Start date revealed for Spalding Springfields A16/A151 roundabout works – which could take 12 months to complete

Major works to improve Spalding’s busy Springfields roundabout are set to begin in ten days.

Lincolnshire County Council highways chiefs have said that the year-long project – part of a £20 million ‘Levelling Up investment –should start on Monday September 25.

The roundabout is where the A151 and A16 meet – and regularly suffers from long tailbacks, with a high volume of lorries adding to the traffic around Spalding.

The A16 project has so far involved works at the Spirit of Endeavour roundabout just south of Boston.

Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: "Not only are our ‘Levelling Up’ works in Boston past their halfway point, but we’re now able to announce that our works to increase capacity on Springfields Roundabout in Spalding will start next month.

“As part of this important project, we’ll be increasing the size of the roundabout; adding additional entry and exit lanes on the A16; and improving entry and exit lanes on the A151.

“Similar to our other ‘Levelling Up’ projects, this project will help reduce congestion on the A16 and future-proof the roundabout for A16 upgrades down the line.”

The project is expected to take twelve months to complete.

For up to two weeks from the week beginning September 25, the contractor will be setting up the site compound and carrying out preparatory works.

Bosses say that once the works begin, a combination of temporary traffic signals and lane restrictions will be in place.

Later in the project, a series of night-time road closures could be needed on the A16 and A151 – with details to come at a later date.

Cllr Davies added: “As with any major road improvement project, some disruption on local roads is inevitable when work is underway. However, we’ll be doing everything we can to keep people moving and to ensure access to the nearby businesses is maintained.”

The project will be funded by a portion of the £20m in ‘Levelling Up’ funding awarded to the county council in October 2021. The remaining funding is being used across four other projects, including improvements to Spalding’s A16/B1180 Greencell Roundabout, the A16 Marsh Lane Roundabout, and ‘active travel’ improvements in Boston and Spalding.

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