More traffic woes as A47 set to close at Gunthorpe/Dogsthorpe roundabout for five days
Drivers across Peterborough are being warned to plan ahead in the face of upcoming roadworks that will see a roundabout on one of the city’s busiest arteries close.
Traffic will be prohibited from using Roundabout 19 on the A47 Soke Parkway from Monday, June 29 to Saturday, July 4. This is the junction between the Brotherhood and A15 roundabouts, providing swift, city-wide access to and from Gunthorpe and Dogsthorpe.
Peterborough City Council said the closure was necessary to accommodate survey works.
The suggested alternative route for vehicles affected by these works is: A47, Fulbridge Road, Topmoor Way.
This news is the latest in a long line of recent road maintenance announcements concerning the busy road that are likely to inconvenience city motorists.
On Monday, July 6 – just days after the above survey works are scheduled to finish – the A47 is set to close from 8pm to 6am nightly between Junction 17 (the Bretton Way Interchange) and the Eye Green Roundabout.
These works are expected to last for approximately four months so that vital resurfacing, drainage works, general routine maintenance and the renewal of road markings and road signs can be carried out.
While the actual works being carried out will only take place overnight, a speed restriction of 50 miles per hour will be imposed 24 hours daily. This will be in effect on the eastbound carriageway from the exit slip road at Junction 17 Bretton Way Interchange to the western side of Eye Green Roundabout.
And then there is the other end of the A47.
From Tuesday, June 9, the A47 is also set to close overnight (8pm to 6am) from Guyhirn Roundabout to Redmoor Lane roundabout, Monday to Friday.
These works are due to last over a month, with Wednesday, August 12 scheduled as the eventual completion date.