A17 to close between Sleaford and Bicker Bar for £200,000 repair programme

A repair programme will result in the A17 being closed next week.

Lincolnshire County Council has announced a £200,000 improvement programme on the A17 betweeen the Holdingham Roundabout, near Sleaford, and the A52 Bicker Bar Roundabout.

The road will be closed overnight from Sunday, April 28, until Sunday, May 19, for the work to take place.

Karen Cassar, assistant director of Highways at the county council, said: “This is a £200,000 set of improvements to the road that will help road safety and will benefit everyone who used the road. Whilst there will be some inevitable disruption for traffic, we are carrying out these improvement works overnight to keep that a lessened as possible.

“We will endeavour to get all these combined works completed as quickly as we can, and I would especially like to thank anyone effected by this improvement programme for their patience and understanding while we go about completing the job.

“Refreshing all the road markings with new material, and replacing all defective road studs, is part of the ongoing improvement process on the A17.

“As part of this scheme, we will also be making the most of the overnight closures to also undertake gully cleansing and filling potholes.

“We will be ensuring that as much work as possible is done for this singular programme of works, so as to reduce the need for future traffic disruption.”

A road closure is required for the times of the works and will be in place overnight for the safety of the works crew and road users. The closures will be lifted at the end of each shift to help traffic flow during the day.

The work will happen on site five days a week between Sunday and Thursday from 8pm to 6am, subject to suitable weather conditions. The road will be open throughout Friday and Saturday evenings.

But the working hours will change for Thursday, May 2, when crews will be on-site from 10pm to 6am due to local elections.

The signed diversion route will be: A15, Holdingham, A52 Bicker Bar and vice versa

For works between Swineshead and Bicker Bar, the diversion route will be via A52 and A1121 Broadsides.

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