The scheme, which would relief traffic across the city and increase the High Street pedestrian area, received positive feedback after a public consultation in July 2010.
The Lincoln East to West Link Road would transform the section of the High Street near the busy crossing into a pedestrian-only zone, with traffic in the area re-routed.
Under the plans, Tentercroft Street would be extended to Cross Street so traffic can move around the crossing, instead of causing high volume deadlocks during the day.
Phase 1 of the project has two distinct elements, the new road and the pedestrianisation of the High Street.
The council estimated he the phase 1 cost of land assembly and road construction for the East-West link road is £20 million.
The estimated cost for the medium quality pedestrianisation scheme for the High Street (excluding a footbridge over the railway) is £2m.
A County Council report said the results of the July consultation have been very supportive with 2,000 responses to the questionnaire.
The report claims 88% support the need for the road, 79% support the route of the road and 79% support the pedestrianisation of the High Street.
With a planning application in preparation for May, the County Council still has to solve the problem of the High Street level crossing.
Network Rail support the new road and also the pedestrianisation of the High Street but have concerns regarding the final form of the level crossing.
Their “strong preference” is for it to be permanently closed and replaced by a high quality sky-bridge, incorporating escalators and lifts.
Network Rail is also said to plan to keep the level crossing barriers down in the city centre up to 40 minutes per hour (currently around 20 minutes per hour).
The County Council said it is undertaking a study with Network Rail and the City Of Lincoln Council to see what viable options are available.
It is expected the study over the High Street sky bridge feasibility will be completed by March 2011, a Lincolnshire County Council spokesperson told The Lincolnite.
The plans also include widening Tentercroft Street, which could lead to a few businesses having to be moved out of their current residences.
Lincolnshire County Council said it would support moving these businesses into newly built business accommodation at the Old Coal Yard.
English Heritage expressed concern regarding the loss of the properties on the south-east corner of Tentercroft Street and the High Street.
County Council officers met with English Heritage to look at possible alternatives, but they concluded that there are no viable alternatives.
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Lockdown restrictions will be partially lifted for Christmas, allowing up to three households to meet in an ‘exclusive bubble’.
The plans are yet to be officially confirmed by government, however, according to major outlets including BBC News and Sky News, it will mean that in the five day period between December 23-27:
Three households will be able to form an exclusive “bubble” and meet indoors
Travel restrictions will be also be lifted
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove on Tuesday afternoon chaired a meeting with the first ministers of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to agree the plans.
It is understood there will be some minor changes to the initial plans for each of the nations.
Travel restrictions are also set to be lifted during the same period and some overnight stays will be allowed.
In a briefing on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “I can’t say that Christmas will be normal this year, but in a period of adversity, time spent with loved ones is even more precious for people of all faiths and we all want some kind of Christmas — we need it.
“But what we don’t want is to throw caution to the winds and allow the virus to flare up again, forcing us all back into lockdown in January.
“This virus is not going to grant a Christmas truce. It doesn’t know Christmas and families will need to make a careful judgement about the risks.”
There have been 209 new coronavirus cases and 24 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 118 new cases in Lincolnshire, 51 in North Lincolnshire and 40 in North East Lincolnshire.
It also registered 16 deaths in Lincolnshire, four in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire.
These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported nine local hospital deaths on Tuesday. Five were at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and four were at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. This takes the total number of hospital deaths in the county to 477.
On Tuesday, national cases increased by 11,299 to 1,538,794, while deaths rose by 608 to 55,838.
Lincolnshire COVID-19 deaths up to November 24.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases at the University of Lincoln has more than halved this week. It currently has 61 coronavirus cases — 58 students and three staff.
The man in charge of care homes in Lincolnshire said extra precautions are still needed for visitors, besides twice-weekly rapid testing, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined in his winter plan on Monday.
In national news, new figures show weekly COVID-19 deaths in England and Wales are at the highest level since May.
The transport secretary announced that international visitors will be able to reduce their quarantine time by more than half from December 15, provided they purchase a COVID-19 test after five days.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire for Tuesday, November 24
24,047 cases (up 209)
14,783 in Lincolnshire (up 118)
4,412 in North Lincolnshire (up 51)
4,852 in North East Lincolnshire (up 40)
745 deaths (up 24)
485 from Lincolnshire (up 16)
133 from North Lincolnshire (up four)
127 from North East Lincolnshire (up four)
of which 477 hospital deaths (up nine)
251 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (up five)
9 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
216 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up four)
1,538,794 UK cases, 55,838 deaths
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.
Geordie comedian Sarah Millican will perform at four Lincolnshire venues next year as part of her new UK tour Bobby Dazzler.
Sarah, who is married to fellow comedian Gary Delaney and has appeared on various TV panel shows, will visit Lincoln, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Skegness between July and October 2021.
Tickets will be available for general sale from 10am on Friday, November 27 – see more details here.
However, anyone on Sarah’s mailing list will have access to book at 10am on Wednesday, November 26. The first 5,000 tickets that get sold to mailing list members will have no booking fee.
Tickets are priced at £27.50 before any venue charges. The booking fee will only be £1.50 per ticket.
Lincolnshire shows
The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – July 16 and 17
Grimsby Auditorium – August 21
Embassy Theatre, Skegness – September 1
The Engine Shed, Lincoln – October 27 and 31
As well as the UK and Ireland leg of the tour, Sarah is working on booking some international dates in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America.
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