Work set to start on A46 Newark Cattle Market roundabout on January 20

Essential safety and maintenance work on the A46 Newark Cattle Market roundabout begins on Sunday evening.

It is the start of the first phase of a six-month programme to improve three major roundabouts on the A46 around the town.

The work on the cattle market roundabout starts at 8pm this Sunday, January 20.

Road closure and diversion route information can be found on the scheme website:

https://sites.google.com/nmgroup.uk.com/a46-newark-roundabouts/cattle-market-roundabout

From now until July, the A46 roundabouts near the cattle market, Brownhills, and the Friendly Farmer junction with A1 and A17 will be worked on overnight.

The work will be phased, with one roundabout at a time being improved, and most of the work will take place between 8pm and 5am. It will include improving surfaces, markings, and signage.

Mr Paul Valentine of nmcm, working on behalf of Highways England, said the work had been carefully planned to keep disruption to a minimum.

“We will be gone by 5am to allow Newark to do its daily work,” he said. “There may be some night work at the weekends as a last resort.”

Official diversion signs for external traffic will be in place but Mr Valentine said local motorists would find their own alternatives.

The first phase of the work, for the cattle market roundabout, will last until the end of March. Work will then begin on the second phase, at the Friendly Farmer roundabout, to the end of May, and the final phase, at the Brownhills roundabout, is due to last until the end of July.

Paul Valentine said the phasing had been planned to after consultation with businesses, hauliers and venues most likely to be affected.