A5 BEDFORDSHIRE HOCKLIFFE FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENTSResurfacing of the footpath on the A5 at Hockliffe will start on Monday 21 February until Friday 4 March. The work will take place on weekdays between 10am and 3pm. The northbound A5 will be closed between Augustus Road and Church Lane and temporary traffic signals will be in place. A12(S) CAPEL ST MARY/POUND LANE LINK ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKA scheme to construct a new traffic island in Pound Lane South near Capel St Mary in Suffolk started on Saturday 19 February. The work will be carried out over two weeks with overnight working for one week between 8pm and 6am and daylight hours working during week two. While work is taking place there will be single lane closures on the southbound carriageway of the A12 and a 50 mph speed restriction. There will be single lane traffic at Pound Lane Link Road during daytime working hours and a full closure of Pound Lane South (U4206) while the overnight working is taking place. There will also be alternating lane closures on the northbound carriageway of the A12 for one night only around the A12/Pound Lane North junction. During the closure of Pound Lane South traffic will be diverted off the A12 at Capel St Mary interchange (J32A), via Bentley Road, Pound Lane Link Road and onto Old London Road. A12 ESSEX DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORK AT INGATESTONE Water drainage improvements on the A12 northbound at Fryening Lane overbridge between Junction 13 (Trueloves Interchange) and Junction 14 (Furze Hill Interchange) will start at 8pm on Monday 21 February for four nights. The work will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am. The work involves installing new drainage channels to improve water flow from under the bridge alongside the A12 to link to existing drainage nearby. While the work is taking place there will be a single lane closure past the works area for approximately one mile.A47 PETERBOROUGH EXCAVATION WORK Work will start on Monday 21 February for two days between 9.30am to 3.30pm to dig trial holes in the verges on the A47/A15 interchange between the off and onslip roads. The work is being carried out to determine the exact location of utility company service pipes and cables. Work will take place on the eastbound carriageway on Monday and the westbound carriageway on Tuesday with single lane closures past the works area. A14 IPSWICH SAFETY LAYBY WORKWork to alter the lay-by for emergency use only on the A14 westbound at Claydon near Ipswich will take place on Monday 21 February for two nights between 8pm and 6am. There will be a single lane closure on the A14 westbound past the works area and a temporary 50mph speed restriction.A47 CAMBRIDGESHIRE INSTALLATION OF DRIVER LOCATION SIGNSA scheme to install 54 Driver Location Signs on the A47 Soke Parkway near Peterborough will start on Friday 25 February. The signs, which improve identification and location of a driver in the event of a breakdown or other emergency, will be on both verges of the carriageway between the Castor Interchange (A47/A1260) and the Dogsthorpe Interchange (A47/A1139). The work will be carried out during day and nighttime hours, with lane closures overnight only at works locations. The work is expected to be completed by mid March. 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 SCHEMEThe entry and exit sliproads at junction 11 on the northbound carriageway will be closed overnight from Monday 21 February through to Friday 25 February. 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.M11 ESSEX RESURFACING WORK BETWEEN HARLOW AND BISHOPS STORTFORDResurfacing work on the M11 southbound between Bishops Stortford (junction 8) and Harlow (junction 7) started on Wednesday 16 February. Work is also being carried out on the northbound carriageway at junction 8. It will be carried out overnight between 10pm and 5am for 11 nights, weather permitting. There will be single lane closures past the works area, but hard shoulder running will be required for one night only. Some sliproad closures will be necessary with clearly signed diversion routes in place via junction 8A. 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 (M) STEVENAGE MAINTENANCE WORKWork to clear silt from the soakaways and reduce the risk of flooding on the southbound carriageway of the A1(M) between junctions 7 and 6, near Stevenage, started on Monday 7 February. The work will be carried out between 7.30am and 5pm Mondays to Fridays, until the beginning of March, with a hard shoulder closure in place. 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, started 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 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 mid March, weather permitting, with one further overnight closure, date to be confirmed. A12 (N) GORLESTON CONSTRUCTION OF TOUCAN CROSSINGA scheme to install a pedestrian crossing to improve safety on the A12 in Lowestoft started 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. A12(N) 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, with crossing set to be open in the first week in March. 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(N) 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). The scheme is due for completion by the end of March.A12 (N) 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 SUFFOLK – A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME UPDATEWork 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. 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 early March, weather permitting. A421 BEDFORDSHIRE WESTBOUND CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING WORKResurfacing work started 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 from 6pm on Saturdays until 2pm on 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.