Coronavirus: King’s Dyke works to be suspended

Peterborough and Cambridgeshire councils announced that a number of road work projects, including the one at King’s Dyke, were being suspended to keep road workers safe.

However, final stages of the Rhubarb Bridge project will be completed tomorrow.

Cllr Steve Count, Leader at Cambridgeshire County Council, said: “It is absolutely vital we all follow the advice from Government and stay at home. We have assessed this impact on our highway services contracts and the ability to deliver on the ground and adopt a managed approach to the tightening restrictions and reduce risk. That is why both councils have taken this decision.”

Cllr John Holdich, Leader at Peterborough City Council, said: “We have to be sensible and protect the public as well as our workforce. With a number of supply chains shutting down their operations, the need for social distancing, along with the pressure on resource we have had to take this decision to close down our sites. The work on Rhubarb Bridge is in the closing stages and will finish tomorrow as planned.”

All emergency, safety critical work and essential maintenance will continue and resources will be prioritised for this to be carried out.