HE to improve roads in East of England with £61.4m

Highways England (HE) will be carrying out essential road maintenance and improvement works on motorways and major A-roads across the East of England with an investment of £61.4m.

The improvement works, starting from this month, include road resurfacing, installation of safety barrier, lighting upgrades, new signs and road markings on many of the region’s busiest roads.

Highways England regional Capital Delivery team leader Aran Nugent said: “This work will improve safety and provide smoother journeys for the millions of drivers that use our road network across the East of England every day.

“We care about drivers’ journeys and we understand that roadworks can cause some disruption for drivers and local residents, so we have planned the work carefully and closely with local authorities, local parishes and other transport services to reduce its impact as much as we can.

“While we are carrying out this essential work, I would urge motorists to plan their journeys ahead and allow extra time where needed.”

"This work will improve safety and provide smoother journeys for the millions of drivers that use our road network across the East of England every day."

The works are being carried out as part of HE’s commitment to improve safety and ensure better journeys across the East region’s busiest roads.

Road maintenance and improvement works will be carried until next summer in different phases to minimise its impact on people’s journeys.

HE will be spending £3.4m for installing new noise reducing barriers at eight locations along the M40 in Buckingham and South Oxfordshire, while £3.1m will be spent for safety upgrades at the Hare Green Roundabout, Harwich Road junction on the A120 near Colchester.

The transport authority will spend £3.5m to carry out major repairs to the accident damaged bridges on the A47 Saddlebow interchange at King’s Lynn and £1.9m for resurfacing on the A1 between Langford and Baldock.

The bridge on the A14 at Claydon will be repaired using £1.1m, and the road will be resurfaced on the A11 between Besthorpe and Spooner Row with an investment of £3.2m.