Construction of the widened puffin crossing will start this summer.
Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways, said: “Starting in early August, we’ll be completely excavating the current crossing outside of The King’s School to build a brand-new, wider one.
“This crossing will be nearly double the width of what’s there now, making it safer and easier for people to use. We’ll also be laying new tactile paving and road surfacing while on-site, in addition to installing more guardrails on the footpaths to help safely shepherd students to the crossing point.”
Cllr Paul Martin, county councillor for Grantham North, said: “After working closely with the school, the highways team has developed this scheme to improve safety at this busy location. Hundreds of students use this crossing daily during term-time, so enhancing safety here is very important.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing the finished product.”
Dates and timeframes
Monday 4 August for up to four weeks
Location of works
A607 Brook Street in Grantham, adjacent to Kings School
Traffic management
- 24/7 temporary traffic signals
- Night-time road closure for the final two weeks of the works, from 7pm to 6am (in addition to daytime traffic signals)
Diversion route
- Westbound: via Belton Lane / Harrowby Lane / New Beacon Road / Beacon Lane / Stonebridge Road / Watergate
- Eastbound: via Watergate / High Street / St Catherines / Beacon Lane / New Beacon Road / Harrowby Lane / Belton Lane / Manthorpe Road
- Castlegate junction: via Manthorpe Road / Slate Mill Place / Park Road
Karen Cassar added: “We'll be doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum, including planning the works for outside of term time. However, there will no doubt be some delays due to the temporary signals we’ll be using, so we encourage people using the A607 in Grantham to leave extra time for their journeys.”
For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.