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Peter Kennaugh celebrates his 2014 national championships win (copyright British Cycling)A1 roadworks warning for fans heading to National Road Championships this weekend
Fans heading to the British Cycling National Road Championships in Lincolnshire this weekend are being warned to allow extra time for their journey due to roadworks on the A1.
The event starts with the National Time Trial Championships on Thursday, which won’t be affected.
Part of the A1 will be closed between Friday evening and Monday morning, with the works at Elkesley likely to affect people travelling to Lincoln from the north.
Drivers heading south towards the junction of the A1 and the A57 are being urged to allow extra time for their journey due to resurfacing works.
People coming from the south, and turning off the A1 to continue their journey via the A46, are not expected to be affected.
The roadworks will last from 8pm on Friday evening until 6am on Monday morning.
Graham Littlechild, project manager at Highways England, said: “We need to close this section so that we can re-align the A1, tie in the new access into the village and raise the road’s surface by more than 80cm in some areas.
"We can’t do this while traffic is running at the same time, as there isn’t enough space available to do it safely.
“There are likely to be delays while this work is under way as the signed diversion route is a single carriageway, and I urge motorists to plan their route ahead and build extra time into their journeys.
"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is essential we can carry out the improvements safely."
“This important scheme will improve the layout of the road for everybody who uses it, and motorists can expect improved safety and better journeys when the work has been completed.
“During the weekend closures, traffic will be diverted via the B6352, A616 (Great North Road, Ollerton Road, Newark Road, Wellow Road, Back Lane and Ollerton Road) and on to the A614 Blyth Road to re-join the A1.”
Diversions will be in place while the works are carried out.
You can find full details of the programme for this year’s National Championships here.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Check with Highways England, but the closure is northbound, so those heading from the North should be unaffected but beware of traffic queuing to leave the A1 at Markham Moor, from here you can take the A57 to Lincoln or carry on to Newark and use the A46. Northbound traffic can leave the A1 at Newark but beware traffic might be queuing here because the traffic is diverted off at the next junction. Sadly I won't be there because I'm riding the C2C in a Day, and they moved the Lincoln Grand Prix date (which this event replaces this year) to the National Champs weekend; bah! Try and find a spot on Michaelgate if you can.