A massive £6m surface dressing scheme is about to happen right across Lincolnshire this summer. The huge set of works is the biggest ever and will really make a difference across 177 miles of our county’s roads.  

Due to begin on Monday, July 8, it’ll take seven weeks to see the summer dressing scheme completed and there’s a high chance it will happen close to you. As something to put in place to help improve the condition of roads, this type of topping really works and, with money so very tight in all quarters of spending across the board, it’s comparatively affordable, quick to do – and will put another ten years on a road’s life.  

So, what exactly is ‘surface dressing’. Well, you’ll know it as those small stone chips that are put down on the road which mean a drop in the speed limit for a few days. But what using these stones and tar does do is make struggling roads better to drive on. It makes the road more level and, once the stones are bedded in, is virtually identical to other road surface types.  

LCC Highways crews are about to get rolling with this £6 million surface dressing project which will run through to the end of August (ish) – it’s worth noting that the end date of August 31 may get a tad extended if the summer eventually turns a bit soggy, or gets extremely hot again. You can’t lay stones on top of a surface that is literally melting underfoot, after all.  

So. It’s £6 million being spent. At 227 sites. In around 54 days, if it all goes to plan. On top of that (as if that’s not enough to be going on with) LCC has come up with a scheme that will use 10,000 tonnes of recycled material to really lessen environmental impact. Basically, the recycled material comes from sweepings of loose material that come from last season’s works. Re-do, re-use and re-lay. Simple stuff that continues to make a massive difference overall to road users. 

In total, there’s 177 miles of Lincs roads getting the stone chip makeover – and that’s enough to cover a road running from Lincoln to Bristol.  

Richard Fenwick, Head of Highways Service at LCC said: “This scheme is huge and sees LCC delivering a really useful and practical method for getting more life out of a road at a lot less cost when compared to having to dig a road up and then rebuild it. 

“It’s so efficient a way of improving a road that it ends up costing about a tenth of what we’d have to spend on other techniques.  

“It’s faster too, on a good day we can put down around 30,000 square metres of surface which is the same as 154 Wimbeldon tennis courts. And we don’t always need a full road closure to do this, either – which really saves on traffic disruption.  

“That’s such a huge set of benefits which are especially keenly appreciated when carrying out a massive scheme of this scale.” 

What you’ll see happening during the works…  

  • Road Studs moved prior to the works (where applicable) 
  • Residents affected will receive a leaflet drop in advance of the works 
  • All ironwork will be masked (this includes gullies, manhole covers etc) 
  • Surface Dressing happens – which includes a layer of bitumen followed by one or two layers of aggregate which is then compacted down to be level and pushed into place. 
  • All sites are protected by a 20mph advisory speed limit (it’s important that we all stick to this while it’s needed – helps the dressing sit better on the layer underneath) 
  • Sweeping will begin between 24-48 hours later with a second sweep 7-10 days after that to remove the loose chips. Later in the year a further sweep (this happens after 13 weeks) will happen followed by a winter sweep 
  • Road markings and road studs will be reinstalled within 28 days of completion 

Here’s the complete list of roads that are getting the surface-dressing treatment this summer

Please note this is just surface dressing works, for all other jobs such as full resurfacing etc please go to https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/maintenance/highway-works-programmes

Download the map of all surface dressing here

ADDLETHORPE BYPASS ADDLETHORPE 

PILHAM LANE AISBY 

GOLTHO ROAD APLEY 

HOWELL FEN DROVE ASGARBY 

MILLTHORPE LANE ASLACKBY 

A607 GRANTHAM ROAD BELTON 

MAIN ROAD BENNIWORTH 

MEADOW VIEW BENNIWORTH 

FOLKINGHAM ROAD BILLINGBOROUGH 

A52 SLEAFORD ROAD BOSTON 

SHERIFF WAY BOSTON 

ROBIN HOODS WALK              BOSTON 

MARIAN ROAD BOSTON 

SHERWOOD AVE BOSTON 

ASHLAWN DRIVE             BOSTON 

STATION APPROCH / STATION STREET / LINCOLN LANE BOSTON 

FERNLEIGH WAY                       BOSTON 

PRINCESS ANNE ROAD BOSTON 

QUEENS ROAD BOURNE 

CHARLES CLOSE BOURNE 

ANCASTER ROAD BOURNE 

STANLEY STREET BOURNE 

DYKE DROVE BOURNE 

NORTH CAUSEWAY / DELPH ROAD BRANSTON BOOTHS 

LINCOLN ROAD BRANT BROUGHTON 

MILL LANE BRANT BROUGHTON 

A46 GRIMSBY ROAD CABOURNE 

RAWLINSON AVENUE CAISTOR 

RISEDALE CAISTOR 

WESTWOLD ROAD CAISTOR 

B6403 HIGH DIKE CAYTHORPE 

A52 CHAPEL ROAD CHAPEL ST LEONARDS 

ROSE COTTAGE LANE COLEBY 

A151 BOURNE ROAD COLSTERWORTH 

A151 (A1 FLYOVER) COLSTERWORTH 

DOGDYKE ROAD CONINGSBY 

INGS LANE COVENHAM 

MARTINS ROAD CROWLAND 

PETERBOROUGH ROAD CROWLAND 

A16 COWBIT / CROWLAND BYPASS CROWLAND 

MAIN STREET DENTON 

DUNSBY DROVE DUNSBY 

MARDEN HILL EAST KEAL 

GAYSFIELD ROAD / CUT END ROAD FISHTOFT 

CHURCH GREEN ROAD FISHTOFT 

PRIORY ROAD                             FISHTOFT 

EASTGATE / HALL GATE / CHURCH GATE / PROUDFOOT LANE / BENS GATE ROAD FLEET HARGATE 

A15 MAREHAM LANE FOLKINGHAM TO ASLACKBY 

CHAPEL LANE FOSTON 

A16 FOTHERBY BYPASS FOTHERBY 

NORTH ELKINGTON LANE FOTHERBY 

THORNIMANS LANE FRAMPTON 

CHURCH VIEW / SHORE ROAD FREISTON 

CRANBERRY LANE FRISKNEY 

DAWSMERE ROAD / CHURCH STREET / MARSH ROAD / GUYS HEAD ROAD / WEST BANK ROAD / NEW ROAD GEDNEY DROVE END 

B1359 MARSH ROAD GEDNEY DYKE 

DAWSMERE ROAD / SOTS HOLE BANK ROAD GEDNEY MARSH 

CHOPDIKE DROVE GOSBERTON CLOUGH 

SANDON CLOSE GRANTHAM 

THE KNOLL GRANTHAM 

HATCLIFFE CLOSE GRANTHAM 

RAVENDALE CLOSE GREAT GONERBY 

B1394 HECKINGTON ROAD GREAT HALE 

A158 GUNBY DUAL WESTBOUND GUNBY 

CLIFF ROAD HACKTHORN 

A155 HAGNABY HAGNABY 

A157 LINCOLN ROAD HAINTON 

RIMES LANE HALTHAM 

THE DRIFT HARLAXTON / BARROWBY 

KYME ROAD HECKINGTON 

VICARAGE LANE HELPRINGHAM 

CHAPEL LANE HELPRINGHAM 

SCHOOL LANE HELPRINGHAM 

HEMSWELL LANE / CHURCH LANE HEMSWELL 

PARK LANE HOLBEACH 

EDINBURGH WALK HOLBEACH 

THE HOLLIES HOLBEACH 

CHESTNUT AVENUE HOLBEACH 

LIME GROVE HOLBEACH 

SILVER STREET HOLTON LE CLAY 

A46 HOLTON ROAD HOLTON LE MOOR 

A52 HOLLAND ROAD HORBLING / SWATON 

A158 JUBILEE WAY HORNCASTLE 

INGHAM LANE INGHAM 

ANCHOR LANE INGOLDMELLS 

A157 LOUTH ROAD LEGBOURNE 

A46 LINCOLN BYPASS (WESTBOUND) LINCOLN 

A57 SAXILBY ROAD LINCOLN 

OLD POND CLOSE LINCOLN 

RIVERMEAD LINCOLN 

FEN ROAD LITTLE HALE 

B1394 MAIN ROAD LITTLE HALE 

ALVINGHAM ROAD LOUTH 

A16 LOUTH BYPASS LOUTH 

ALEXANDER DRIVE LOUTH 

BURTON COURT LOUTH 

QUEENS COURT LOUTH 

QUORN GARDENS LOUTH 

STEWTON LANE LOUTH 

A631 CAISTOR ROAD MARKET RASEN 

MARTIN NORTH DROVE MARTIN 

DAWS GATE MOULTON  

RED COW DROVE MOULTON MARSH 

WASHDYKE LANE NETTLEHAM 

NEWSTEAD LANE NEWSTEAD 

MILL LANE NEWSTEAD 

FLEETWAY NORTH COTES 

A1434 NEWARK ROAD NORTH HYKEHAM 

GULHAM ROAD NORTH OWERSBY 

EAGLE ROAD NORTH SCARLE 

SPALFORD ROAD NORTH SCARLE 

CHAPEL LANE / SWINDERBY ROAD NORTH SCARLE 

SPALFORD ROAD NORTH SCARLE 

A16 MAIN ROAD NORTH THORESBY 

A16 NORTH THORESBY NORTH THORESBY TO WAITHE 

A631 WILLINGHAM HILL NORTH WILLINGHAM 

A15 LONDON ROAD OSBOURNBY 

HIGH STREET OSBOURNBY 

NORTH STREET OSBOURNBY 

HIGHFIELD CLOSE OSBOURNBY 

BENNIWORTH ROAD PANTON 

B1356 SPALDING ROAD PINCHBECK 

B1356 SURFLEET ROAD /  CHURCH STREET PINCHBECK 

BARFF ROAD POTTERHANWORTH 

A16 KENWICK BAR RAITHBY CUM MALTBY 

BLACKEY LANE REVESBY 

ASWARDBY ROAD SAUSTHORPE 

KIRTON ROAD SCOTTER 

SUSWORTH ROAD SCOTTER 

HIGH STREET / SCOTTER ROAD / EASTGATE / KIRTON ROAD SCOTTER / SCOTTON 

NORTHORPE ROAD SCOTTON / NORTHORPE 

A158 THUNKERS HOLLOW SCRAFIELD 

WHATTONS CLOSE SEDGEBROOK 

CHURCH LANE SEDGEBROOK 

ABBEY LANE SEDGEBROOK 

PSALTER LANE SKENDLEBY 

FISHTOFT ROAD SKIRBECK / FISHTOFT 

MAREHAM LANE SLEAFORD 

ANCASTER DRIVE SLEAFORD 

HARVEST WAY SLEAFORD 

MOOR LANE SOTBY 

MAIN ROAD SOTBY 

THORNTON ROAD SOUTH KELSEY 

B1395 WOOD LANE SOUTH KYME 

HORSESHOE ROAD SPALDING 

CARRINGTON ROAD SPALDING 

WOOLRAM WYGATE SPALDING 

A16 MAIN ROAD SPILSBY 

HILL ROAD SPRINGTHORPE 

KINGTHORPE ROAD STAINFIELD 

ROMAN BANK STAMFORD 

SURFLEET BANK / NEWLAND ROAD SURFLEET 

WOODS LANE (THE DRAYTON) SWINESHEAD 

A16 LONDON ROAD TATHWELL / HALLINGTON 

THORPE ROAD TATTERSHALL 

SANDY LANE TEALBY 

HOLTON ROAD TETNEY 

B1190 MAIN ROAD THIMBLEBY 

B1225, CAISTOR HIGH STREET THORESWAY 

THORESWAY BRIDLEWAY THORESWAY 

THORNTON ROAD THORNTON LE MOOR 

SPANBY LANE THREEKINGHAM 

THORPE TILNEY DROVE TIMBERLAND 

A16 BLUESTONE HEATH ROAD ULCEBY 

COMMON LANE UPTON / HEAPHAM 

B1178 MERE ROAD WADDINGTON 

B1189 HIGH STREET WALCOTT 

MILL LANE WELBOURN 

B1196 – ALFORD ROAD WELL 

RYLAND ROAD WELTON 

CLIFF ROAD WELTON 

EAGLE DRIVE WELTON 

OLD FENDIKE ROAD WESTON HILLS 

CHAPEL HILL WHAPLODE DROVE 

BROARDGATE WHAPLODE DROVE 

BACK BANK WHAPLODE DROVE 

CRANESGATE NORTH WHAPLODE ST CATHERINE 

TEMPLEGARTH WILLOUGHTON