Press release: Planned roadworks in East Midlands: weekly summary for Monday 30 January to Sunday 5 February 2017

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 27 January but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.

M1 junction 28 to 35a, Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire/Yorkshire: smart motorway

There will be various restrictions in place on the M1 between junctions 28 and 35a to allow for the construction of the smart motorway. These include lane closures, speed restrictions, hard shoulder running and overnight slip road or carriageway closures.

On Monday 30 January the southbound carriageway between junctions 33 and 32, northbound entry and exit slip at junction 28, northbound entry and exit slip at Tibshelf services and the southbound entry slip at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

On Tuesday 31 January the southbound carriageway between junctions 33 and 32, southbound entry and exit slip at junction 28, northbound entry and exit slip at Tibshelf services and the southbound entry slip at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

On Wednesday 1 February the southbound carriageway between junctions 33 and 32, southbound entry and exit slip at junction 29a, southbound up and over at junction 34 and the southbound entry slip at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

On Thursday 2 February the southbound carriageway between junctions 33 and 32, southbound entry and exit slip at junction 29, southbound up and over at junction 34, southbound entry and exit slip at Tibshelf services and the southbound entry slip at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

On Friday 3 February the southbound carriageway between junctions 33 and 32, southbound entry and exit slip at junction 29, north and southbound up and over at junction 34, northbound entry and exit slip at Tibshelf services and the southbound entry slip at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

On Saturday 4 February and Sunday 5 February the southbound up and over at junction 33 and southbound up and over at junction 32 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.

M1 junction 19 to 16, Northamptonshire: smart motorway

From Monday 30 January until Wednesday 1 February there will be a full carriageway closure northbound between junctions 16 and 18, two lanes closed northbound between junctions 15a and 16 and two lanes closed southbound between junctions 18 and 16 from 9pm to 6am. At the same time the entry and exit slip northbound at junction 16 and Watford Gap services, exit slip at junction 18 and M45 will be closed.

On Friday 3 February two lanes will be closed north and southbound between junctions 16 and 18 from 9pm to 6am.

General enquiries

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