The A17/B1395 Side Bar Lane junction in East Heckington will be rebuilt starting mid-September.
Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways, said: “The A17/B1395 Side Bar Lane junction, one of area’s most important sections of road, is starting to deteriorate. As a result, one of our teams will be fully reconstructing it over three weeks starting in mid-September.
“Whilst there, the team will also be renewing the road markings on the A17, between Swineshead Bridge and Heckington, as they’ve become very faded.
“Because we can only substitute like-for-like roads when planning diversion routes, this one is a bit longer than usual. That’s because there are no other roads suitable for HGVs, and diverting them to C roads would mean having these large vehicles passing through local villages late at night. That’s why we encourage anyone planning to pass through this junction overnight to leave additional time until we’re finished on site in early October.
“Like any major roadworks, there will be some disruption to people who use the road. But we’ve planned the works to take place overnight so that people using the A17 in the day aren’t affected.”
Cllr Andrew Key, Heckington county councillor, said: “The reconstruction of our integral A17 / Side Bar Lane junction is a very welcome improvement for East Heckington because, over time, the junction surface has started breaking down.
“Once finished, the junction will be good as new – making it safer and more comfortable for all road users. In the meantime, I ask anyone affected by the works to bear with us and remain patient while we work on improving the infrastructure in the area.”
Dates and timeframes
Monday 11 September for up to three weeks
Traffic management
Night-time road closure from 7pm to 6am, weekday evenings only
Location of works
A17/B1395 junction in Heckington
Diversion route
A17: via A15 / A52, and vice versa
B1395: via A153 / A17, and vice versa
Karen Cassar added: “We encourage anyone wanting to report potholes or other faults on our road network via FixMyStreet, either online or on the app.”
For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.