A47 Guyhirn junction

Latest updates

• 05 January 2021

  We’re starting work in February 2021

  We’ll be starting work on our project to increase the size of the roundabout at Guyhirn junction in February 2021, with the aim of completing our work in April 2022. We’ll start with some vegetation clearance before moving onto our construction work.

  Read more in our Winter 2020 information leaflet.

  During construction, our aim is to provide a safe environment for all those working on or travelling through our roadworks, while keeping delays to a minimum. To help that, we’ll have the following in place:

  Narrow lanes

  To keep traffic moving, we’ll keep all the lanes on the road open but reduce the width of the lanes so we can minimise disruption to motorists.

  Speed limit

  We will put in place a temporary 30mph speed limit through the roadworks for safety reasons.

  Temporary roundabouts

  We will install two temporary roundabouts to keep traffic moving whilst we remove the existing roundabout and build the new wider one. One of the temporary roundabouts will be at Guyhirn junction, the other will be at Gull Road so motorists won’t have to go through our roadworks when exiting this junction.

  Road closures

  For the safety of the public and our workers, we will need some road closures when we start our work, and again in autumn 2021 for resurfacing the road. Some of the diversions may be long, but we will aim to only close one road onto the roundabout at a time and limit road closures to night times between 8.00pm to 6.00am.

  Traffic will be diverted when the road is closed. We’ll provide more details of diversion routes  closer to the time.

  Diversions for road closures south of Guyhirn roundabout

  A47 west closed:

  Head west on the A47 until the A1139. Join the A1139 and travel south to the A605. Follow the A605 and travel east until the A141 and head north until re-joining with the A47.

  A47 east closed:

  Head south on the A141 and then exit to the A605 and travel west to the A1139. Follow the A1139 heading north until re-joining the A47.

  Diagram of diversions for road closures South of Guyhirn roundabout

  Diversions for road closures to north and west of Guyhirn roundabout

  A47 north closed:

  Head west on the A47 until the A16. Join the A16 and travel north to the A151. Join the A151 heading east until the A17, join the A17 and travel east and then re-join the A47.

  A47 south closed:

  Head north on A47 until the A17. Join the A17 and travel west until the A151. Follow the A151 West to the A16, join the A16 and travel south until you re-join the A47.

  Diagram of diversions for road closures to North and West of Guyhirn roundabout

  Working hours

  To allow us to complete our work efficiently and limit disruption to traffic, we’ll be working during both day and night time from Mondays to Saturdays and occasionally on some Sundays.

  Our daytime work hours will be between 7.00am and 7.00pm. Our night time hours will be between 8.00pm and 6.00am when there is less traffic.

  Public footpaths

  We will keep public footpaths open for walkers and cyclists, although we’ll need to make some slight changes to the existing routes.

  Lighting

  We will remove the existing streetlights and replace them with temporary lights throughout the construction period, to help maintain safety for all road users.

  Noise

  At times, some of our work will be noisy. We’re working closely with local communities who may be affected to manage this wherever possible, particularly around Old March Road. Towards the end of the project, we’ll build a permanent acoustic and light barrier at the south side of the roundabout adjacent to Old March Road.

  Stay informed

  You can sign up for updates on this webpage or you can also subscribe to a text messaging service by texting ‘A47Guyhirn’ to ‘88802’.

  This text service can be configured to your requirements to share key information with you about upcoming road closures or key construction work.

   

   

• 12 October 2020

  Surveys have been completed

  Survey work has now been completed. We are making preparations to start construction work in early 2021.

• 28 January 2020

  Ground investigations and surveys

  We will be undertaking ground investigations and survey works around the Guyhirn junction in February and March 2020 lasting for five to six weeks.

  We aim to minimise the impact on the nearby community and environment during these important investigations, but there will be some drilling which may be noisy for those living nearby. Where possible works will be carried out during the day but as we have restricted access to the area directly adjacent to the A47, it will be necessary for us to carry out some works overnight.

  Please be aware that this may increase journey times through this route.

  The survey results will be used in the further development of our design to improve this junction.

  Public information events will take place once the scheme design has been developed further.