Improvements include a complete rebuild of Kingsgate bridge and a full reconstruction of the carriageway.
Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways, said: “This massive infrastructure scheme in Gedney will see Kingsgate bridge, as well as over a half mile of Kingsgate’s carriageway, fully rebuilt.
“Kingsgate bridge has slowly started to deteriorate over the past decade, particularly at its abutments which have started to settle. In order to keep cost and future disruption down, our highways team will be completely rebuilding it now – and will be including additional safety features including extending the verge and installing barriers.
“The surfacing on half a mile of Kingsgate is also starting to fail, so a decision has been taken to carry both sets of improvements out at once to reduce the amount of disruption for residents – one big scheme, rather than two smaller ones at separate times.
“This won’t be a simple task, as the structures team will need to demolish the bridge over the IDB drain and completely rebuild it from the ground up. And immediately after, our roads team will start excavating Kingsgate from its foundations 170mm deep before laying 2,900 tonnes of new road surfacing.”
Dates and timeframes
- Bridge: Monday 30 June for up to eight weeks
- Resurfacing: Tuesday 26 August for up to four weeks
Location of works
- Bridge: from the junction with Chapelgate to the Hall Gate/Roper’s Gate junction
- Resurfacing: from the A17 roundabout to the Hall Gate/Roper’s Gate junction
Traffic management
Full 24/7 road closure
Please note that access will be maintained to residents within the road closure area during the resurfacing works.
Diversion route
Via A17 / Lowgate / Roman Bank / Main Street / Hallgate, and vice versa
Karen Cassar added: “Like any major roadworks, this project will no doubt cause some disruption for people who regularly use Kingsgate, including residents. However, we’re going to do everything we can to keep this to a minimum, including maintaining safe access to all properties throughout the resurfacing works and working in the daytime to keep noise low overnight.
“With that said, we want to thank everyone affected by these works in advance for their patience and encourage them to leave extra time for their journeys once these improvements are underway.”
For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.