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