Around-the-clock roadworks set for A1 near Peterborough this summer
Motorists are being warned to plan ahead over the school holidays when significant road maintenance works will impact Peterborough’s main north/south trunk road.
From July onwards, two separate phases of work will be carried out on the A1 between the A605 (Chesterton) and the A47 (Wansford Interchange) in order to accommodate vehicle restraint system repair, upgrade and repair to drainage systems, resurfacing and drainage works.
Starting on Monday, July 20, Phase 1 will see vehicle restraint system repair and upgrade and repair to the drainage system on the Wansford Railway Underbridge. These works will last for approximately two weeks and be in place around-the-clock.
Phase 1: Full details
The following restrictions and closures will be enforced:
A speed restriction of 50 miles per hour on the A1 :
Southbound carriageway from 350 metres south of Windgate Way, Thornhaugh to 150 metres south of the entry slip road at the A47 Wansford Interchange,
Northbound carriageway from 350 metres west of its southern junction with Old North Road, Water Newton, to 750 metres west of its junction with Elton Road, and,
Southbound entry slip road at the A47 Wansford Interchange.
A speed restriction of 40 miles per hour on the A1:
Southbound carriageway from 150 metres south of the entry slip road at the A47 Wansford Interchange, to 400 metres west of its southern junction with Old Great North Rd at Stibbington,
Northbound carriageway from 750 metres west of its junction with Elton Road, Water Newton for a distance of 2500 metres, and
Southbound entry slip road at its northern junction with Old Great North Road at Stibbington.
Closure of the lay-by adjacent to the A1 northbound carriageway situated approximately 200 metres west of the centre line of its junction with Elton Road.
Phase 2: Full details
Starting on Monday, August 3, Phase 2 will see 12 weeks of around-the-clock resurfacing and drainage works resulting in:
A speed restriction of 50 miles per hour on the A1 northbound carriageway from 700 metres south of the entry slip road at Stibbington, for a distance of 700 metres,
A speed restriction of 40 miles per hour on the A1 northbound carriageway from the entry slip road at Stibbington, for a distance of 2350 metres,
Closure of the footway adjacent to the A1 northbound carriageway situated between the entry slip road leading from London Road and its junction with Peterborough Road at Wansford, a distance of 450 metres, and,
Closure of the lay-bys adjacent to the A1 northbound carriageway from the entry slip road at its junction with the A1M J17 to the exit slip road at Stibbington.