Repairs to noisy road to involve months of closures

The A180 is notorious for its concrete sections

Repairs to a notoriously noisy road will involve months of overnight closures.

National Highways said work on the concrete sections of the A180, in northern Lincolnshire, would take place between 11 October and 19 December.

The repairs between the Brocklesby junction and the M180 junction, at Barnetby Top, are designed to extend the life of the surface by five years.

Earlier this month, Melanie Onn, the MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, raised the issue of the surface in Parliament and said motorists faced a "juddering journey".

It is hoped that a full replacement of the surface, which would cost in the region of £300m, will be agreed under the government's Roads Investment Strategy for 2025-30, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

In the meantime, 200 concrete bays will be replaced this autumn at a cost of £8m.

The westbound carriageway will be closed nightly from 11 October to 28 November, between 20:00 GMT and 06:00 GMT.

Work will then switch to the eastbound carriageway, with night-time closures between 29 November and 19 December.

One lane of the road will be closed during the day to allow for concrete curing.

A works compound will be built at Poplar Farm, near the A160 Habrough roundabout.

'Inexplicably loud'

The autumn repairs follow improvements to other stretches of the road earlier this year.

During a debate in Parliament on 5 September, Ms Onn described journeys on the road as "inexplicably loud" and said she feared it "must be damaging to people's hearing".

Responding to her concerns, Lilian Greenwood, the transport minister, said "additional road surface treatment work" was planned and, "when finished, this should substantially reduce noise levels along the route".

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