Grantham Southern Relief Road November update

GSRR Update - November 2021

Phase Two works are nearly complete.

What we achieved in October

Phase Two

  • Completed works to the underside of the new underpass
  • Completed safety barrier installation
  • Completed southbound surfacing and surface water channel on the A1
  • Continued verge, drainage and ducting works and installation of street lighting, fences and signage installation
  • Continue surfacing works, verge works and installation of ducting, signage and street lights on the A1
  • Started landscaping works

Phase Three

  • West side of site – installed new test piles and reaction piles / completed concrete bases and install temporary bridge for pier three / continued general earthworks filling
  • East side of site – continued rock processing and earthworks filling for under bridge abutment / began construction works to south-west section of Somersby Hill Roundabout
  • Continued post-excavation archaeological reporting

What's happening in November

Phase Two

  • Construct new link road
  • Complete drainage and ducting, verge works and fence installation
  • Complete northbound surfacing and ducting on the A1
  • Continue installing new street lighting and road signs
  • Continue verge works and installation of road signs and street lights on the A1

Phase Three

  • West side of site – install new test piles and reaction piles / complete general earthworks filling/continue embankment works / construct working platform for pier three
  • East side of site – continue rock processing and earthworks filling for under bridge abutment / continue construction works to south-west section of Somersby Hill Roundabout / continue drainage works around embankment
  • Continue post-excavation archaeological reporting

Current/ongoing traffic restrictions and closures

  • 50mph speed limit and narrowed lanes on the A1 between Harlaxton to Little Ponton
  • On-going lane closures on the B1174 roundabout until the end of the scheme
  • Temporary traffic signals and lane closures as needed at Somersby Hill Roundabout until Spring 2022

Upcoming traffic restrictions and closures

  • Northbound A1 closure between Little Ponton and Harlaxton from 1-19 November (excluding Saturday and Sunday evenings), 8 pm to 6 am
  • Southbound A1 closure between Little Ponton and Harlaxton from 22-26 November, 8 pm to 6 am

Published: 1st November 2021