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A14 carriageway closed near Newmarket due to crash and oil spill
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A1 overnight closures at Water Newton for southbound repairs
Part of the A1 will be closed overnight so preparation can begin to repair a carriageway and culvert damaged in a fatal accident last year. The southbound carriageway will be fully closed from the A47 to the Alwalton junction from 21:00 BST to 05:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Diversions will be put in place. Lane one of the carriageway over Billing Brook at Water Newton, near Peterborough, has been closed since Daniel Casariu, from Luton, died at the scene on 1 November."The damaged culvert is over 100 years old, so carrying out permanent repairs continues to be a complex challenge," said Simon Amor, from National Highways. "Our thoughts continue to go out to the family and friends of Daniel Casariu, who tragically passed away following the collision." The outside lane of the northbound carriageway will also be closed during the overnight Highways planned to do preparation work to realign the southbound carriageway and hoped the road would be fully reopened over the coming months. The project was considered complex due to a large water main near the road and the brook, which ran into a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It was also close to the remains of a Roman Amor, the agency's head of delivery, said: "We understand the impact the lane closure is having on motorists and nearby communities. "We thank everyone for their continued patience while this challenging work is undertaken." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Orwell Bridge work to finish early, says National Highways
Construction work on the Orwell Bridge is set to finish two weeks ahead of Highways has been replacing expansion joints since June, and the work has caused severe delays and congestion for some drivers near National Highways said the essential project had "progressed very well and ahead of schedule". Martin Fellows, the company's director of the east region, added: "It is very much weather dependent, but we aim to remove the contraflow in the next few days and fully open the bridge to traffic by the end of next week." Some road closures will still be in place ahead of the finishing date. On Saturday, the A14, between junctions 58 and 56, including junction 56 entry slip road, will be closed overnight, from 20:00 BST to 06:00 in the westbound direction, towards Highways said there would be overnight closures in the eastbound direction between junctions 55 and 57, towards Felixstowe, from Sunday to added that it would begin the process of removing the contraflow system and to get the road fully open by the end of next week. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
