East Midlands - Maintenance schemes

We’ll be carrying out essential maintenance on safety barriers between South Witham and Harlaxton. These works are to ensure the continued safety and reliability of the barriers, helping to protect road users in the long term.

Works are due to begin on 17th March 2025 and scheduled for completion by mid November 2025. 

Initially, we will be operating within existing roadworks currently in place. 

From 7th April 2025, the works will be either a lane 1 closure or back-to-back lane 2 closures, depending on whether we’re working on verge or centre barriers. 

At times, there’ll be slip road closures, with diversions in place directing traffic to the next junction and back.

To keep our programme for these works as short as possible and to minimise disruption to the local community, we will work between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday.

We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes. 

Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re replacing bridge joints on the A14 Nene Viaduct between junctions 12 (Islip) and 13 (Thrapston).

We start work on Monday 1 September and expect to complete it in early 2026. 

Closures

We'll mainly use  overnight closures of the A14 between junctions 12 and 13, one carriageway at a time, from 9pm to 5am, unless otherwise stated.

Monday 1 September 2025 to Friday 5 September 2025

A14 closed westbound

Monday 8 September 2025 to Friday 12 September 2025

A14 closed eastbound

Monday 22 September 2025 to Friday 26 September 2025

A14 closed westbound

Monday 29 September 2025 to approximately mid-November 2025

A14 closed eastbound, Monday to Friday, 9pm to 5am

Mid-November 2025 to early 2026

A14 closed westbound, Monday to Friday, 9pm to 5am. 

If we need more traffic management, we'll update information on this page when we've confirmed details.

Diversions

To reduce traffic cutting through local communities where weight limits are in place (particularly Thrapston) we'll divert traffic:

• off the A14 at Junction 10
• along the A6 and A45 to rejoin the A14 at junction 13
• or vice versa

Diversion route map

This route is suitable for HGVs. 

To maintain safety, a reduced speed limit of 40mph will be in place throughout our works.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We'll start on Monday 26 February 2024 and expect to finish by December 2025.

Closures

We'll use overnight (8pm to 6am) traffic management Monday to Friday:

• full closures of slip roads and the A42
• lane closures on the M1, and A453 dual carriageway

Heavy goods vehicles won't be granted access during restricted times and will need to follow diversions.

All carriageways will be open as usual during the day.

Diversions

A42 northbound diversion

• exit A42 at Junction 14
• turn left and travel along the A453
• turn right onto the A453
• continue past the Airport to Finger Farm Roundabout.

A42 diversion for southbound traffic from M1

M1 Northbound Exit Slip Diversion Route

• continue on M1
• take exit slip at Junction 24
• take first exit onto A453
• continue to A453 Finger Farm Roundabout

A453 Northbound Diversion Route

• continue on A42 to A453 Finger Farm roundabout
• take the third exit slip on the roundabout and join A453
• continue on A453 to M1 Junction 24 Interchange
• take third exit on roundabout and join M1 North

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Persimmon Homes are constructing the Towcester relief road which will link the A5 with the A43 as part of their planning agreement for the nearby Towcester Grange development.

Work will soon begin on construction of a new roundabout on the A43 between Abthorpe roundabout and the A413 Wood Burcote junction. To minimise disruption, work will be carried out phases with roadworks lifted to accommodate traffic travelling to Silverstone for the Moto GP in May 2025 and British Grand Prix in July 2025.

For further information about the scheme including road closures, go to the Towcester relief road portal site.

Kier Transportation, working together with West Northamptonshire Council, are delivering an improvement scheme to the Queen Eleanor interchange in Northampton which links the A45 with the A5076 Mereway.

Improvements include:

• widening sections of the carriageway on the circulatory and slip roads
• improving drainage connections
• upgrading the traffic signals and street lighting
• replacing sections of safety barrier
• structure repairs including waterproofing and kerbing
• adding new road surfacing, markings and signs

Work is expected to be complete in December 2025. Teams will be working weekdays between 8am and 5pm with occasional weekend closures.

Full roundabout closures will be necessary at times, but these will occur at nighttime or off-peak. Traffic management will be in place 24/7 which includes lane closures and traffic lights turned off.

More information about the scheme, including upcoming road closures and live updates, can be found in the Queen Eleanor Interchange Factsheet. 

Urban & Civic is constructing the Southern Link Road which will link the A46 near Farndon with the A1 at Fernwood as part of their planning agreement for the nearby Middlebeck Way development.

Work will soon begin on construction of a new roundabout on the A46 just south of Lord Ted roundabout. To minimise disruption, work will be carried out phases, constructing one side of the roundabout at a time.

Some overnight closures of the A46 will be in place from 24 January 2025 to install traffic management. Both sides of the A46 will be reduced to single lane traffic with a reduced speed limit of 40mph. A contraflow system will then be in place from March 2025.

For further information about the scheme, including road closures, visit the Middlebeck Newark portal site. 

Our work includes:

• safety barrier repairs
• drainage improvements
• lighting work
• grass and tree cutting
• sign maintenance

We'll also fix any other problems we find while we’re working.

Closures

We’ll need these overnight (8pm – 6am) closures while we work

16 September – A5 closed between Weedon Bec and Watford Gap Services

17 September – A5 closed between Watford Gap Services and Kilsby roundabout

Diversions for 16 and 17 September closures:

Motorway traffic diversion.
Non motorway traffic diversion.

18 September – A5 closed between Kilsby roundabout to Halfway House

Motorway traffic diversion.
Non motorway traffic diversion.

22 September – A5 closed between Halfway House to Danes Way roundabout

Diversion.

24 September – A5 closed between Danes Way roundabout to Rugby Truckstop

25 September – A5 closed between Rugby Truckstop to Gibbets roundabout

Diversions for 24 and 25 September closures:

Motorway traffic diversion.
Non motorway traffic diversion.

26 September – A5 closed between Gibbets roundabout to Magna Park (Cross in Hand roundabout)

Diversion.

30 September –1 October - A5 closed for three nights between Magna Park (Cross in Hand roundabout) to High Cross junction

2 October – A5 closed between High Cross junction to DPD roundabout

Diversions for 30 September – 1 October and 2 October closures:

Motorway traffic diversion.
Non motorway traffic diversion.

We’ll maintain access for residents.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re installing a new roadside safety barrier, upgrading traffic signals and adding new fencing and traffic signs on the M1 exit and entry slip roads at Junction 25. 

Work started on 17 February 2025 and is scheduled for completion by mid-May 2025. To minimise disruption, we’ll work overnight between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday. 

To complete our work safely, we’ll close the entry and exit slip roads each night with lane closures on the roundabout. Due to the nature of the work, there may be times when we need to close the roundabout, but we’ll keep these to a minimum. 

Diversions

Southbound entry slip road closure

Traffic will be diverted on to the M1 northbound carriageway to junction 26 where it can turn round to rejoin the M1 southbound.

Northbound exit slip road closure

Traffic will be continue on the M1 northbound carriageway towards junction 26 exit to rejoin the M1 southbound carriageway and head back towards junction 25 via the southbound exit slip road.

We’ll make sure that access to businesses and residences is maintained wherever possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will do our very best to complete the work as quickly as possible, keeping disturbances and noise to a minimum.

On behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, we're improving the southbound off slip of the M40 at junction 10 connecting to the A43 Padbury roundabout.

The Council funded scheme will upgrade the A43 Padbury roundabout, improving the safety of the slip road and increasing its capacity. This will prepare the junction for planned housing development in the area.

For more information, visit Oxfordshire County Council's M40 junction 10 Padbury roundabout improvements webpage.

We'll need closures to carry out more work on the east bridge.

We’ll give dates once they're confirmed.