I am happy to be in Kochi today at the latest edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Jawaharlal Nehru University has won the annual Visitor’s Award for the ‘Best University’, 2017.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 03 February 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.
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 6 February the southbound entry slip road at junction 29a; the northbound exit slip road at junction 33; the southbound up and over at junction 34; the southbound carriageway from junction 33 to 32; and junction 33 entry slip road will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Tuesday 7 February the entry and exit slip road at Tibshelf motorway service area on the southbound carriageway; the northbound entry and exit slip road at junction 31; the northbound exit slip road at junction 33; the southbound up and over at junction 34; the southbound carriageway between junction 33 to 32 and the southbound entry slip road at junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Wednesday 8 February the entry and exit slip road at Tibshelf motorway service area on the southbound carriageway; the northbound carriageway between junction 32 and 33 and the M18 southbound to the M1 northbound link will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Thursday 9 February the southbound entry slip road at junction 29a; the northbound carriageway between junction 32 to 33 and the M18 southbound to M1 northbound link road will all be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Friday 10 February the southbound exit slip road at junction 29a; the northbound carriageway on the M1 between junction 32 and 33 and the M18 southbound to the M1 northbound link road will all be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Saturday 11 February the M1 northbound up and over at junction 32 and junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
On Sunday 12 February the M1 northbound up and over at junction 32 and junction 33 will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am.
From Monday 6 February until Friday 10 February there will be overnight lane closures on both the southbound and northbound carriageway.
Lanes one and two will be closed northbound from 6 February to 10 February between 9pm and 6am. On the southbound carriageway lanes one and two will be closed on 6 and 8 February between 9pm and 6am.
Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.
Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Kochi Muziris
A series of improvements are being carried out on the A64 this month, which will improve safety for drivers.
Contractors for Highways England will begin a number of projects which include renewing the safety barrier, improving signage and drainage and resurfacing a footpath.
Work will start next week, Monday 6 February, to stabilise a drainage ditch which runs alongside the eastbound exit slip road at Brambling Fields in Malton increasing flood resilience in the future. Work will take place between 7.30am and 6pm, and is expected to last for three weeks.
To carry out the work as quickly and safely as possible, the eastbound exit slip road will be fully closed 24 hours a day for the duration of the works and at times there will be a lane 1 closure on the eastbound A64 just past the slip road.
Highways England project manager Adeeb Saeed said:
This is essential maintenance which will strengthen the drainage ditch to protect it from eroding and ensure that it provides effective drainage in the future.
Work will also start next week to replace sections of the safety barrier between Grimston and Hopgrove.
This work will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am under lane closures to keep disruption to a minimum for drivers.
There will also be a temporary speed limit of 60mph for the safety reasons due to us working on the safety barrier.
The following week work is due to start to renew the safety barrier and improving the signage around Scampston Bridge.
And later this month work will start on resurfacing the footpath on the A64 Pickering westbound entry slip road. This will involve lane closures between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.
Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.