A41 Resurfacing Forton Roundabout to Buttermilk

During week one

• 147 people worked on site.
• 1,360 hours worked.

Resurfacing

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Groundworks

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Idverde have been on site along a 2km of length of carriageway (both sides) to the south of Sambrook Crossroads where over time grass verges have overgrown onto the carriageway and caused the width of the road to decrease. 

The team have also completed hedge and grass cutting along this site.

The tree team were also on site carrying out works and removing dangerous trees at risk of falling.

Traffic Management

Quantum traffic management operatives manned closures day and night to maintain signage. Also, improved and added additional signage on all junctions and roundabouts, introduced check points and airlocks throughout the closure.

Worked with farmers to ensure the delivery of 70,000 carrots and 50,000 chickens.

During week two

• 184 people worked on site.
• 1,654 hours worked.

You said / we did
Worked with farmers in Howl to agree a one way system for deliveries throughout the night and early morning.

Drainage

GN Groundworks have continued with drainage works throughout the northbound carriageway and have been working their way through on the southbound section.

This has been done in stages as two halves, helping to maintain access for residents. This phase included teams on site across the weekend.

Road repairs

Rhino repaired 70m2 of minor defects with Masterscreed - a durable, cost-effective and versatile material ideal for surface defects and a pre-surface dressing programme.

They also inlaid jointing faults which entails filling and sealing recesses in asphalt surfaces covering 285m2 during the evenings in the southbound section of the closure.

Verge clearing and landscaping

Idverde carried out more removal of overburden (vegetation and debris) and completed another 2.5km including both sides of the carriageway.

While this was being carried out, another team carried out approximately 6km of weed spraying and sweeping both sides of the carriageway to maximise the time spent while the road is closed.

Idverde Arborists were also on site removing dead trees and future proofing the crowning of the trees throughout the southbound closure.

Traffic management

You said / we did
Improved signage was installed to include 'slow' and '30mph' signs throughout villages and also included special signs at junctions and pictorial signs on approach to roundabouts to help drivers with different nationalities.

Signage

More than half the foundations required for new improved safety and directional signage and posts have been installed.

During week three

• Highways teams worked 1,803 hours on site, with additional work planned over the weekend.

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Road closures and signage

You said / we did
The southbound closure has been moved past the crossroads to Pickstock and Puleston to try and capture any HGVs and non-residents accessing the villages as a cut through.

You said / we did
Additional 30mph speed limit signage and road closure signs have been placed around the villages of Sambrook, Pickstock and Puleston. Temporary chevrons will be going up over the weekend.

Drainage improvements

Work has continued with drainage improvements on the north and southbound sections.

60m of new pipe have been laid as well as two new catch pits.

Gulley repairs

Gully repairs have begun with seven new gullies being installed and another three reset.

Road repairs

Work commenced on over 3,000 m2 of structural patching to repair surface defects in the carriageway.

Just over 350 m2 of road patching has been completed this week, with 775 m2 of road planning and binder completed ready for the surface to be laid next week.

Verge repairs

Idverde repaired 1.5km of verge on both sides of the road.

General maintenance

Idverde arborists will continue to fell dead trees and crown lift others throughout the southbound section as well as general site maintenance including rubbish and litter picking.

This week alone, 4,000 metres of litter picking has been completed.

Signage

Foundations for the rest of the new signage have been prepared and old and damaged signs and posts will be removed from site.

New posts have been installed for all of the new road signage.

In addition

Ironwork repairs will be completed on Monday and Tuesday moving onto joint seal repairs on the southbound section throughout the evening on Wednesday and Thursday.

Work will continue on Saturday to complete road crossings.

Road closures and signage

The road closure points will continue to have people on site to encourage people to follow the official diversion and allow access for businesses and residents.

Drainage improvements

Work will continue on drainage improvements on the northbound section and crossings in the southbound sections.

Road repairs

Patching, resurfacing and joint sealing will begin on those areas prepared in week three.

Verge repairs

Work will begin to grade the siding out throughout the northbound and southbound sections.

Signage

New sign plates will be installed to new posts fitted in week three and old posts / signs removed from Marsh Lane to the northbound boundary.

During week five

• Man hours on site this week 1,669
• Friday saw the highest number of people on site - 46

Ground Works

Two catch pits completed today which are empty chambers installed into a drainage system to prevent silt and debris from building up and causing blockages. Catchpits are essential in preventing pipe blockages, which would result in the backing up of water in the drainage system - therefore leading to flooding.

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Two more have been raised, others have damaged lids replaced, and some further pipework repaired after an inspection.

Trench crossings have been reinstated and the northbound verge had been relaid with soil and reseeded.

Resurfacing

95m of resurfacing including joint sealing and 75m of Masterscreed, just outside closure in readiness for resurfacing.

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More than 700m2 of structural patching has been completed within and just outside the northern closure.

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Patching continues on the Bridge deck

Resurfacing of the northbound section has begun

Centre road marking will be repainted throughout the closure and along new patches - renewing all lining on resurfaced section Northbound.

Landscaping

Grass cutting will take place over the weekend after the edges have been cut back and restored to the verges. Strimming around signs will also be completed.

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A dangerous leaning pole at the Bridge Deck was removed.

The safety barrier at River Meese Bridge Deck has been replaced, repaired and retentioned 200m.

Drainage

Drainage investigations have been completed.

Ironworks reset.

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The gully tanker, a specialist vehicle for clearing debris including waste or mud has been removing waste that could be causing problems or blockages for the gully. The waste is sucked up into the tanker and removed from site.

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Signage

Walkers signs have all been replaced with new plates on new posts. Redundant signage had been removed from site.

The main closure points continue to be manned throughout the day and night-time, preventing unnecessary traffic throughflow in rural areas.

Walker Signs will install additional signs.

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