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Our contractors Balfour Beatty are continuing to make good progress on our A14 and M11 programme of essential works. The majority of works are being carried out as planned. The new parapet on Huntingdon Road Bridge has been completed and the temporary ‘combisafe’ edge protection has been removed from the structure slightly ahead of schedule. The final section of earthworks in this section will start shortly.

We have started a new scheme on the A428 beneath Cambridge Road Bridge where we are carrying out some embankment repairs and improving the access to the bridge bearings. We will shortly be installing a matching lane closure on the eastbound side to do the work there.

The A14 J31 – 34 central reservation barrier works are nearing completion. Due to some difficult ground conditions the work will now go into the first week of May. As soon as it is completed the temporary 40mph speed limit will be removed.

We have been working very closely with Costain who are completing some work between junctions 31 and 32. We are combining our traffic management so that as much work as possible can be completed in each closure which minimises the impact of the work on the travelling public.


A14 junctions 31 to 34 central barrier: speed restriction

 A 40 mph restriction has been put in place so we can carry out work on the central reserve barrier.

 This work is too extensive to carry out in a single night. And while work is being carried out the barrier won’t meet safety standards if struck by a vehicle driving at the national speed limit.

To keep you safe we have therefore reduced the speed limit. We’ve put out black and yellow signs to explain this too.

Current schedule

Here's the current schedule of works that Balfour Beatty are carrying out on behalf of Highways England. Remember schedules may change at short notice, for example due to bad weather.

Queries? Contact Highways England on 0300 123 5000 or info@highwaysengland.co.uk. 

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 When

Where Activity Diversion

Lane 2 Closures East Bound and Westbound Completes early May 2016

A14 Junction 31 to Junction 34

Central reservation barrier renewal

No diversion required.

 

25th April for up to 3 nights A14 J36 to J31 full closure (combined Costain and Balfour Beatty closure)

Embankment and asset repair.

Westbound traffic will be diverted off the A14 at J36 onto the southbound A11, then westbound on the A505 to M11 J10, northbound on the M11 to join the A14 at Girton.

Non-motorway traffic proceed as above to M11 J10 where they continue on the A505 to Royston, then the A10 northbound to M11 J12, then proceed into Cambridge on the A603 to be directed to A1307 Huntingdon Road outbound to Girton.

Traffic wanting J35 to 32 entry slip roads will be diverted by signage to J37 to then follow the above diversion route.

 

 

26th April for up to 4 weeks

Overnight A14 east bound J33 ‘up and over’ closure

Embankment repairs and vehicle restraint system upgrade.

All eastbound traffic will exit the A14 at J33, traverse the roundabout and re-join the A14 via the J33 eastbound entry slip road.

 

 

28th April for up to 2 nights

Overnight full closure of the A1307 eastbound over Huntingdon Road Bridge

Removal of temporary vehicle restraint system.

All eastbound traffic will proceed along the A14 eastbound to J32, then the B1049 Cambridge Road towards the city, to join the A1307 Huntingdon Road westbound.

 

8th April for up to five weeks.

24/7 lane 1 closure and width restriction on the A428 Westbound beneath Cambridge Road Bridge with 50mph speed restriction.

 

Embankment repair work and improvements to Cambridge Road Bridge.

Wide load diversion: Follow the A14 westbound to J21 Brampton Hut, then A1 south to Wyboston, then A428 eastbound.


 

3rd May for up to two nights.  Overnight full closure of the A428 eastbound between Girton Interchange and Hardwick. Installation of temporary vehicle restraint system.

Traffic heading east will be turned around at Hardwick taking the A428 west bound to Caxton Gibbett, then north on the A1198 to join the A14 east bound at J24.


3rd May for up to five weeks.

 

24/7 lane 1 closure and width restriction on the A428 eastbound beneath Cambridge Road Bridge with 50mph speed restriction. Embankment repair work and improvements to Cambridge Road Bridge.  

Wide load diversion: Wide loads will be pre-diverted from the A14 and A1 to take the A14 eastbound as an alternative route.

Continuing on until early June

A1307 embankment and bridge repairs

Earthworks and bridge repairs No diversion required.

 

Thank you for signing up to stay informed about the A14 and M11 Essential works. We'll do our utmost to complete these works quickly, avoid disturbance and keep noise to a minimum.

Once complete, the work will result in a smoother and safer A14, better bridges, and clearer directions to Addenbrookes Hospital.