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A45 Chowns Mill Roundabout Improvement Scheme

Progress report - October 2020

During October, we continued our work around the junction and have made good progress with the drainage and road layout work along the A45 westbound. You will also notice the new signs and lighting infrastructure in place around the junction.

New signs in place and new pedestrian crossing island on Station Road (A5028) Higham Ferrers

Chowns Mill Team help during National Customer Service week:

National Customer Service Week 2020 took place from 5 to 9 October. We're keen to give something back to the local communities that surround our network, particularly those affected by major improvement schemes.

Stanwick Lakes reported problems with dangerous and unauthorised parking at peak times, where cars are often parked by visitors along the driveway and around the entrance to Stanwick Lakes in Northamptonshire, backing up on to the busy A45 creating a safety hazard.

During National Customer Service Week, we installed double yellow lines along the length of the road and at the entrance.

Whilst the look and feel of our network has changed over the decades, the thing that remains the same is providing a service to you.

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The long driveway to the lakes which could be clogged up by parked vehicles before the lines were repainted.

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Highways England Project Manager, Dean Holloway, said:

“Safety is always our number one priority, so we were happy to be able to help tackle the parking issues which have been causing problems for Stanwick Lakes and posed a potential hazard on our road network.

These double yellow lines will send a very clear message to drivers that it is simply not safe to park on the driveway and entrance. Now all visitors can safely enjoy their trip to this beautiful park”

What’s next? During November (weather and statutory works permitting) you will see a further visible difference to Station Road (A5028) Higham Ferrers. We will start to lay the first (base) layers of Tarmac in preparation for the reopening of the A5028. The main surfacing work will take place in February 2021.

Station Road, which is being prepared for the initial layers of Tarmac.

We’ll be working at night on the A6/A45 eastbound to carry out the drainage and road layout work in this area. We’ll need to close the A6 between Chowns Mill and Nene Park, Irthlingborough for the safety of the workforce and to minimise disruption to the road user.

The A6 road closure schedule has now changed from the previously advertised plan to:

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DATE CLOSURE DETAILS TIMES Mon 2 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Tue 3 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Wed 4 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Thu 5 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Fri 6 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am

DATE CLOSURE DETAILS TIMES Mon 9 A45 EB and WB closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill 8pm to November RBT & Stanwick Lakes RBT 6am Tue 10 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Wed 11 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Thu 12 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am Fri 13 A6 closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Nene 8pm to November Park RBT, Irthlingborough 6am

DATE CLOSURE DETAILS TIMES Mon 16 FULL CLOSURE OF EASTERN HALF OF RBT 8pm to November A6 closed SB between Nene Park RBT, Irthlingborough & 6am Chowns Mill RBT A45 EB and WB closed (both ways) between Chowns Mill RBT & Stanwick Lakes RBT A6 Bypass closed SB between Chowns Mill RBT & Kimbolton Rd. RBT – lane closures on A6 NB and A45 EB Tue 17 Lane Closures (single lane) at Chowns Mill RBT 8pm to November 6am Wed 18 Lane Closures (single lane) at Chowns Mill RBT 8pm to November 6am Thu 19 Lane Closures (single lane) at Chowns Mill RBT 8pm to November 6am Fri 20 Lane Closures (single lane) at Chowns Mill RBT 8pm to November 6am

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In addition, and to help us stay on schedule, we’ll be working on the following weekends: • 7 and 8 November - progressing work on the A5028 / A45 westbound • 14 and 15 November – finishing touches on the A45 westbound approach in advance of resurfacing work

Mallows Cotton A reminder that during November, we’ll be working in the area of land that runs parallel to the A45 EB between Stanwick and Raunds, known as Mallows Cotton. We’ll be cutting down trees that are diseased to help make way to plant new ones (we’ll report more on this environmental work in Novembers Newsletter)

The A45 road closure schedule has now changed from the previously advertised plan to:

DATE CLOSURE DETAILS TIMES w/c 12 A45 EB Stanwick to Raunds Layby closed (till 20 24/7 October November) Tues 17 A45 Full closure Eastbound & Westbound between 8pm to November Stanwick roundabout and Raunds 6am Weds 18 A45 Full closure Eastbound & Westbound between 8pm to November Stanwick roundabout and Raunds 6am Thurs 19 A45 Full closure Eastbound & Westbound between 8pm to November Stanwick roundabout and Raunds 6am

NOTE: We’ll put signed diversion routes will be in place during any closures. The closures may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Where possible, we will notify you if there are any changes to the schedule. Contact us Please call the Highways England 24/7 customer line on 0300 124 5000 if you wish to report any issues or concerns. If you wish to contact the Chowns Mill site Team call 0333 0124 596 To receive text alerts about future A45 Chowns Mill road closures, please text A45CM to 07537 439499. Messages will be charged at your standard network text message rate. To unsubscribe, please text A45CM STOP to the same number. You can contact the site office 24/7 by calling 0333 0124 596 For more information, or to be removed from the mailing list, please email: [email protected] Regards,

Paul

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