A12 to face night closures for two weeks as ?37m project continues

The southbound carriageway of the A12 is set to face numerous night closures in October as work on a huge £37million project continues onto a new part of the road. The construction work on National Highways' project to improve the road surface of the A12 has been progressing for some time, but now work will move onto the southbound carriageway this month.

The A12 will be affected from junctions 25 to 26 between Marks Tey and Stanway, as part of the project to remove the old concrete surface of the carriageway between the junctions and replace it with a new asphalt finish in order to make travelling smoother, quieter, and safer.

As work is almost complete on the northbound carriageway, National Highways will shortly begin work on the southbound side. That means the current contraflow system needs to be moved and both the north and southbound carriageways will be temporarily closed over the coming weeks.

This work is scheduled to take place overnight, with the northbound side, set to be closed from Monday 9 Oct between 9pm - 5am for two weeks. The southbound A12 will then be closed for set periods towards the end of October to complete the contraflow switch. Full details can be found below:

Monday 9 to Friday 13 October and Monday 16 to Friday 20 October - Full closure of the A12 northbound carriageway between J25 Marks Tey and J26 Stanway. Traffic will exit at J25 Marks Tey and travel along B1408, A1124 and rejoin the A12 at J26 Stanway.

Saturday October 14 - Full closure of the A12 northbound between J23 Kelvedon and J26 Stanway. Traffic will exit at J19 Boreham and travel along the A130, A131 A120, B1408, A1124 and rejoin the A12 at J26 Stanway.

Sunday 22, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26, Friday 27, Sunday 29, Monday 30, Tuesday 31 October and Wednesday 1 November - Full closure of the A12 southbound carriageway between J26 Stanway and J25 Marks Tey. Traffic will exit at J26 Stanway and travel along the A1124, B1408 and rejoin the A12 at J25 Marks Tey.

Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 October - Full closure of the A12 southbound carriageway between J29 Ardleigh Crown Interchange and J25 Marks Tey. Traffic will exit at J29 Ardleigh Crown Interchange and travel along A1232, A133, B1408 and rejoin the A12 southbound at J25 Marks Tey entry slip.

References

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