Month-long road rebuild

The ‘dire state’ of a South Holland road will see a major project get under way later this month.
“Hull’s Drove, either side of the Martins Road junction is in a dire state, so we’ll be completely rebuilding this section of the B1166,” said Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways.
The work will be in Whaplode Drove and is set to last a total of four weeks spread over two phases.
“This will be a major piece of engineering, with the team expecting to use over 2,000 tonnes of asphalt and other road building materials to complete the job.
“While on-site, we’ll also be stabilising the B1166 verge to the west of the Martins Road junction, as well as improving the road surface further down Hull’s Drove near the A16 junction. Like any major roadworks, there will be some disruption which we will do our best to keep to a minimum.”
The first phase will see the verge stabilisation and maintenance surfacing work for a week.
The second phase will see reconstruction of the B1166, 130m on both sides of the Martin’s Road junction and 40m of the junction.
The road will be closed from near the A16 junction to near the Dowsdale Bank junction for the whole of the project althout access will be maintained for residents.
The diversion route will be via the B1166/B1168/B1165/B1356/A16 and vice versa.