High Speed 2 (HS2) works on National Highways network

HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) will need to complete some piling works to construct the new Rykneld Street Overbridge. To do so, they'll need to close the A38 southbound overnight from the Hilliard’s Cross junction to Cappers Lane junction, from Monday 24 February to Friday 28 February 2025, and Monday 3 March to Wednesday 5 March 2025 9pm to 5am.

The diversion will be from A38 Hilliard’s Cross to Wood End Lane to A515 Tewnals Lane, along A51 Stafford Road to A5192 Eastern Avenue to rejoin the A38 carriageway. Access to businesses and properties will be maintained. 

There will be two full weekend closures of the A43 in late February and early March so that HS2 contractors EKFB can safely carry out works to lift and install the steel bridge beams which are required for the permanent A43 overbridge.

A section of the A43 will be fully closed in both directions, northbound and southbound between Brackley North (Northampton Road) and the B4525 junction, from:

• 10pm Friday 28 February to 6am Monday 3 March
• 10pm Friday 7 March to 6am Monday 10 March

As a contingency, should there be delays to the works, full weekend closures will take place on:

• 10pm Friday 14 March to 6am Monday 17 March
• 10pm Friday 21 March to 6am Monday 24 March

These dates may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control such as weather. 

For road users wishing to travel north use the alternative routes A421, A422 and the A508. 

For road users wishing to travel south use the alternative routes A508, A422 and the A421.

We would remind all road users to plan their journeys, allow more time and follow the signed diversion routes.

Please note: 

• there is no access from Radstone village on to the A43.
• residents will not be able to exit Whitfield and travel north onto the A43. 
• Whitfield residents will receive additional communications prior to the closures, detailing the arrangements for a vehicle escort service and what to expect
• access for blue light services will be under escort along the A43 southbound carriageway

HS2 contractors Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB) are continuing works for the main construction of permanent realignments and overbridges for the A421 (near Finmere) and A4421 (near Newton Purcell). 

The new bridges will carry traffic over the HS2 railway and along the newly aligned road network. Following these surveys, EKFB are now continuing with the final utility diversions. The majority of these works will take place under full 24- hour weekend closures or nighttime road closures. The final tie-in works to knit in the new road alignments to the current road network work are expected to take place in summer 2025.

The following closures are scheduled to take place on the A421 near Finmere between 8:30am and 5:30pm:

• 11 January to 13 January
• 31 January to 3 February
• 7 February to 10 February
• 14 February to 17 February
• 21 February to 24 February

The following closures are scheduled to take place on the A4421 near Newton Purcell between 8:30am and 5:30pm:

• 17 January to 20 January
• 14 February to 17 February
• 21 February to 24 February
• 28 February to 3 March

During the closures, access will be maintained for residents within the closure area.  We would remind road users to plan their journeys, allow more time and follow the signed diversion routes.

For more information Contact the HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on: 

• Freephone 08081 434 434 
• Minicom 08081 456 472 
• Email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

HS2 contractors Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) will need to undertake some utilities diversion works near the A45.

To carry out these works safely they will need to partially close ‘East Way’ (which joins onto the A45 Coventry Road eastbound carriageway) overnight each night from 24 February until 1 March and for a further five nights from 17 March until 22 March 2025.

Partial overnight closure of A45 East Way:

• Monday 24 February from 8pm until 6am
• Tuesday 25 February from 8pm until 6am
• Wednesday 26 February from 10.30pm until 6am
• Thursday 27 February from 10.30pm until 6am
• Friday 28 February from 10.30pm until 6am
• Monday 17 March from 8pm until 6am
• Tuesday 18 March from 8pm until 6am
• Wednesday 19 March from 8pm until 6am
• Thursday 20 March from 8pm until 6am
• Friday 21 March from 11.30pm until 6am

A fully signed diversion route will be in place.

HS2 contractors, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), will fully open the new roundabout connecting the A446 and the A452.

In order to do that, they will need to temporarily close the A446 southbound off slip (Biddles Loop) overnight, on 25 January between 8pm and 6am. 

They will also need to place a single lane closure on the A446 southbound carriageway overnight, on 25 January between 8pm and 6am. 

Closures

Saturday 25 January from 8pm to 6am

• A446 southbound closure of exit slip (Biddles Loop)
• A446 southbound single lane

Diversion

A fully signed diversion will be in place, allow extra time and plan your journeys.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on: 
Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

HS2 contractors Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) will need to undertake some vegetation clearance. To carry out these works safely, they will need to proceed with the following closures between the hours of 9.30am and 3.30pm: 

• A452 Chester Road partial single lane closures from Monday 10 February until Friday 14 February 2025 
• A452 southbound on slip full closures from Monday 17 February until Friday 28 February 2025 
• A446 southbound /A452 Chester Road southbound partial single lane closures from Monday 17 February until Friday 28 February 2025 
• Packington Lane A452 southbound access/exit closures from Monday 17 February until Friday 28 February 2025 

During the Packington Lane works, access and egress to Packington Lane will be via the A452 Chester Road northbound only.

A fully signed diversion will be in place, allow extra time and plan your journeys.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk:

• Freephone 08081 434 434 
• Minicom 08081 456 472 
• Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is working in partnership with HS2 Ltd to build the new high-speed railway.

BBV are constructing a box structure to take the new HS2 line under the A46 near Kenilworth.

This is being built off-line and will be moved into place using a “box push” technique across the existing carriageway in spring 2025. To prepare, for this BBV will need to alter the VRS (vehicle restraint system), central reservations layout and complete some advance works on the cross-carriageway drainage. 

To complete these works safely BBV will install temporary full weekend closures of the A46. 

Closure

To ensure the safety of the workforce, BBV will be closing a section of the A46 between Festival Island (Coventry) and Thickthorn Island (Kenilworth) over two weekends: 

• 8pm Friday 7 February to 6am Monday 10 February 
• 8pm Friday 14 February to 6am Monday 17 February 

They will then require a final longer closure later in the spring 2025 to push the new box into place. Further details of those works will be shared after the weekend closures. 

Following the weekend closures, there will be an ongoing lane closure northbound and narrow lanes to the southbound carriageway until the new box structure is in place in Spring 2025.

Diversion routes

Strategic HGV and through traffic diversion routes will be in place:

During the weekend closures all HGVs must follow the diversion routes.  Please do not use sat navs and allow more time for your journeys.

• For HGVs travelling north to access Kenilworth, please continue on the A46 and leave at the Thickthorn Roundabout.
• For all other HGVs travelling north, beyond Kenilworth to Coventry, please use the M40, M42, M6 towards Coventry to rejoin the A46.

Local diversions routes will be in place.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk 
Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is constructing a box structure to take the new HS2 line under the A46 near Kenilworth. This is being built off-line and will be moved into place using a 'box push' technique across the existing carriageway in spring 2025. 

To prepare for the box push, BBV will need to alter the VRS (vehicle restraint system), central reservations layout and complete some advance works on the cross-carriageway drainage. To complete these works safely BBV will need to install temporary full weekend closures of the A46 for two weekends in February 2025, details as below:

When the work will take place

To ensure the safety of our workforce, we'll close a section of the A46 between Festival Island (Coventry) and Thickthorn Island (Kenilworth) over two weekends in February 2025. Note: The first closure was last weekend from Friday 7 February to Monday 10 February

• UPDATE: This weekend the A46 will be closed from 8pm Friday 14 February to 6am Monday 17 February 2025.
• The closures will be in both directions between Festival Island (Coventry) and Thickthorn Island (Kenilworth)

Following the weekend closures, there will be temporary lane closures on the northbound carriageway and narrow lanes to the southbound carriageway along that section of the A46 between Festival Island (Coventry) and Thickthorn Island (Kenilworth) until the new box structure is in place later in the Spring 2025.

Strategic HGV and through traffic diversion routes will be in place:

During the weekend closures all HGVs must follow the diversion routes. Please do not use sat navs and allow more time for your journeys.

• For HGVs travelling north to access Kenilworth, please continue on the A46 and leave at the Thickthorn Roundabout. 
• For all other HGVs travelling north, beyond Kenilworth to Coventry, please use the M40, M42, M6 towards Coventry to rejoin the A46.

Local diversions routes will be in place.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk 
Freephone: 08081 434 434 
Minicom: 08081 456 472 
Email: HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk  

A452 northbound full overnight closures

• 13 February 10pm until 14 February 6am
• 14 February 10pm until 15 February 6am
• 27 February 10pm until 28 February 6am
• 28 February 10pm until 1 March 6am

A452 northbound 24/7 single lane closure

• 7 February 6am until 1 March 6am

A452 Packington Lane access

Access to Packington Lane during these works:

From Friday 7 February until 6am 15 February 2025 access to Packington Lane will be via the southbound A452 entry slip road only.

From 6am 15 February the A452 northbound exit will be reopened.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk 
Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk  

HS2 contractors need to prepare to demolish a disused bridge structure over the A446.

Closures

To work safely, the contractors need overnight closures:

Monday 20 January 10pm to Saturday 1 February 6am

A452 northbound carriageway

Monday 20 January 8pm to Saturday 1 February 6am

A446 southbound carriageway

A fully signed diversion will be in place. Allow extra time and plan your journeys.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk:

Freephone 08081 434 434 
Minicom 08081 456 472 
Email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

Work

Between 11 January and 24 January 2025, M42/M6 Link Road works will be carried out which will involve overnight weekday and weekend closures of both the M42/M6 eastbound and westbound carriageways.

Closures

Weekend closure 1 

From 3am Saturday 11 January to 5am Monday 13 January 

• Westbound link road, from M42 southbound at J8 to M6 northbound at J4a eastbound link road from M6 southbound at J4a to M42.

Weeknight closure 

16 - 17 January – 9pm – 5am each night

• Westbound link from M42 southbound at J8 to M6 northbound at J4a.

Weekend closure 2 

From 9pm Friday 17 January to Monday 5am 20 January

• Westbound link road, from M42 southbound at J8 to M6 northbound at J4a.
• Eastbound link road from M6 southbound at J4a to M42.

Weeknight closure

23 - 24 January – 9pm – 5am each night

• Westbound link road, from M42 southbound at J8 to M6 northbound at J4a.
• Eastbound link road from M6 southbound at J4a to M42.

Weeknight closure 

24 – 25 January – 9pm – 5am each night

• Westbound link road from M42 southbound at J8 to M6 northbound at J4a.

Diversions

M42/M6 link road westbound:

• continue on the M42 southbound from junction 8 to junction 6
• At M42 junction 6 exit the M42 southbound onto the roundabout and take the M42 slip road to go northbound and rejoin the M6 westbound.

Diversion route using M6 - Westbound:

• Continue on the M42 southbound to junction 7a
• At M42 junction 7atake the exit to “M6/London (N&E) (M1)” and continue along this route to M6 southbound at junction 3a
• At M6 junction 3 take the exit toward M6 Toll/ M42 (N)
• Join the M6 northbound and continue to junction 4a where the diversion ends. 

Eastbound: 

• Continue southbound on M6 to junction 3 and exit the motorway on to the roundabout exit from the roundabout onto M6 northbound
• Join the M6 and continue to M6 northbound

For drivers travelling towards M42 northbound:

• At junction 3 take the exit toward M6 Toll/M42 (North) 
• Continue along this route joining the M42 northbound at junction 7a to the M42 continue northbound. 

For drivers travelling towards M42 southbound:

• At M6 junction 4 take the exit to “M42 (S)” and continue to M42 where the diversion ends.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk 
Freephone: 08081 434 434 
Minicom: 08081 456 472 
Email: HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk 

There will be a full closure of the M42 northbound carriageway from junction 7 to junction 8. This will also include the slip road from M42 northbound at junction 7 to M6 southbound and the M6 Toll connector road northbound, from M6 junction 3a to M42 northbound. 

To ensure the safety of the workforce, there will be two overnight road closures on Friday 21 February and again overnight on Monday 24 February. The closures will be in place from 8pm each night and will be removed at 5am each morning.

A diversion route will be in place from M6 northbound to M6 J5. At M6 J5 traffic should leave the northbound carriageway and rejoin the M6 southbound to M6 J4a, eastbound link road to rejoin the M42 where the diversion ends.

There will be three full overnight weekday closure of the M42 southbound from junction 9 to junction 7 and the M6 Toll Road southbound from junction T2 to M42. 

To ensure the safety of the workforce, there will be three overnight weeknight road closures from Tuesday 25 February up to and including Thursday 27 February. The closures will be in place from 8pm each night and will be removed at 5am each morning.

The diversion route M42 southbound will be to exit M42 at junction 9 (Dunton interchange) continue southbound on the A446 Stonebridge Road and A452 Chester Road to the A45 Coventry Road at Stonebridge Roundabout and proceed westwards to rejoin the M42 at junction 6 (Bickenhill Interchange/Birmingham Airport/International Railway Station/NEC/Resorts World).

Long-term traffic management is now in place on the M42/M6 link road. This involves closing lane one and the hard shoulder of the M42/M6 link road southbound connector.

This will reduce the lane availability from two running lanes of traffic to one and will be in place from 24 August 2023 until further notice.

Contact HS2 Helpdesk team all day, every day of the year on:

Freephone: 08081 434 434
Minicom: 08081 456 472
Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

HS2 contractors are preparing to build a new bridge across the M42 motorway. 

Closures

To work safely,  the contractors will need weekday overnight (9pm to 5am) lane closures

Lanes 3 and 4 northbound carriageway of connector road

From M6 junction 3a to where it joins the M42 and from junction 7a to junction 8.

Wednesday nights on the following dates:

• 29 January
• 26 February
• 26 March
• 23 April
• 28 May
• 25 June
• 23 July
• 27 August
• 24 September
• 29 October
• 26 November
• 17 December

M42/M6 westbound link road 

Thursday nights on the following dates:

• 30 January
• 27 February
• 27 March
• 24 April
• 29 May
• 26 June
• 24 July
• 28 August
• 25 September
• 30 October
• 27 November
• 18 December

Please allow extra time for your journeys. 

Contact the HS2 Helpdesk:

Freephone: 08081 434 434

Minicom: 08081 456 472

Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk