The Brayford level crossing will close from January 2, 2019 until February 18, 2019. Photo: The Lincolnite
The Brayford Wharf East level crossing will close for over six weeks from next month as the project to install a new footbridge continues.
It will temporarily close to pedestrians and cyclists from January 2 and February 18, 2019.
The closure is necessary to allow piling and work on the barriers and road traffic lights to take place safely. During the closures pedestrians and cyclists are advised to use the level crossing at High Street or the footbridge in the University.
Brayford roads closed to drivers on October 29 as work finally began after delays on the new footbridge over the level crossing.
Road closures are due to be in place for around six months until May 6.
During the closure pedestrians and cyclists are advised to use the level crossing at High Street or the footbridge in the University.
The road will close for 11 weekends as part of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass works
The next phase of Lincoln Eastern Bypass works will see a section of the B1188 close for 11 weeks.
Lincoln Road Branston will be closed to all vehicles between 6.30pm on Friday until 6am on Monday over 11 weekends between January 18 and April 1.
It’s described as a full hard closure, which means even emergency vehicles will not be permitted through the road blocks.
From Monday, December 10, Lincolnshire County Council also closed Bloxholm Lane to allow for earthworks along the bypass route. It isn’t expected to reopen again until December 2019, when the new Sleaford roundabout is complete.
Heighington Road will be closed for almost a year due to further work on the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. Photo: Lincolnshire County Council
Work on the Heighington Road section of Lincoln Eastern Bypass, including constructing the new 33m bridge above the new bypass route, started in November and is expected to take 11 months to complete.
The diversion route for the closure will be via the B1188 to Washingborough Road to Church Hill to Heighington Road, and vice versa.
Traffic lights at the St Marks retail park and the University of Lincoln car park will be replaced in February, leading to four weeks of additional road works.
Work is set to start on Monday, February 4, 2019.
Although Ropewalk will remain open to traffic throughout the project, temporary lane closures will be in place.
In addition, traffic will be stopped from turning right out of The Sidings (the access road to St Marks retail park) with those wishing to travel towards the High Street being diverted via the nearby roundabout and back on to Ropewalk.
Similarly, vehicles leaving the university car park will be prevented from turning right and will be diverted towards the High Street.
Traffic heading south will be directed to continue along the High Street, whereas those going north will be diverted along the East-West Link Road to Pelham Bridge.
As reported this summer the left-hand lane of Newland on the junction with Carholme Road will be closed until 2019.
The closure started in July and until it reopens motorists will not be able to make right turns into The Avenue. Instead cars will have to follow a diversion via Carholme and Long Leys Road.
The road is being closed to accommodate deliveries on the new Viking House student development and will not reopen until the work is complete.
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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
It has been a tragic week with three deaths on Lincolnshire’s roads after two male motorbike riders and a man on a pedal bike lost their lives.
The roads are now busier again after further lockdown restrictions were eased on April 12, but since then three men have sadly died.
A man died after falling from his pedal bike in Branston on Wednesday, April 14 and police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.
On the same day, a 34-year-old male died after a crash involving two motorcycles near Gainsborough.
The man who lost his life in the collision was riding a silver Wuyang motorcycle. The second motorcycle was a blue Suzuki being ridden by a man in his 30s, who was taken to hospital with suspected serious injuries.
A 54-year-old man from North Lincolnshire also died after his motorbike crashed with a Royal Mail post van on the A631 near Glentham at around 4pm on Thursday, April 15.
This comes after it was revealed on March 11 that for the first time in over three decades nobody had died on the county’s roads in the first months of the year, according to Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership.
Lincolnshire Police revealed earlier this week that between 2018 and 2020 twenty five motorcyclists lost their lives on Lincolnshire’s roads.
There have been 285 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and eight COVID-related deaths so far this week – a 7% drop in cases and one less death from the previous week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 32 new cases in Lincolnshire, eight in North Lincolnshire and three in North East Lincolnshire.
On April 16, three deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and none in Northern Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported two hospitals this week so far, compared to none this time last week.
On Friday, national cases increased by 2,596 to 4,383,732, while deaths rose by 34 to 127,225.
In local news, Lincolnshire health bosses expect COVID-19 cases to rise in our region as lockdown is eased, but are optimistic that if numbers are kept low enough, then people will be free to enjoy the summer.
Andy Fox, Deputy Director of Public Health at Lincolnshire County Council, said the lifting of coronavirus restrictions this week had not caused any specific concerns yet.
Since Wednesday, Greater Lincolnshire has again seen a decrease in its infection rates overall, against an increase nationally.
All districts have seen a fall in their rates, except small increases in North Lincolnshire and South Holland. Lincoln has stayed the same and has the lowest rate in the region.
Boston has the highest infection rate of COVID-19 in Greater Lincolnshire and is ranked 9th in the UK.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates up to April 16:
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Apr 9 to Apr 16. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
England’s R number has dropped slightly to between 0.7 and 1 according to the latest data this week. This means for every 10 people infected with COVID-19, they will pass it on to between seven and 10 others.
The new Indian variant of the COVID virus that’s been detected in the UK has all the hallmarks of a very dangerous virus.
It has two new significant mutations in the spike protein that help it infect cells and evade the immune system.
People are “likely” to need a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine within 12 months of getting the first two, Pfizer’s chief executive has said.
Dr Albert Bourla said a booster jab could be necessary “somewhere between six and 12 months” after the second one – and every year thereafter.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Friday, April 16
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
58,919 cases (up 43)
41,028 in Lincolnshire (up 32)
9,275 in North Lincolnshire (up eight)
8,616 in North East Lincolnshire (up three)
2,185 deaths (up three)
1,613 from Lincolnshire (up three)
304 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
268 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,302 hospital deaths (no change)
810 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
41 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
450 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
4,383,732 UK cases, 127,225 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.
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