M18 junction 1 to junction 7

Latest updates

• 01 February 2021

  Second phase of barrier work to start at Wadworth

  Work to install a new bridge barrier (parapet) at Wadworth roundabout has been completed along with waterproofing work which will improve safety and provide drivers with smoother journeys.

  We’re now replacing the safety barrier on the roundabout at Wadworth with work starting on Monday 8 February 2021 for eight weeks.

  There will be lane closures on the roundabout during the day and work will be carried out 24/7.

  Overnight between 8pm and 6am we’ll close the road in quadrants Monday to Friday at the start and end of the scheme to allow installation of traffic management.

• 01 February 2021

  Second phase of barrier work to start at Wadworth

  Work to install a new bridge barrier (parapet) at Wadworth roundabout has been complete along with waterproofing work which will improve safety and provide drivers with smoother journeys.

  We’re now replacing the safety barrier on the roundabout at Wadworth with work starting on Monday 15 February for eight weeks.

  There will be lane closures on the roundabout during the day and work will be carried out 24/7.

  Overnight between 8pm and 6am we’ll close the road in quadrants Monday to Friday at the start and end of the scheme to allow installation of traffic management.

• 22 September 2020

  Wadworth Viaduct work starts

  Wadworth viaduct is a seven span structure carrying the M18 over the A1(M) in South Yorkshire. The structure is over 40-years-old and some of the parapets (bridge barriers) need upgrading.

  To keep disruption to a minimum we’re planning the main work on the M18 as follows: 

  It is proposed to carry out the work using overnight full carriageway closures of the M18 between 8pm and 6am.

  24/7 hard shoulder closures on the M18 with temporary concrete barrier within the hard shoulder.

  The road closures underneath the bridge i.e. the north and south interchange roads, A1(M) carriageway and White Cross Lane will be fully closed in phases.

  Diversion routes for the above closures will be fully signed. Access will be maintained for local traffic to properties and affected businesses within the closure. Emergency vehicles and police will also be able to gain access where needed throughout the work.

  We’ve also now completed all the drainage improvements and the bridge work at Loversall Bridge.

• 04 February 2020

  Continuing maintenance and renewal work

  In February we started replacing the joints on Loversall Bridge located between junctions 3 and 4. Expansion joints help bridges move under the stresses and strains of traffic and during changes in temperature. This work will also include resurfacing and last for around one month.

  We’ll need four overnight closures at the start of the scheme for resurfacing with diversions via A6812 / A18 / A630 northbound and in reverse southbound. The rest of the scheme we’ll use hard shoulder or lane two closures overnight between 8pm and 6am to reduce the number of full closures. A 50mph advisory speed limit will be in place.

  In March, we’ll start working on the link roads between the M1 and M18; replacing 1,355 metres of safety barrier, renewing traffic signs and installing 480 of new drains and gullies to help improve safety in flooding hotspots.

  We’re carrying out drainage repairs in the hard shoulder and carriageway to clear out, reline and replace sections of gullies and pipes, again to improve safety and prevent flooding between junctions 2 and 3.

  This will require:

  • Weeknight full closures of the M18 to M1 northbound and M1 southbound to M18 northbound link roads for the barrier replacement work
  • The drainage work on the link roads will be carried out under full weekend closures on the M18 to M1 northbound link road. For the M18 to M1 southbound we’ll use lane 1 closures and a full closure at both the start and end of that section of work

   

  The M18 junctions 2 and 3 drainage work will start and end with a full closure in each direction, separately, so we can install temporary barriers. The work will take place overnight with separate lane 1 and lane 2 closures. We’ll also need to close the M18 junction 3 entry southbound slip road over the weekend to carry out some excavation work.

  All overnight closures will be between 8pm and 6am and any weekend closures will run from 8pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.

  We expect this work to take around four months.