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Eight weeks of overnight roundabout works set near Skegness

Dates for your diary
Contractors will resurface Gunby Roundabout from September 9

A busy roundabout near Skegness will be resurfaced overnight over eight weeks from September.

Work to replace worn out carriageway on each leg of Gunby Roundabout, along with a 1km stretch of the eastbound A158, will start on Monday, September 9.

The works will be carried out in phases, with closures in place from 7pm to 6am, Monday to Friday.

In addition to road closures at various points of the roundabout during the works, lane closures will also be in place on the dualled sections of A158.

Access for emergency vehicles, residents and businesses will be maintained at all times.

Closure details are as follows:

Week 1 – w/c September 9

  • Two evening road closures of the B1196, starting Monday 9 September
    Diversion route via B1196, A1104 and A1028
  • Three evening road closures of A1028, starting Wednesday 11 September
    Diversion route via A1028, A16, A158

Week 2 – w/c September 16

  • Three evening road closures of A158 (western arm), starting Monday 16 September
    Diversion route via A158, A16, A1028
  • One-evening road closure of Gunby Hall access on Thursday 19 September
  • One-evening road closure of the A158 westbound dual carriageway on Friday 20 September
    Diversion route via A158, A52, B1449, A1111, A1104, A1028

Weeks 3-6 – Monday, September 23 to Saturday, October 19

  • One-evening road closure of the A158 westbound dual carriageway on Monday 23 September
    Diversion route via A158, A52, B1449, A1111, A1104, A1028
  • Four weeks of evening road closures on the A158 eastbound dual carriageway, starting on Monday 23 September
    Diversion route via A158, A52, B1449, A1111, A1104, A1028
    Please note that lane closures will be in place during the daytime
  • Three evening road closures at the Orby junction, starting on Wednesday 16 October
    Diversion route via C541, A52, A158

Karen Cassar, assistant director highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Gunby is an essential part of the route to Skegness and the county’s coast from the west.

“Over the years, the condition of the road surface at each of its legs has considerably deteriorated. So, once the summer holidays are over, we’ll be rebuilding each leg of the roundabout so that people’s journeys are smoother and safer.

“These works will inevitably cause some disruption, but we’ll be doing everything we can to keep it to a minimum, including working overnight so that people using the roundabout in the day aren’t affected.

“We ask for your continued patience while they are carried out.”