The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Work to improve cycleway and footpaths on a road in Spalding are set to begin next week and last up to six weeks
The work is being carried out on Holbeach Road as what is the first phase of Lincolnshire County Council’s Spalding Active Travel improvements.
The proposed start date for the works is Monday 24 July, with the first phase expected to take up to six weeks to complete.
The council says the whole improvements, which could include a new footpath up to Springfields, are expected to cost £380,000 with it being funded from the £20m Levelling Up grant awarded particularly for roundabout improvements on the A16.
Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “The aim of this important ‘Levelling Up’ project is to provide safer and more reliable sustainable travel options in Spalding to make it easier for people to leave their cars at home and walk or cycle instead.
“Improving connectivity via the area’s footways and cycleways will hopefully help achieve this.
“The current existing footway/cycleway is not in great condition at all. So, as part of the scheme, we’ll be resurfacing the existing shared use path on Holbeach Road and improving connections to the Springfield Outlet area.”
This first phase of the works will include from Fulney Avenue, building a three metre wide footway/cycleway near the skatepark to the southside of Holbeach Road; adding a dropped crossing to the northside of Holbeach Road; and resurfacing the footway/cycleway on Holbeach Road up to the Camel Gate roundabout
As part of the works, traffic management will be in place adjacent to the skate park and Fulney Avenue starting on Monday July 24 and after that temporary traffic signals will be used from the dropped crossing adjacent to number 114 Holbeach Road to St. Pauls Church
There will also be seven-night road closure from St Pauls Church to Camelgate roundabout starting Monday August14 for seven evenings (7pm to 6am, including weekends).
The council say the closure will allow the footway to be safely resurfaced and tactile paving refreshed.
A diversion route for this will be via the A16 / B1180 Wardentree Lane / Spalding Road / West Elloe Avenue / Holbeach Road, and vice versa.
A county council spokesman said: “For the scheme’s second phase, the project team is exploring the possibility of building a new footway/cycleway along Coronation Bank to Springfields Outlet Shopping and Leisure. Further details about this second set of works will be shared once more information is available.
Coun Davies added: “Like any other major scheme, there will be some level of disruption during the works. However, we’ll be doing everything we can to keep this to a minimum including carrying the works out during the school summer holidays.”
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