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East of England Roadworks Update for Monday 14 November to Sunday 20 November

Government Communications (NDS)

11 November 2011

NEW WORKREPAIR WORK CONTINUES ON NORTHBOUND M11 BETWEEN STANSTED AND DUXFORDWork continues to carry out surface repairs on the M11 northbound carriageway between junction 8 (Stansted) and junction 10 (Duxford) and will take place overnight on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November.On Friday 18 November the closures will be in place between 9pm and 8am, and on Saturday 19 November between 9pm and 8am. A fully signed diversion will be in place during the closures with traffic diverted off the M11 at Junction 8 onto the A120 to the Puckeridge Roundabout to join the A10 to Royston, onto the A505 to re-join the M11 at junction 10.A1 BIGGLESWADE RAILWAY BRIDGE MAINTENANCE WORKWork to install white hatching on the concrete verges at Biggleswade Bypass Railway Bridge will take place overnight for one night only on Monday 14 November. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am with one lane closed on both northbound and southbound carriageways. A12 ESSEX RESURFACING WORK NEAR RIVENHALLOvernight work to carry out maintenance and resurfacing work on the northbound carriageway of the A12 at Rivenhall will start on Sunday 20 November for six nights. The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am with a full carriageway closure in place from junction 21 (Witham South interchange) to junction 23 (Kelvedon South interchange). Northbound traffic will be diverted off at junction 21 and then taken back on at junction 21 in a convoy to junction 23. Traffic joining the A12 at junction 22 will be directed to join the back of the convoy. There will be a 10mph speed limit through the works area.A14 GIRTON FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENTSWork to improve pedestrian safety on the A14 sliproads at Girton Interchange (junction 31) will start on Monday 14 November. The work will be carried out on the A14 eastbound off slip road at junction 31 and the A1307 eastbound bus lane. From Monday 14 to Tuesday 22 November there will be one lane closed on the eastbound off slip road while work takes place between 9pm and 6am Mondays to Thursdays and between 10pm and 6am on Friday night. From Wednesday 23 November to Friday 2 December the bus lane will be closed on the A1307 with work taking place between 10am and 4pm. A14 GIRTON WEEKEND CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRSFollowing a burst water main on the A14 at Girton repairs to the carriageway will take place over the weekend of Friday 18 – Monday 21 November. In order to carry out the work there will be lane closures in place on the eastbound and westbound carriageways in the Girton Interchange area from 10pm on Friday night through to 6am on Monday 21 November. On the westbound carriageway there will be a lane one closure on the M11 northbound to move traffic into the outside lane when joining the A14 westbound as well as a lane closure on the A14 westbound entry sliproad. A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE WORKWork starts 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.UPDATE - 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 month 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. 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: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 November; Junction 10, Northbound entry sliproad: Friday 18 November. 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 BEDFORDSHIRE RENEWAL OF LIGHTING COLUMNSWork started on Monday 7 November 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 first phase taking place from Monday 7 to Monday 21 November. This phase will involve lane closures on both the north and southbound carriageways between Biggleswade North and Biggleswade South roundabouts. 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. A12 SUFFOLK – MAINTENANCE WORK NEAR EAST BERGHOLTWork to improve drainage and alleviate flooding on the A12 Cutlers Lane junction through to Lattinford Bridge, near East Bergholt, continues this week. The work will be carried out overnight only between 9pm and 5am, Mondays to Fridays, weather permitting. It will take place on the southbound carriageway, with single lane closures and a 50mph speed restriction. 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.