East Midlands - Maintenance schemes

We’re resurfacing the A1 between its junction with the A57/A614 at Apleyhead and the A17/A46 at Newark.

Closures

To work safely we need full overnight (8pm to 6am) carriageway closures. We'll work Monday to Friday in one direction at a time in these phases:

6 January to 25 February - Phase 1

A1 southbound closure from Apleyhead to Newark.

26 February to 21 March - Phase 2

A1 southbound closure form Markham Moor to Newark.

24 March to 28 March and 6 May to 9 May - Phase 3

A1 northbound closure from Newark to Markham Moor.

12 May to 18 July - Phase 4 

A1 northbound closure from Newark to Apleyhead.

Diversions 

Phases 1 and 4 diversion route map

Phase 2 and 3 diversion route map

Please note Dunham Toll Bridge will be open while this diversion is in use.

We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. 

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 be carrying out safety improvements and maintenance work along the A1 between South Witham and Little Ponton.

Our work will include resurfacing, road markings, replacing the roadside signage and vegetation clearance. Once completed, road users will benefit from a safer road and smoother journeys.

Safety is and always will be our number one priority; that is why our ambition remains that no one should be harmed while travelling or working on our roads.

When will this work take place? 

Our work is planned to start on 20 January 2025, and we expect to complete by mid-April 2025

To minimise disruption, we’ll work overnight between 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday. 

To complete our work safely, we’ll work under full carriageway closures, including slip roads, crossover points and laybys where applicable.

• A1 northbound closed - Monday 20 January 2025 to Friday 21 March 2025
• A1 southbound closed - Monday 24 March 2025 to mid-April 2025

During closures, we’ll install a fully signed diversion via the A607 and A606. 

Access to frontages that fall directly within our closures will be maintained by an escort service which will be provided via our on-site traffic management operatives. There may be short delays whilst we ensure that the site is safe for access. 

Access for the emergency services will be maintained at all times.

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. 

Diversion routes

Northbound diversion map

Southbound diversion map

Our scheme to resurface sections of the carriageway, refresh road markings and repair any drainage gullies as required to provide a smoother and safer carriageway for road users is almost complete. 

We need one further overnight closure of the A38 between Palm Court Island and Little Eaton Island which will take place from 8pm to 6am on Monday 10 March 

Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout.

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.

Diversion routes

A38 northbound diversion

A38 southbound diversion

HGV diversion route

We will be carrying out essential electrical works on the A42 between junction 14 and M1 junction 23A – Donington Services.

During our scheme of work, we will:

• replace street lighting equipment including columns and lanterns
• replace feeder pillars, ducting, road crossings and cables
• replace existing signs
• clear vegetation

This work is due to start on Monday 26 February 2024 and is scheduled for completion by the end of April 2025.

We will be working under full closures of slip roads and the A42, and under lane closures on the M1, and A453 dual carriageway between 9pm and 5am, Monday to Friday.

Please remember that closure details can change at short notice.  For the most up-to-date information, please visit our daily closures page.

During these closures, fully signed diversion routes will be in place, which have been agreed with the local authority.

Heavy goods vehicles will not be granted access during restricted times and will need to follow the diversion in place.

All carriageways will be open as usual during the day, outside of our overnight working hours.

What does it mean for you?

During overnight closures, fully signed diversion routes will be in place as below.

A42 Northbound Diversion route

Traffic to exit A42 at Junction 14, turn left and proceed along the A453. Turn right onto the A453 and continue past the Airport to Finger Farm Roundabout.

Diversion Route for A42 Southbound Traffic from M1

M1 Northbound Exit Slip Diversion Route

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

A453 Northbound Diversion Route

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

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.

We’ve had to pause our essential maintenance work due to recent severe weather but are due to restart on Monday 3 March 2025, and be complete by 6am on Friday 21 March 2025.

We'll work overnight, Monday to Friday, between 8pm and 6am.

To work safely we need to close the northbound carriageway, including a 24/7 closure of northbound layby. This closure also includes the northbound circulatory of Evenley roundabout which closes access to and from Charlton Road. The A43/Charlton Road will also be closed with a local diversion route in place.

We'll also need a full closure of the southbound carriageway for two nights. This includes closure of the southbound circulatory of Evenley Roundabout which will close access to and from Broad Lane. The dates for this will be confirmed during construction once they've been scheduled into the programme.

Diversion routes

A43 Northbound Barley Mow to Oxford Road Roundabout diversion route

Local diversion routes will be in place for residents of Hinton in the Hedges and Evenley.

We'll be working on the A43 Syresham bypass between the Northampton Road Roundabout at Brackley and the B4525 Syresham junction.

We're reinstating a section of the embankment on the northbound carriageway. We'll also be improving drainage, then replanting the slope with local species. 

Closures

To work safely, we'll need to close the A43 northbound carriageway following dates

Monday 20 to Friday 24 January

Overnight closures (8pm and 6am) for vegetation removal ahead of main works.

3 March until early summer 2025

Overnight closures (8pm and 6am) on weeknights for main works.

Diversion

We'll divert northbound traffic: 

• south on the A43, before travelling east on the A421 towards Buckingham
• then north on the A413 and east on the A422 towards Stony Stratford
• joining the A5 northbound towards Towcester to rejoin the A43.

Diversion route map

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.

You can also check our X (formerly Twitter) account (@HighwaysEMIDS) before travelling for the latest information.

Access for Whitfield residents

If you live in Whitfield, you'll be able to access the village during closures. Our traffic management team, Chevron, will escort you through the works.

The meeting point for escort is the BP service station. Simply go to the garage forecourt and speak to one of our team, who will be waiting in Chevron branded vehicles. They’ll take you safely through our roadworks and into the village.

If no-one is there when you arrive, it's because they'll be be escorting another resident through our site. Please wait a few minutes and they'll be back to help you.

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. 

Due to bad weather forecasted over the weekend of 21 to 24 February 2025 we're unable to complete our essential renewal works to the waterproofing system on Crick bridge at junction 18 of the M1. 

The southbound carriageway through the junction will therefore remain open this weekend.

We’ll provide a new date for the works in due course.

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.

Essential road improvement works are being carried out on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council on the southbound off slip of the M40 at junction 10 connecting to the A43 Padbury roundabout.
Work has been delayed due to bad weather, the discovery of Great Crested Newts on site, and the discovery of unexpected utilities. We now expect to finish work in summer 2025.

What work’s being carried out?

• The southbound off slip will be widened to three lanes as it approaches the roundabout.
• Smart signals will be installed at all junctions to speed traffic up.
• We’ll protect the local environment and clear overgrown vegetation

The result will see an increase in capacity, an extension in the life of the road and result in improved road safety and lower journey times through the junction.

More detailed scheme information can be found at:  www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/m40-junction10

Closure Information:

To minimise disruption to the local community, residents, businesses and road users, we’ll work overnight from Monday to Friday, between 9.30pm-6.00am. Throughout the work, the following closures will be in place:

• Weekday night time (9:30pm to 6.00am) – closure of the M40 southbound exit slip with the diversion to Junction 9 and back
• 24 hour lane closure of the M40 southbound approach nearside lane
• 24 hour lane closure of A43 north and southbound with temporary 50mph speed limit
• Occasional weekday night time (9:30pm to 6.00am) closures of relevant sections of the A43 northbound or southbound

Diversions:

During all road closures we’ll put in place fully signed diversion routes which have been agreed with local authorities for this important safety improvement work. All carriageways will be open as usual outside our working hours. 

We‘ll not be closing the road during any major events in the area and will be working with local partners to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.

We’ll also 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.

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.

Contact us:

If you have any questions or if you would like further information about this work, please contact our Public Liaison Officer, as follows:

• Email: EMcomms@amey.co.uk:
• Telephone: 07568 605103

Alternatively, you can contact our National Highways Customer Contact Centre as follows:

• Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk: 
• Telephone: 0300 123 5000

We’ll be resurfacing the M45 eastbound between Thurlaston and the M1.

As part of the work, we’ll be improving the road surface, renewing road markings and replacing studs to provide a smoother, safer carriageway for road users. 

We’ll be carrying out work overnight, between 8pm and 6am, Monday through to Saturday nights from 4 November 2024 to 28 February 2025. 

In order to carry out this work safely, we’ll work under a full closure eastbound only from Thurlaston to the M1. The M45 eastbound will be fully re-opened outside of our working hours.

Diversion from 4 November to 7 December

Diversion from 9 December to end of the works

Work

We’ll be carrying out essential resurfacing work between junction 1 of the M69 and junction 2 of the M6. 

Our work will also include renewing the road markings and studs. The completed work will provide a smoother surface and safer carriageway for road users including clearer road markings. 

Closures

We’ll work overnight from:

• Tuesday 28 January 2025 to Wednesday 12 March 2025
• Monday to Friday, 8pm to 6am

To carry out our work safely, there will be:

• a full closure of the M69 southbound from junction 1 to the M6 junction 2

Diversion 

During closures, the following fully signed diversion route will be in place.

diversion route map

Access for emergency services will be maintained throughout. 

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.