Lincolnshire County Council to complete £6 million resurfacing project across the county including in Stamford, Bourne, Spalding and Grantham
A council is promising smoother roads with the launch of a summer £6 million resurfacing project, covering 177 miles across the county.
This summer Lincolnshire County Council’s highways team will be visiting 227 streets in the county, as part of its biggest ever resurfacing project.
Twenty-six-thousand tonnes of material will be used to surface dress the roads.
The repair method includes laying small stone chips and binding them with tar. Once the stones are bedded in it makes the surface more level and adds another 10 years on a road’s life.
Richard Fenwick, head of highways service at the council, described the scheme as getting ‘more life out of a road at a lot less cost’.
“It’s such an efficient way of improving a road that it ends up costing about a tenth of what we’d have to spend on other techniques,” he said.
“It’s faster too, on a good day we can put down around 30,000 square metres of surface which is the same as 154 Wimbledon tennis courts.
“We don’t always need a full road closure to do this, either – which really saves on traffic disruption.”
In total, 177 miles of Lincolnshire roads will be getting the stone chip makeover – which is enough to cover a road running from Lincoln to Bristol.
To lessen the environmental impact 10,000 tonnes of recycled material will be used, which comes from sweepings of loose chippings from last season’s works.
Highways crews will get rolling next Monday (July 8), with the project expected to run through to the end of August. If there are periods of rain or extreme heat this could be extended.
The roads which are being resurfaced are:
Addlethorpe bypass
Pilham Lane, Aisby
Goltho Road, Apley
Howell Fen Drove, Asgarby
Millthorpe Lane, Aslackby
A607 Grantham Road, Belton
Main Road, Benniworth
Meadow View, Benniworth
Folkingham Road, Billingborough
A52 Sleaford Road, Boston
Sheriff Way, Boston
Robin Hood’s Walk, Boston
Marian Road, Boston
Sherwood Ave, Boston
Ashlawn Drive, Boston
Station Approach / Station Street / Lincoln Lane, Boston
Fernleigh Way, Boston
Princess Anne Road ,Boston
Queen’s Road, Bourne
Charles Close, Bourne
Ancaster Road, Bourne
Stanley Street, Bourne
Dyke Drove, Bourne
North Causeway / Delph Road Branston, Booths
Lincoln Road Brant, Broughton
Mill Lane Brant, Broughton
A46 Grimsby Road, Cabourne
Rawlinson Avenue, Caistor
Risedale, Caistor
Westwold Road, Caistor
B6403 High Dike, Caythorpe
A52 Chapel Road, Chapel St Leonards
Rose Cottage Lane, Coleby
A151 Bourne Road, Colsterworth
A151 (A1 flyover), Colsterworth
Dogdyke Road, Coningsby
Ings Lane, Covenham
Martin’s Road, Crowland
Peterborough Road, Crowland
A16 Cowbit / Crowland Bypass, Crowland
Main Street, Denton
Dunsby Drove, Dunsby
Marden Hill, East Keal
Gaysfield Road / Cut End Road, Fishtoft
Church Green Road, Fishtoft
Priory Road, Fishtoft
Eastgate / Hall Gate / Church Gate / Proudfoot Lane / Bens Gate Road, Fleet Hargate
A15 Mareham Lane, Folkingham To Aslackby
Chapel Lane, Foston
A16 Fotherby Bypass, Fotherby
North Elkington Lane, Fotherby
Thornimans Lane, Frampton
Church View / Shore Road, Freiston
Cranberry Lane, Friskney
Dawsmere Road / Church Street / Marsh Road / Guys Head Road / West Bank Road / New Road, Gedney Drove End
B1359 Marsh Road, Gedney Dyke
Dawsmere Road / Sots Hole Bank Road, Gedney Marsh
Chopdike Drove, Gosberton Clough
Sandon Close, Grantham
The Knoll, Grantham
Hatcliffe Close, Grantham
Ravendale Close, Great Gonerby
B1394 Heckington Road, Great Hale
A158 Gunby Dual Westbound, Gunby
Cliff Road, Hackthorn
A155 Hagnaby, Hagnaby
A157 Lincoln Road, Hainton
Rimes Lane, Haltham
The Drift, Harlaxton to Barrowby
Kyme Road, Heckington
Vicarage Lane, Helpringham
Chapel Lane, Helpringham
School Lane, Helpringham
Hemswell Lane / Church Lane, Hemswell
Park Lane, Holbeach
Edinburgh Walk, Holbeach
The Hollies, Holbeach
Chestnut Avenue, Holbeach
Lime Grove, Holbeach
Silver Street, Holton Le Clay
A46 Holton Road, Holton Le Moor
A52 Holland Road, Horbling / Swaton
A158 Jubilee Way, Horncastle
Ingham Lane, Ingham
Anchor Lane, Ingoldmells
A157 Louth Road, Legbourne
A46 Lincoln Bypass (Westbound), Lincoln
A57 Saxilby Road, Lincoln
Old Pond Close, Lincoln
Rivermead, Lincoln
Fen Road, Little Hale
B1394 Main Road, Little Hale
Alvingham Road, Louth
A16 Louth Bypass, Louth
Alexander Drive, Louth
Burton Court, Louth
Queens Court, Louth
Quorn Gardens, Louth
Stewton Lane, Louth
A631 Caistor Road, Market Rasen
Martin North Drove, Martin
Daws Gate, Moulton
Red Cow Drove, Moulton Marsh
Washdyke Lane, Nettleham
Newstead Lane, Newstead near Stamford
Mill Lane, Newstead near Stamford
Fleetway, North Cotes
A1434 Newark Road, North Hykeham
Gulham Road North, Owersby
Eagle Road, North Scarle
Spalford Road, North Scarle
Chapel Lane / Swinderby Road, North Scarle
Spalford Road, North Scarle
A16 Main Road, North Thoresby
A16 North Thoresby, North Thoresby to Waithe
A631 Willingham Hill, North Willingham
A15 London Road, Osbournby
High Street, Osbournby
North Street, Osbournby
Highfield Close, Osbournby
Benniworth Road, Panton
B1356 Spalding Road, Pinchbeck
B1356 Surfleet Road / Church Street, Pinchbeck
Barff Road, Potterhanworth
A16 Kenwick Bar, Raithby Cum Maltby
Blackey Lane, Revesby
Aswardby Road, Sausthorpe
Kirton Road, Scotter
Susworth Road, Scotter
High Street / Scotter Road / Eastgate / Kirton Road Scotter, Scotton
Northorpe Road, Scotton and Northorpe
A158 Thunkers Hollow, Scrafield
Whattons Close, Sedgebrook
Church Lane, Sedgebrook
Abbey Lane, Sedgebrook
Psalter Lane, Skendleby
Fishtoft Road, Skirbeck / Fishtoft
Mareham Lane, Sleaford
Ancaster Drive, Sleaford
Harvest Way, Sleaford
Moor Lane, Sotby
Main Road, Sotby
Thornton Road, South Kelsey
B1395 Wood Lane, South Kyme
Horseshoe Road, Spalding
Carrington Road, Spalding
Woolram Wygate, Spalding
A16 Main Road, Spilsby
Hill Road, Springthorpe
Kingthorpe Road, Stainfield
Roman Bank, Stamford
Surfleet Bank / Newland Road, Surfleet
Woods Lane (The Drayton), Swineshead
A16 London Road, Tathwell / Hallington
Thorpe Road, Tattershall
Sandy Lane, Tealby
Holton Road, Tetney
B1190 Main Road, Thimbleby
B1225, Caistor High Street, Thoresway
Thoresway Bridleway, Thoresway
Thornton Road, Thornton Le Moor
Spanby Lane, Threekingham
Thorpe Tilney Drove, Timberland
A16 Bluestone Heath Road, Ulceby
Common Lane, Upton / Heapham
B1178 Mere Road, Waddington
B1189 High Street, Walcott
Mill Lane, Welbourn
B1196 - Alford Road, Well
Ryland Road, Welton
Cliff Road, Welton
Eagle Drive, Welton
Old Fendike Road, Weston Hills
Chapel Hill, Whaplode Drove
Broadgate, Whaplode Drove
Back Bank, Whaplode Drove
Cranesgate, North Whaplode St Catherine
Temple Garth, Willoughton
What will happen during the works:
Road studs moved prior to work starting
Residents affected will receive a leaflet
All ironwork will be masked, including gullies and manhole covers
Surface dressing happens – which includes a layer of bitumen followed by one or two layers of aggregate which is compacted down to be level and pushed into place.
All sites are protected by a 20mph advisory speed limit, which helps the dressing sit better on the layer underneath
Sweeping will begin between 24 to 48 hours later with a second sweep seven to 10 days after that to remove the loose chips. Later in the year, after 13 weeks, a further sweep happens followed by another in winter
Road markings and road studs will be reinstalled within 28 days of completion
Warning to look out for scammers
While the surface dressing works are happening there are people looking to take advantage of residents across the county.
Reports have been made of people being approached by supposed ‘crews’ who claim to be working in the area carrying out surface dressing.
They say they have finished their job and have ‘leftover’ materials, which they offer to use to cover a private driveway for cash-in-hand.
Mr Fenwick said: “This is a complete scam and simply doesn’t happen with any works we carry out.
“The truth is that our contractors work with very little waste in the first place and all loads that go out from a depot, and then back again - should there be any extra material left over for whatever reason – are logged so that nothing like this can happen.
“Anyone claiming to have left-over material and willing to do a job privately for cash-in-hand is not being truthful. Our working practices don’t allow for the type of situation they are suggesting.”
Lincolnshire Trading Standards is investigating after receiving reports of a company touting for business by claiming to be working for the county's highways team.
Senior trading standards officer, Sally Gray, said: "Residents should take care to research any company before agreeing to contract them for any work.
“In this case, especially if they are responsible for a community facility – like a local sports club – or a town or parish council in the south of the county, as these seem to be the main targets."
