Roadworks progress on Ralph Butcher Causeway in Whittlesey.
Cambridgeshire County Council has given an update on the ongoing roadworks on the Ralph Butcher Causeway in Whittlesey, which has had an emergency lane closure in place for more than a year.
Work, which started on Monday, July 7 and is expected to be completed by December 8, is continuing as planned on the King’s Dyke embankment.
Permanent soil nails are now being installed, and 43 have been put in place so far.
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There continues to be regular monitoring of the cracks, and the current lane closure will remain in place for the duration of the works, with a full road closure not needed.
Once the work is complete, the road will fully re-open to two-way running for around three months, before the carriageway is fully resurfaced as the final step.
The westbound carriageway at King’s Dyke, heading to Peterborough, was closed last July due to cracks, with two-way traffic lights in place.
In October and November last year, testing and monitoring took place to understand the cracking, movement and settlement issues, and in January, the council said work would start in May and hopefully be completed by September.
However, in May, further cracks had appeared in the road surface near the centre of the carriageway, meaning the works were pushed back two months.