A12 to shut all weekend for major road reconstruction work
Part of the A12 northbound carriageway is to be closed at Margaretting so that important reconstruction work can be completed. The northbound carriageway will be closed between junctions 12 and 15 from May 12 to May 15.
The closure will be in place from 8pm on Friday (May 12) to 6am on the following Monday (May 15). A diversion route will be in place for those using the northbound carriageway; the southbound carriageway will remain open.
National Highways say the closure on the A12 is in order to completely remove the concrete road surface and some of the foundations before rebuilding the road and resurfacing it.
The East region has the highest concentration of concrete roads on our road network, including the A14, A12, A120, A11 and M11. Around half of the old-style concrete roads will either have repairs or will be replaced during the next five years.
It will be necessary at key points in the wider upgrade scheme to put in place some full road closures. During full road closures, a fully signed diversion route will be in place for traffic wishing to travel on the A12 between junctions 13 and 16.
Southbound traffic will be diverted from the A12 at junction 17 to travel south on the A130 before turning west and joining the A127 until it meets the A12 at the Gallows Corner junction in Romford. Northbound traffic will travel eastbound along the A127, before travelling north along the A130, ahead of re-joining the A12 at junction 17.
A local diversion route will also be in place for residents who wish to access the A12 north or southbound during full closures.
In addition to the full closure listed above, National Highways will be clearing vegetation for further drainage work later in the scheme. To keep disruption to a minimum, this work is being carried out overnight from 8pm to 6am each night:
Date of road closure
Direction of road closure
Tuesday 24 to Friday 28 April
Southbound
Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 May
Southbound
Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 May
Southbound
Monday 15 to Saturday 20 May
Southbound
Monday 22 to Thursday 25 May
Southbound
Tuesday 30 to Friday 2 June
Southbound
A fully signed diversion route will be in place overnight. Please note that all closures are subject to change at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances or poor weather conditions.
During these road closures, southbound traffic will be diverted along the A130, before travelling west along the A127, ahead of re-joining the A12 at the Gallows Corner roundabout.
Northbound traffic will be diverted eastbound along the A127, before travelling north along the A130, ahead of re-joining the A12 at junction 17.
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