Roads to be resurfaced for first time since 1930s

The concrete on Broadway, in Sutton on Sea, will need to be broken up and removed before the new road is laid

Two roads in a seaside town will be resurfaced for the first time in almost a century as part of a £1m project.

Work to reconstruct York Road and Broadway in Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, will start on 6 January 2025 and will last for up to four months.

Councillor Colin Matthews, representing Alford and Sutton, said he had been working to see improvements implemented "over the past six years", and was "happy to see them finally coming to fruition".

He added: "Both roads were last surfaced in the 1930s using concrete slabs from Brickyard Lane Cement Works in Sutton on Sea."

Matthews said that although the roads had lasted decades, vibrations from passing traffic was causing a headache for residents.

However, he said the new all-tarmac road would eliminate those vibrations, "ensuring both roads last for decades more".

The footway on Broadway will also be widened to allow more space for pedestrians.

There will be diversions in place while parts of the roads are closed

Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said the project will be "no small feat", involving more than 3,500 tonnes of material to "reconstruct both roads from their foundations up".

He said it would be the third and final phase of the coastal carriageway improvement scheme, which also included upgrades to Old Roman Bank between Sandilands and Chapel St Leonards, and the A1104 from Maltby le Marsh to Mablethorpe.

Davies added that as the road is made from concrete there would be disruption to local residents while being demolished and taken away, and thanked them in advance for their patience.

The scheme will be delivered in two parts, with the first round of phased road closures between Broadway and York Road happening until mid-March.

The second phase will include work to York Road, and will take place from mid-March to mid-April.

There will also be two diversion routes - via Station Road/High Street/York Road, and vice versa when Broadway is closed, and via High Street/Station Road/Church Lane/Furlongs Road, and vice versa when York Road is closed.

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