Night time closures of the A1 Grantham by-pass are to continue through August as work progresses on the £102M Southern relief road.

During July Lincolnshire County Council contractors continued work to the underside of the new underpass, earthworks near the old underpass, drainage and ducting works, signage and street lighting.

In July, the contractors achieved:

Phase Two

Continued works to underside of new underpass

Continued earthworks near the old underpass

Continued drainage and ducting works / street lighting and signage installation across the entire site

Completed central reservation drainage works and safety fencing on the A1

Began ducting and street light installation on the A1

Phase Three

Continued digging out poor material and replacing with new

Installed test piles for Pier 2 of the new bridge

Installed sheet piles for haul road bridge on the west side of site

Continued bulk earthworks and filling shoulders of site with core material on east side of site

Continued filling embankment and processing crushed rocks on east side of site

Continue post-excavation archaeological reporting

This month;s work will include:

Phase Two

Continue works to underside of new underpass

Complete earthworks near the old underpass

Continue drainage and ducting works / street lighting and signage installation across the entire site

Begin safety barrier and road surfacing across the entire site

Begin surfacing, water channel installation and verge works / continue ducting, signage and street light installation on the A1 Phase Three

Install below-ground embankment monitoring equipment / construct embankment / install new haul road bridge / begin installation of foundational concrete columns for new bridge on the west side of site

Continue bulk earthworks on east side of site

Continue post-excavation archaeological reporting

August will also see the current/ongoing traffic restrictions and closures

50mph speed limit and narrowed lanes on the A1 between Harlaxton to Little Ponton

On-going lane closures on the B1174 roundabout until the end of the scheme

There will also be upcoming traffic restrictions and closures as follows:

Northbound A1 closure between Little Ponton and Harlaxton from Sunday 8 to Friday 13 August

Northbound A1 closure between Little Ponton and Harlaxton from Monday 16 to Friday 20 August

Southbound A1 closure between Little Ponton and Harlaxton from Monday 23 August to Friday 27, and Tuesday 31 August, 8pm to 6am

The 3.5km relief road is due to fully be open in Winter 2023. Phase, between the A1 and the roundabout on the B1174 should be complete this autumn.

For more information about this and other major highways projects, click on the link here.