Three key Lincolnshire roads are likely to be resurfaced to deal with wear and tear. Lincolnshire County Council says it’s looking at long-term solutions rather than quick fixes for problems with major roads.
Councillors have backed work on nearly a mile of the A52 around Leverton near Boston, one of the county’s main routes for freight. The major project is expected to take 10 weeks to complete, with overnight closures from 7pm to 6am and the date still to be finalised.
A meeting of the highways committee on Monday, July 28 heard that the road has long-standing problems with crumbling surfaces and drainage.
Around a mile of carriageway around the junction of the A17/A151 in Holbeach is also set to be resurfaced over the course of 12 weeks. This road is another important freight route for southern Lincolnshire, where there have been complaints about road quality.
The final route is a 500m section of the A6121 Ryhall Road in Stamford, along with two pedestrian crossings, which will take a total of seven weeks. The highways committee backed the three projects, which will need final approval from the executive member for highways, Councillor Michael Cheyne (Ref).
Councillor Ingrid Sheard (Ref) said: “To patch up or do anything less than full resurface would open ourselves up to having to do further work down the line.”
The meeting also gave the green light to a new cycleway and improved footpath between Spalding and Pinchbeck. The area’s Councillor Thomas Sneath (Ref) said it would make a big difference for those in the area who didn’t have access to cars.
“In late evenings and early mornings, a lot of people use cycles to get to and from factories, whether it’s knocking off at 11pm or going to work at 6am. Having a segregated cycle way is the most important factor to keep them safe.”
The route will eventually run between Forge Street in Spalding and Knight Street in Pinchbeck. It is being funded through a £1.8m government grant, which was originally earmarked for Brayford Wharf East in Lincoln, but this was abandoned after public feedback.
