The patience of Ruddington’s long-suffering motorists is to be tested yet again between now and next Easter with a raft of different highway works taking place in our village.
The most significant ones, liable to cause the biggest delays, are associated with the long-awaited junction layout improvements at the Kirk Lane/Loughborough Road/Flawforth Lane traffic lights*. These works to add extra turning lanes there started in July, with preparatory work by National Grid. The package of agreed improvements is now continuing – as all the different parties undertake their respective tasks. Although VIA East Midlands says work has been co-ordinated to minimise disruption to road users, given the volume of traffic each day the next phase starting this week is likely to create around five months of tailbacks.
This is for water main pipe replacement work by Severn Trent from Monday 14th August 2023 until Friday 19th January 2024, with 24-hour multi-way temporary traffic lights controlling traffic for much of this time. Most households in Ruddington have received a letter from the water company apologising for any convenience its works will cause. This is in addition to further, concurrent work at the junction by National Grid (21st to 31st August then 7th to 15th September and 12th to 15th September 2023) with more contractors still to be booked up until the estimated “end date” of 31st March 2024.
As if the above is not frustrating enough, another of Ruddington’s busiest roads will see the return of temporary traffic lights this autumn for major gas work**. Cadent is to carry out essential maintenance on Wilford Road to finally replace the troublesome old iron gas mains under ‘Dutton’s Hill’ with “more durable” plastic pipes – which will apparently take a whole month! Between October 16th and November 13th, delays through our village at peak times are inevitable.
But that’s not all…
The full list of Ruddington roadworks of which we are aware currently is below:-
Until Thursday 31st August 2023 – utility asset works on St Mary’s Crescent, Rufford Road and Easthorpe Street with temporary traffic lights in use – by National Grid.
!! NEW!! Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th August 2023 – 24-hour 4-Way Temporary Traffic Signals on Clifton Lane, at the junction with Pasture Lane, North Road & Clifton Road – Urgent emergency works to locate and repair a cable fault – by National Grid.
*Monday 14th August 2023 until Sunday 31st March 2024 – 24-hour multi-way temporary traffic lights at the Kirk Lane/Loughborough Road/Flawforth Lane crossroads – for junction renovation works including diversions of utility services, resulting from s278 agreement with developers – various contractors including Severn Trent Water, Cadent Gas, National Grid, Virgin Media & BT Openreach.
Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th August 2023 – Temporary traffic light on Wilford Road between St John’s Road and Savages Road for Utility Repair and Maintenance Works – Severn Trent Water
Monday 4th September to Tuesday 12th September 2023 – closure of Landmere Lane between Old Loughborough Road and the A52 access – diversions in use – large scale bespoke c/w patching repairs (preventative maintenance) by Nottinghamshire County Council.
**Monday October 16th to Monday November 13th 2023 – two-way temporary signals on Wilford Road at Dutton’s Hill for major gas mains replacement work – Cadent Gas.
Looking further into next year, National Highways has announced the long planned major roadworks to enlarge both the Nottingham Knight Island and Wheatcroft Island on the A52 should begin in September 2024. Find more details >>HERE<<.
Residents and visitors should anticipate delays and diversions for motorists, and also for passengers using Kinchbus 9, Nottingham City Transport’s Navy 3 & Green 10/10C/10X buses and the NottsBus Connect Service 863 during these roadworks.
RUDDINGTON.info will bring you details of further village roadworks as we receive them.
{PLEASE NOTE: The information above is subject to potential change and updates due to the weather and other operational reasons. We will provide timely revisions, here on our website, whenever we can. LAST UPDATE: Monday 14th August 2023.}
(Top left image of the Kirk Lane queue courtesy of @NottsTransport)
