Highways Agency

The Project

The scheme is a major maintainence project for the Junction 24 of the M1 at a cost of £1.1M.

The work will take place over a period of 10 weeks, beginning on the 15th January 2007. All work will be carried out at night between the hours of 9pm and 6am.

The scheme comprises:

• Bituminous Inlays to depths of 50 and 100mm,
• Replacement of defective ironwork,
• Application of High Friction Surfacing,
• Replacement of damaged precast concrete kerbs,
• Improvements to the drainage system,
• Replacement of Traffic Signs, replacement of road markings and detector loops.

To facilitate safe working, lane closures will be in place on most nights. On some nights, connections to the roundabout will be closed, clearly signed diversion routes will be in place.

Traffic Management Bulletin

Details of the Scheme

The works are situated at Junction 24 of the M1 motorway, and also include various sections of the A453, A6, A50 and M1 slip roads adjacent to the island.

The works have now been extended to cover a section of the M1 southbound from Junction 24 to 23a  The contract involves inlay works, anti-skid, roadmarkings, loop cutting, drainage and sign revisions.

The scheme started on Monday 15 January 2007 and is due for completion on Tuesday 13 March 2007. (Note revised completion date)

Any slip road closures required will be in sequence clockwise from the north east around to the north west. Only one slip road will be closed at any one time and diversion routes will be clearly signed. The M1 and A50 will be used as alternative routes where possible.

Works will only be carried out at night-times, generally between 9:00 pm to 6:00 am.

A temporary 30 mph speed limit will be in place at all times (24/7) during the contract due to temporary road surfaces, markings etc…

Below is an outline of the traffic management arrangements for the period up to Tuesday 13 March 2007.

Please note that this information is not updated in real time. Please check Traffic England for the latest information and current traffic conditions.

Revised Closures for works for week commencing Monday 5 March 2007 and traffic management arrangements for the remainder of the scheme

Note that these revisions are due to programme delays caused by weather and all works will only be carried out between 09:00pm to 06:00am

Wednesday 7 March to Thursday 8 March

• M1 Southbound entry slip closed from Junction 24
• Lane closures on M1 Southbound between Junctions 24 to 23a
• A42 Southbound exit slip closed from M1 Junction at 23a
• A6 to Kegworth closed from Junction 24 roundabout

Thursday 8 March to Friday 9 March

• M1 Southbound entry slip closed from Junction 24  
• Lane closures on M1 Southbound between Junctions 24 to 23a
• Junction 24 roundabout – various lane closures (no total closures)

Friday 9 March to Saturday 10 March

• A453 to Nottingham East Mids airport from Junction 24 closed

Saturday 10 March to Sunday 11 March

• Junction 24 roundabout – various lane closures (no total closures)

Sunday 11 March to Monday 12 March

• Junction 24 roundabout – various lane closures (no total closures)

Note that the majority of the works from Friday 9 March onwards consist of anti-skid application, installation of road markings and inductive loop cutting and as such are very weather dependent.