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ROADWORKS REMAINING: FOR SAFETY REASONS THE FOLLOWING ROADWORKS WILL REMAIN; Total remaining 34 roadwork schemes (172 miles)

NORTH WEST

Scheme: M62 J11-12 Central Reserve Concrete Barrier Scheme

Nearest Road/Town: M62- Eccles Manchester

Reason for non removal: To avoid temporary work in the future

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M6 Lodge & Lowton

Nearest Road/Town: M6 - Newton-le-Willows

Reason for non removal: Surface partially removed

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Moderate

YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST

Scheme: M1 Jct. 33 - 34 Concrete Stepped Barrier Scheme

Nearest Road/Town: M1 Sheffield

Reason for non removal: Central reserve safety barrier removed

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M62 Asset Renewals Jct. 27 - 28 Eastbound and Westbound

Nearest Road/Town: M62 Gildersome / Morley

Reason for non removal: Central reserve safety barrier removed

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A1 Dishforth to Leeming (Area 14)

Nearest Road/Town: A1 Dishforth

Reason for non removal: Ongoing Major Widening Works unsafe to remove

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

WEST MIDLANDS

Scheme: M40 Junction 15 Longbridge Bypass

Nearest Road/Town: M40 junction 15, both directions

Reason for non removal: Removal of narrow lanes and temporary road markings not practicable

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M6 Hardshoulder Strengthening

Nearest Road/Town:  Stafford & Stoke-On-Trent

Reason for non removal Scheme: Removal of narrow lanes and temporary road markings not practicable

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M50 Queen Hill Bridge Maintenance

Nearest Road/Town: Tewkesbury

Reason for non removal: Removal of contra flow not practicable

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M5 Newton Farm

Nearest Road/Town: Halesowen

Reason for non removal: Removal of narrow lanes and temporary road markings not practicable

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M6 Birmingham Box Managed Motorways Phase 2

Nearest Road/ Town: Birmingham

Reasons for non removal: Removal of narrow lanes and temporary road markings not practicable

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to Slight

EAST MIDLANDS

Scheme: A46 Widmerpool/Farndon Dualling

Nearest Road/Town: Bingham

Reason for non removal: Carriageway under construction

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M1 Widening Junction 25 to 28

Nearest Road/Town: Nottingham/Derby

Reason for non removal: Carriageway under construction

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Moderate

Scheme: A6 Alvaston Bypass/A5111 Raynesway   

Nearest Road/Town: Derby

Reason for non removal: Junction under construction

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to Slight

EAST

Scheme: M11 J8-9 Major Maintenance

Nearest Road/Town: M11 Bishop's Stortford

Reason for non removal: No hard shoulder

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A12 Witham Major Maintenance and Improvement

Nearest Road/Town: A12 Witham

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A47 Peterborough Interchange Bretton I/C - Bridge Strengthening/Repair

Nearest Road/Town: A47 Peterborough

Reason for non removal: Propping remaining in place to support bridge deck

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Moderate

Scheme: A47/A1073 Spalding to Eye - Dualling of A47 and new roundabout

Nearest Road/Town: A47 Peterborough

Reason for non removal: Work by Linconshire County Council are incomplete - no carriageway markings, no signing.

Scheme: A421 Improvements M1 Junction 13 to Bedford

Nearest Road/Town: Bedford / Marston Mortaine

Reason for non removal: Carriageway Construction

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M1 Stockwood Bridge Refurbishment

Nearest Road/Town: Luton

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

SOUTH WEST

Scheme: Gloucestershire Driver Information System scheme and Bridge Pier Protection works

Nearest Road/Town: Gloucester

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: H4A Bridge Pier Protection as part of above GDI traffic management. (Road user will only see one set of roadworks)

Reason for non removal: As above

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: Lawrence Weston Overbridge

Nearest Road/Town: Bristol

Reason for non removal: Phased lane closures required leading to a full closure from 00.01 hrs Xmas Day to 00.01 hrs Boxing to safely and expeditiously demolish and remove the overbridge. The works and closure period have been planned when there is very little traffic using the motorway.

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

SOUTH EAST

Scheme: M4 Bridge Upgrade - Prince of Wales

Nearest Road/Town: M4 Slough

Reason for non removal: No bridge parapet

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M3 J3 Slip Widening

Nearest Road/Town: M3 Lightwater

Reason for non removal: Difference in carriageway levels and safety for motorists

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A 404(M) Western Region Railway Bridge

Nearest Road/Town: M4 Maidenhead

Reason for non removal: No bridge parapet

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M4 Baydon

Nearest Road/Town: Hungerford

Reason for non removal: Central Reserve Safety fence will have been removed

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M4 Reading Junction 11 Improvement Scheme

Nearest Road/Town: Reading

Reason for non removal: Open excavations

Speed Limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A34 Wolvercote Viaduct Replacement

Nearest Road/Town: A34 Botley

Reason for non removal: Sharp crossovers onto temporary bridge

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M27 Junction Improvements

Nearest road/town: M27 Eastleigh

Reason for non removal: Incomplete safety fences

Speed limit: 50mph

Delays: Nil to Slight

Scheme: A3 Hindhead

Nearest Road/Town: Thursley

Reason for non removal: Restrictions are required for traffic safety around the site access/egress of the dual A3 carriageway and on the temporary carriageways linking the existing dual and single A3 carriageways.

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: A1 (M) Hatfield Tunnel Refurbishment

Nearest Road/Town: A1 (M) Hatfield

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists and public

Speed Limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M25 DBFO Junction 16 to 18

Nearest Town: Watford

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed limit: 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight

Scheme: M25 DBFO Bell Common Major Tunnel Refurbishment

Nearest Road/Town: M25/M11 Epping 

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed Limit: 50mph but advisory 40mph

Delays: Nil to slight 

 

Scheme: M25 DBFO Junction 27 to 2

Nearest Town: M25 Brentwood

Reason for non removal: Safety of motorists

Speed limit: 50 mph

Delays: Nil to Slight