M1 JUNCTION 18 TO JUNCTION 20 NOTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORKS

Highways England will be carrying out essential carriageway and bridge maintenance work to the M1 from junction 18 to junction 20 from 1 June 2020.

They will package together two essential roadworks schemes which can be delivered concurrently. During the work, they will replace the existing waterproof system to the bridge at Shawell Walcote and resurface approximately 3 kilometres of the northbound and southbound carriageways. Once completed, the work will protect the structure of the Shawell Walcote bridge and motorists will benefit from a smoother carriageway.

Work is due to start on 1 June 2020 and is scheduled for completion by end July 2020.
To keep their programme for these works as short as possible, and to minimise disruption to the local community, residents, businesses and road users, they will work:
• between 10pm and 6am, Monday to Thursday
• between 10pm and 8am, Friday and Saturday
• between 10pm and 6am on Sunday
• from 10pm on Friday until 6am on Monday (full weekend closures on selected
weekends)

These planned roadworks may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

To maintain a safe environment for their workforce and customers, they will work under full carriageway closures on the M1:
• southbound carriageway from junction 20 to junction 18, and
• northbound carriageway from junction 18 to junction 20.
To minimise inconvenience to road users, they will work on one carriageway at a time.
During these full motorway closures they will put in place signed diversion routes which will be agreed with the Local Authority. All carriageways will remain open throughout the daytime.

How will coronavirus impact this work?
They are working hard to keep the road network open and are prioritising critical operational activities. This will help ensure that life-saving medicine, equipment, supplies and healthcare staff can travel to where they’re needed most.

All their sites have strict safeguarding measures, in line with Public Health England guidance, to prevent the spread of COVID19 and none of our sites are open to the public. All construction projects are closely monitored and the situation is kept under constant review.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this work, please contact Public Liaison Officer, Leanne Gibson, as follows:
• Email: EMADcomms@kier.co.uk
• Telephone: 07768 796542
Alternatively, you can contact Highways England Customer Contact Centre as follows:
• Email: info@highwaysengland.co.uk
• Telephone: 0300 123 5000
They apologise for any inconvenience caused and will do their very best to complete the work as quickly as possible.

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