Further night closures for major roundabout works

The Queen Eleanor Interchange links a trunk road with routes into Northampton, Newport Pagnell Road and Hardingstone

Further overnight closures have been announced to allow for work to be carried out at a busy roundabout.

The west side of the Queen Eleanor Interchange in Northampton will be shut between 20:00 BST and 06:00 from 30 July to 8 August, before reopening on the morning of 9 August.

The east side of the roundabout will then be closed overnight from 11-15 August, reopening on 16 August, and then closed again from 18-20 August before reopening on the morning of 21 August.

West Northamptonshire Council said the latest phase of the project would involve excavations from the central roundabout to the outer edge of the road to install drainage systems and traffic signal connections.

The Reform UK-controlled authority said residents and businesses would have access to their properties at all times.

However, bus stops on the A45 slip road and nearest the roundabout on London Road and Newport Pagnell Road will be suspended for the duration of the works, and passengers are asked to use alternative bus stops.

The closure of the western end of roundabout will affect London Road, Mere Way and the A45 entry and exit slip roads.

The eastern side of the works will affect Hardingstone Lane, Newport Pagnell Road, and the southbound A45 entry and exit slip roads.

The road is normally busy, and sometimes gridlocked at peak hours

The Queen Eleanor Interchange is about 450m (0.3 miles) from one of the three remaining crosses, which are stone monuments, erected by King Edward I in the 13th Century in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile.

The authority previously said the junction had struggled to "keep up" with an increase in traffic and required major upgrades to widen the carriageway, resurface the road and install new traffic signs and signals.

The work includes carriageway widening, new traffic signs, drainage and resurfacing