Burton Road in uphill Lincoln has been falling apart due to the heat of up to 25°C in May
Five Lincoln roads damaged by the hot weather earlier this year will be totally resurfaced between 3 and 18 September, with delays expected throughout the city.
Union Road, Eastgate East and Eastgate West will be resurfaced during the day from Monday, September 3.
Burton Road, which fell apart in the heat in May and was already resurfaced twice in a year, will see work between September 10-14.
The work will take place at night to minimise the impact on businesses and traffic, starting early evening and finishing before the morning rush hour each day.
Burton Road will be also be re-lined on Monday, September 17 and Tuesday, September 18, during the day – weather permitting.
Tentercroft Street will be resurfaced at night on September 17 and 18 after rush hour, which means motorists won’t be able to access the car park during the evening.
More durable roads
The County Council said the road surfaces deteriorated in January after they had been ‘surface dressed’ (where material is placed on top of the road so that it lasts longer) was due to a technical issue with the material used.
When the road surfaces were surface dressed again, to remedy the fault, there was a spell of hot weather, which led to the surface deteriorating and a further loss of chippings in April. ‘Resurfacing’ the road by removing the surface entirely and replacing it with a new tarmac surface means it will be more durable.
Head of Highways, Alan Aistrup, said: “We’ve worked collectively with our partners to identify that the best way forward is to completely remove the existing road surface that was causing the problems, and replace it with an entirely new tarmac surface that is more durable.
“We’re confident this will provide a permanent solution and would like to thank people for continuing to bear with us.
“This is something that happens only very rarely and was largely due to a technical materials issue at that time, and exacerbated by hot weather, but we do apologise to anyone who was affected by it.
“Our aim is to complete the work as quickly as possible, but this will be weather dependent.”
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A local man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after two pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car and three parked vehicles in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Police officers attended the scene after the collision between a blue Citroen Berlingo, the parked vehicles, and a man and a woman, who are both in their 60s, on Winthorpe Avenue shortly before 7pm on Friday, April 16.
The two pedestrians suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. However, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A 63-year-old local man, who was driving the Berlingo, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage and anyone with information should contact them on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 389 of April 16.
Few people attended the second Kill the Bill protest in Lincoln on Saturday, as Extinction Rebellion activists stood alone on the High Street to campaign against a proposed policing bill that could make many protests illegal.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire gathered at Speakers’ Corner to oppose plans for the latest Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which could curtail protesting rights if passed through parliament.
Extinction Rebellion were the main representatives at the protest. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Under the proposed bill, police officers will be given greater powers to put a stop to any protests, as well as determining start and finish times for them, and controlling noise levels.
A few stopped to talk with the protestors, but most just went about their day walking down Lincoln High Street in the first weekend that non-essential shops and beer gardens reopened.
The Lincolnite spoke to one of the rebels at the protest, to find out the reasons behind the march.
They said: “This draconian bill cannot go ahead, it needs to be taken apart and re-evaluted completely.
“People have been walking past us shaking their heads, but they don’t realise that it’s their freedom we are fighting for.”
The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes captured some pictures from the protest.
Signs were put up by the works at Speakers’ Corner on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 on Friday evening.
The single-vehicle crash, involving a white Suzuki Splash, happened in the westbound lane of the A52 between Barrowby and Sedgebrook at around 7.20pm on Friday, April 16.
The driver of the car is now in hospital after suffering serious injuries, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Officers believe the driver had travelled from Grantham on the A52 at Barrowby before the crash.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or saw the vehicle before the incident is being asked to call 101, quoting incident 420 of April 16.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the same reference in the subject box.
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