Source: Lincolnshire County Council
The A17 and A151 will be fully rebuilt as part of a major resurfacing project.
Cllr Michael Cheyne, executive member for highways, said: “These sections of the A151 and A17 are in a very poor state, so the wheels are in motion for getting them repaired next month.
“This will be a very large engineering scheme, with 1.25 miles of road to be rebuilt using over 8,500 tonnes of road-building material – in addition to the project team also cleaning the highways drains and carrying out some verge and street lighting works while on-site.
“Fixing Lincolnshire’s roads is my top priority, so I’m pleased to see major resurfacing projects like this taking place, alongside our regular maintenance and repair work.”
Cllr Thomas Sneath, county councillor for Holbeach, said: “The A17 through the area is in a dire state, as is Spalding Road – so Cllr Carey and I are very pleased to see them getting the attention they deserve.”
Cllr Neil Carey, county councillor for Holbeach Rural, added: “When the project is finished, the residents of Holbeach and Fleet Hargate, along with anyone else who regularly uses the A17 and Spalding Road, will see a big difference to their drives. They’ll not only be safer, but smoother too.”
Dates and timeframes
- A151 Spalding Road (Holbeach): Monday 8 September for up to four weeks
- A17 Stockwell Gate (Holbeach): Monday 13 October for up to three weeks
- A17 Fleet Hargate: Monday 27 October for up to three weeks
Traffic management
Night-time road closures from 8pm to 6am (weekday evenings only)
Location of works
- A151 Spalding Road: B1515/A151 Roundabout to Sholt’s Gate in Whaplode village
- A17 Stockwell Gate: Peppermint Roundabout to Roman Bank in Saracen’s Head
- A17 Fleet Hargate: A17 Gedney Roundabout (local access only to Old Main Road) to B1515 Fleet Road
Diversion route
- A151 Spalding Road: A17 Peppermint Roundabout / A16 Sutterton Roundabout / A151 Springfields Roundabout / A151 Whaplode, and vice versa
- A17 Stockwell Gate: A17 westbound / A16 Sutterton Roundabout / A151 Springfields Roundabout / A151 Holbeach / A17 Peppermint Roundabout, and vice versa
- A17 Fleet Hargate: A17 eastbound / A1101 southbound towards Wisbech / A47 wesbound towards Peterborough / A16 north towards Spalding / A151 eastbound towards Holbeach (or A16 northbound for Sleaford-bound and Boston-bound traffic), and vice versa
- Sleaford-bound and Boston-bound traffic in Kings Lynn will be passively diverted onto the A47 to Wisbech at ‘Pullover Roundabout’
Cllr Cheyne added: “Keeping people moving as much as possible during roadworks is incredibly important to me, so the team will be doing all they can to achieve this. That’s why these works will be taking place overnight, when there are fewer cars on the road.
“In the meantime, I want to thank everyone in advance for their patience.”
For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.
Source: Lincolnshire County Council / Major Holbeach and Fleet Hargate road repairs booked for next month
