Road rebuild planned to city centre thoroughfare

A month-long rebuild of a city centre thoroughfare will start at the end of this month, a council has said.

Clasketgate in Lincoln is showing signs of "major wear" and Lincolnshire County Council said the project would be "no small feat", with the entire road needing to be dug up and more than 600 tonnes of tarmac laid.

The authority advised people to leave extra time for their journeys during the works, which start on Tuesday 27 May and will last for up to five weeks.

Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways at the council, said there was likely to be some disruption with the route being in the heart of the city but they aimed to keep it to an "absolute minimum".

Ms Cassar added: "We'll also be repairing some of the footways and kerbs along West Parade and Hungate up West Parade's Beaumont Fee junction, including widening the carriageway at Corporation Street's junction with Hungate."

There will be road closures on Clasketgate, Corporation Street, West Parade (between the Hungate and Beaumont Fee junctions) and Hungate (between Motherby Lane and Park Street) on the following dates:

• Sunday 8 June - from 06:00 until 06:00 BST the following day
• Sunday 15 June - from 06:00 until 06:00 the following day
• Monday 16 to Wednesday 18 June - from 19:00 until 06:00
• Sunday 22 June - from 06:00 until 06:00 the following day
• Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 June - from 19:00 until 06:00
• Sunday 29 June - 06:00 until 06:00 the following day

Further details and restrictions are on the council's website.

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