Major stretch of A607 set for rebuild

Road ahead closed sign.

Sections of the A607 between Lincoln and Grantham will be reconstructed starting in early August.

Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways, said: “In early August, we’ll be starting a two and a half month project to rebuild three failing sections of the A607 between Lincoln and Grantham – at Leadenham, Caythorpe and Carlton Scroop. 

“The A607 in these areas is filled with cracks and potholes, so a decision has been made to fully rebuild the worst sections using over 8,000 tonnes of road-building materials, including aggregate and hot-rolled asphalt. In total, we’ll be rebuilding over two miles of road.”

While on-site, the highways team will also be carrying out additional works at various locations, including resurfacing footways and replacing kerbs where needed.

Dates and timeframes

  • Leadenham: Monday 4 August for up to two weeks
  • Carlton Scroop: Monday 18 August for up to five weeks
  • Caythorpe: Wednesday 17 September for up to four weeks

Traffic management

  • Leadenham: daytime road closures, 8am to 5pm
  • Carlton Scroop: daytime road closures, 8am to 5pm (during school holidays) and 8:30am to 4:30pm (during school term time)
  • Caythorpe: daytime road closures, exact times to be confirmed closer to the time

Location of works

  • Leadenham: Leadenham Crossroads, including:
    • Main Road - from near Rectory Lane to just before the primary school
    • High Street - from the junction to just before Rectory Lane
    • Sleaford Road - from the junction to near the speed limit sign
  • Carlton Scroop: A607, between Carlton Scroop and Honington Fork
  • Caythorpe: from Lincoln Road layby to just past Caythorpe Heath Lane

Diversion route

All three locations will share the same diversion route, which will be via A607 Main Road / A607 Sleaford Road / A15 Sleaford Road / A15 / A153 Grantham Road / A607 Lincoln Road, and vice versa

Karen Cassar added: “These sorts of roadworks almost always cause some disruption to local people, but our team will do all they can to minimise this. The goal is to complete the whole project as quickly and efficiently as possible, without sacrificing quality, so that local people and commuters feel as little impact as possible.”
 
For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.

Published: 11th July 2025