Works to improve the A16/A151 roundabout in Spalding have come to a successful end.
Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: "After fourteen months of hard work, I’m happy to announce that our improvements to the A16/A151 Springfield Roundabout are officially finished, with the upgraded roundabout fully re-opened.
"This major project aims to ease congestion, enhance safety, and future-proof the roundabout for upcoming A16 upgrades. By making the roundabout bigger; adding new entry and exit lanes on the A16; and improving entry and exit lanes on the A151, we’re confident these goals have been achieved.
“I know the disruption during the works didn’t make life easy for drivers, residents, or local businesses so I want to give my sincere thanks to everyone for bearing with us throughout the works. Traffic management is necessary evil of all roadworks to help keep everyone, including our workforce, safe.
"With Springfield Roundabout back open, we’re now focused on completing our improvements to Pinchbeck Roundabout, just a mile up the A16."
Project overview
Cllr Davies said: “This project has been a very complex piece of engineering to make into a reality. In fact, over 65,000 hours were spent on it since breaking ground last September and it’s involved installing over a half mile of new underground drainage and using over 12,500 tonnes of materials to rebuild the roundabout.”
Below are some additional facts and figures about the Springfield Roundabout project:
- 8,000 tonnes of old carriageway, footway and kerbing excavated
- Over a mile and a half of new kerbing installed
- 28 new street lighting columns installed
- Six new road crossings built
- Nearly half a mile of new footway built
The project was funded by a portion of the £20m in funding awarded to the county council in October 2021. The remaining funding was / is being used across four other projects, including improvements to Spalding’s A16/B1180 Pinchbeck Roundabout, the A16 Marsh Lane Roundabout, and active travel improvements in Boston and Spalding.
For more information about this project, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/springfieldroundabout.
