East Midlands - Maintenance schemes

We’re  maintaining safety barriers between South Witham and Harlaxton.

We began work on 17 March 2025 and expect to finish by mid November 2025. 

We'll work overnight (8pm - 6am) Monday to Friday.

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

Traffic management

While we work, we'll need:

• lane closures
• slip road closures, with diversions directing drivers to the next junction and back

We’ll try to minimise disturbance. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience we 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’ll be working overnight, between 8pm and 6am, from 15 November to 23 November. 

In order to carry out this work safely, we’ll install full weekend closures on the A14 from M1 junction 19 to A14 junction 1.

• Full eastbound closure – 15 November to 16 November
• Full westbound closure – 22 November to 23 November

Diversions

Eastbound diversion route

Westbound diversion route

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 10 (Islip) and 13 (Thrapston).

Closures

Monday 29 September 2025 to 18 December 2025 - A14 eastbound between junctions 10 and 13

Overnight closures (8pm - 6am) Monday to Friday.

Also includes:

• lane 2 westbound
• junction 10 eastbound entry slip road
• junction 11 eastbound entry and exit slip road
• junction 12 eastbound entry and exit slip road

November weekend overnight (8pm - 11am) extended closures - A14 eastbound between junctions 10 and 13

Also includes:

• lane 2 westbound
• junction 10 eastbound entry slip road
• junction 11 eastbound entry and exit slip road
• junction 12 eastbound entry and exit slip road

On these dates:

• Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November
• Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November

To minimise disruption over Christmas there will be no traffic management in place from 19 December to early January 2026.

Monday 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 - A14 westbound between junctions 13 and 10

Overnight closures (8pm - 6am) Monday to Friday.

Also includes:

• lane 2 eastbound
• junction 13 westbound entry slip road
• junction 12 westbound exit slip road 

We'll update this page with dates for some other 2026 closures, including a full weekend closure and more extended Friday and Saturday night closures, before the end of December.

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 re-join 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 building the Towcester relief road which will link the A5 with the A43. This is part of their planning agreement for the nearby Towcester Grange development.

The road is expected to open in early 2026.

For more information about the scheme including road closures, visit the Towcester relief road portal site.

Kier Transportation and West Northamptonshire Council are improving the Queen Eleanor interchange in Northampton which links the A45 with the A5076 Mereway.

Work is expected to finish in December 2025.

Work is mainly taking place on weekdays (8am - 5pm) with occasional weekend closures.

Full roundabout closures will be necessary at times, but these will occur at night time or off-peak.

Traffic management will be in place 24/7 which includes lane closures and traffic lights turned off.

You can find more information about the scheme, including upcoming road closures, on the West Northamptonshire Council website.

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

Work is expected to finish in 2026.

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

We’re carrying out inspection and repairs of drainage, lighting, signs, and vegetation clearance.

We’ll be working overnight from 8pm to 6am.

To complete our work safely, we’ll close the A52 between Wheatcroft Island and Gamston Roundabout in both directions.

There are two separate diversion routes (the same in both directions) for vehicles under 4.4m (14’6”) and vehicles over 4.4m (14’6”)

Diversion for vehicles under 4.4m (14’6”)

Diversion for vehicles over 4.4m (14’6”)

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.