work at night and a signed diversion will be put in place via Corton Road, Lyndhurst Road and North Parade in early March. The scheme is due for completion by the end of March. 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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SURVEY WORKWork to survey the drainage system along the whole length of the A14 started on Monday 1 November. The final stage of the survey work started on Wednesday 2 February between Brampton Hut (junction 21) and Spittals Interchange (junction 23), weather permitting. The survey work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am, Mondays to Fridays, with lane closures as necessary. A14 SAFETY FENCING SCHEME, J41-J42 BURY ST EDMUNDS Work to install safety fencing on the eastbound A14 between Risby (junction 41) and Westley (junction 42) near Bury St Edmunds started on Monday 10 January and is due to finish by mid March . This will be carried out between 8pm and 6am, 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. 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 mid February, weather permitting. 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 7443.1. 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. 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.3. 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.4. 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".5. 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.
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