Rushcliffe road closures: eight for motorists to avoid this week

Rushcliffe's motorists will have eight road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

Rushcliffe's motorists will have eight road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020placeholder image
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

And one of them is expected to cause severe delays – with drivers facing a holdup of at least half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A46, from 8pm January 7 2022 to 8pm May 22 2023, severe delays (more than 30 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Gamston, carriageway, lane closures and 24/7 narrow lanes due to improvement works, diversion route via National Highways and local authority network.

• A1, from 8pm April 28 to 6am May 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, Markham Moor Interchange to Apleyhead Interchange, Lane closures for maintenance works.

And a further six closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M1, from 8pm May 9 to 5am May 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 22 to junction 23, Lane closures due to maintenance works.

• A46, from 8pm May 9 to 6am May 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 northbound and southbound, Widmerpool to Saxondale, slip roads, Lay-By's and lane closures due to maintenance works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• A52, from 8pm to 11.55pm on May 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 westbound, Rushcliffe, Lane closure due to works on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council.

• A1, from 8pm May 12 to 5am May 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound, Foston to Long Bennington, Lane closure for maintenance works,.

• A52, from 4am to midday, on May 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound, Gamston to RSPCA, Lane closure due to an event.

• A52, from 6.30am to 8am on May 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 Radcliffe on Trent, traffic signals on behalf of BT.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.

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