A47/A141 Guyhirn junction Project update winter 2020 Investing in the A47 The A47 is an important connection, linking the cities of Norwich and Peterborough, the towns of Wisbech, Kings Lynn, Dereham, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and a succession of villages in what is largely a rural area. As part of a multi-billion investment to improve journeys on England’s major A-roads and motorways, the Government is funding a package of six projects on the 115-mile stretch of the A47 between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth. Together the projects will convert almost eight miles of single carriageway into dual carriageway and improve key junctions along the A47 road. The A47 road improvement projects are: n A47/A141 Guyhirn junction n A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling n A47 North Tuddenham to Easton dualling n A47/A11 Thickthorn junction n A47 Blofield to North Burlingham dualling n A47 Great Yarmouth junction About the A47/A141 Guyhirn junction project Project benefits A47 We’ll be making changes to the Guyhirn junction between the A47 (Fen Our improvements to the junction will: Road to South Brink) and the A141 (March Road) which is used by over B1187 GuyhirnGuyhirn 20,000 vehicles a day and experiences high levels of congestion. The n reduce delays and queuing traffic by increasing the size of the Guyhirn South Brink changes to the junction aim to reduce congestion, improve journey times roundabout Gull Road High Road and increase safety. n improve safety by increasing visibility for drivers when they enter the roundabout Following our Preferred Route Announcement (PRA) in 2017, we undertook n improve pedestrian crossings and footpaths, particularly between Proposed traffic light R i v e r N e n e controlled crossing a variety of technical and traffic surveys to help us finalise our design for the March Road, Guyhirn village and local amenities New enlarged roundabout project. As part of this we made some changes to our design which means n support future employment and housing developments by making A47 it now falls within the existing highway boundary. This means that we do not journey times more reliable need to obtain planning permission as we originally thought, saving time New grasses A47 trees and shrubs and enabling us to start work earlier than planned. Fen Road A47 GGuyhirnuyhirn jjunctionunction R i v e r N e n e Proposed noise A141 barrier Walking and The design in detail d cycling route a Our project on the Guyhirn junction aims o to increase the size of the roundabout by ch R creating two lanes on all approaches to the r RRing’sing’s roundabout. This will include an additional a MMarch Road EndEnd lane over the existing carriageway on the River Nene Bridge. Towards the end of the project there may be an opportunity for us Proposed traffic light to carry out additional bridge maintenance controlled crossing Morton’s Leam on the River Nene bridge. A141 MMCR20_0193CR20_0193 DIAGRAMMATIC © CrownCrown ccopyrightopyright aandnd databasedatabase rightsrights 20202020 OSOS 100030649100030649 Our construction work We’ll be starting work during February 2021, with the aim of completing in Diversion routes for road closures to the south of the Guyhirn roundabout April 2022. During construction, our aim is to provide a safe environment for all those working on or travelling through our roadworks, while keeping Wisbech delays to a minimum and motorists informed about our work. Details of our NOTES roadworks and diversions are provided in this brochure. Narrow lanes A47 To keep traffic moving, we’ll keep all the traffic lanes on the road open FOOTWAY KEY TO SYMBOLSPROPOSED CONSTRUCTION BOUNDARY but reduce the width of the lanes so that we can minimise disruption to LANDSCAPE AREA MAINLINE EARTHWORKS motorists. A47 SOUTH BRINK PAVED AREA B1443 B1167 VERGE A47 k in Murrow Bank r Temporary roundabouts B1187 e n th B Guyhirn HIGH ROAD A47 e u o GUL d South Brink N a S We will install two temporary roundabouts and remove the existing G L R o RIVER NENE Guyhirn u r ll Ro OAD D This drawing should not be relied on or used in circumstances other than those for which it was originally prepared and for which Sweco UK Ltd was commissioned. Sweco UK Ltd accepts no responsibility for this drawing to any party other than the person by whom it was commissioned. This drawing has been prepared on behalf of Galliford Try by Sweco UK Ltd for the titled project or named part thereof and should not bee relied upon or used for any other project without an independent check being carried out as to its suitability and prior writtenA authority of Galliford Try being obtained. Sweco UK Ltd accepts no responsibility or liability for the consequences of this drawing being used for a purpose other than the purposes for which it was commissioned. Any person using or relying on this drawing for such other purpose agrees, and will by such use or reliance be taken to confirm his/her agreement, to indemnify Sweco UK Ltd for all loss or damage resulting therefrom. h R RO A47 v g ARCH M i i D roundabout whilst we build the new wider one. One of the temporary a L A16 O --- d H A47 R --- --- APP'D CHK'D roundabouts will be at Gull Road so that motorists won’t have to go through A15 A47 ORG A47 A47 FEN ROAD --- REVISION NOTE Fen Road P01.01 Guyhirn DATE our roadworks when exiting this junction. The other roundabout will be a REV DESIGNER BRINK A47 Roundabout H T U A47 SO A47 A47 Fe A47 FEN ROAD temporary smaller roundabout at Guyhirn junction which will help keep Ring’s End n Road A47 CONTRACTOR traffic moving whilst we construct the larger improved roundabout. Temporary road closure A15 Proposed traffic light controlled cPROPOSEDrossin NEWg A47 e Mach Rd FEN ROAD SIGNALISED n A605 CROSSING LOCATION N e r CLIENT v e i BT CHAMBER ACCESS Road closures Diversion R HARDSTANDING Proposed acoustic Peterborough LEAM MORTON'S A141 barrier PROJECT TITLE ACOUSTIC BARRIER (INDICATIVE) For the safety of the public and our workers, we will need some road RIVER NENE A47 GUYHIRN JUNCTION A141 ad closures when we start our work and then in autumn 2021 for resurfacing. OLD MARCH ROAD PROJECT STAGE PCF STAGE 3 ch Ro r Ring’s DRAWING TITLE m a Frank Perkins Pkwy SCHEME LAYOUT PLAN PROPOSEDa A141 Traffic will need to use the diversion routes shown on the following pages. Wisbech Rd M SIGNALISED e End DESIGN FIX A REVISION CROSSINGL POINT. P01.01 s STATUS S0 Some of the diversions may be long, but we will aim to only close one arm n ’ SUITABILITY SCALE o WORK IN PROGRESS B1040 t Proposed traffic light 1:1250 A605 r SHEET SIZE o controlled crossing A1 of the roundabout at a time and limit road closures to night times between M Coates DRAWING NUMBER HE551493-GTY-HGN-000-SK-CH-30001 MORTON'S LEAM 8:00pm to 6.00am. We will provide more details closer to the time. Whittlesey 125m A141 62.5m MCR20_0193 © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 OS 100030649 0 1:1250 D A605 A O R H We will give advanced notice of these road closures on the project website, C R March A M A605 1 4 1 via social media and early warning road signage. We will share regular A progress updates with stakeholders, local councils and residents. Please A605 B1040 check for possible road closures and plan your route ahead of your journey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100030649. Use of this data is subject to terms and conditions. Working hours Other works in the area Diversion routes for road closures to the north and west of the Guyhirn roundabout To allow us to complete our work efficiently and limit disruption to traffic, We will be working closely with parish councils and Cambridgeshire we’ll be working during both daytime and night time from Mondays to County Council to co-ordinate our construction work with their projects at A17 Saturdays and occasionally on some Sundays. Broadland Road and Elm High Street/A47 Wisbech to reduce any impact A16 A17 Our daytime work hours will be between 7.00am and 7.00pm. Our night on journey times. Where possible, we intend to use shared signage with time hours will be between 8.00pm and 6.00am when there is less traffic. Cambridgeshire County Council to help people on their journey. A151 Holbeach A16 A17 Speed limit Spalding Long Sutton We will also share information with our stakeholders, bus companies and A temporary 30mph speed limit will be put in place through the roadworks hauliers as the project develops. B1173 Temporary road closure for safety reasons. A17 A16 Diversion Public footpaths A1175 NOTES We will keep public footpaths open for walkers and cyclists, although some A17 King’s Lynn A17 slight changes to the existing routes will be necessary. We will communicate Stay informed A47 We will use early warning road signs and billboards to A16 FOOTWAY PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION BOUNDARY this information on signs by the roadside before we make any changes. KEY TO SYMBOLS LANDSCAPE AREA t was commissioned. This drawing has been prepared on behalf of Galliford Try by Sweco UK Ltd for the titled project or named part thereof and should not be relied upon or used for any other project without an independent check being carried out as to its suitability and prior written authority of Galliford Try being obtained. on by whom i MAINLINE EARTHWORKS A47 SOUTH BRINK PAVED AREA VERGE give customers notice of construction work, timings and A47 k A47 in r e Lighting and noise B1187 n th B Guyhirn HIGH ROAD also road closures.