Parts of a major road near Rugby will be closed for maintenance over a two month period

The works will start on Monday June 1 and are due to be completed by the end of July
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Parts of a major road near Rugby will be closed for maintenance over a two month period.

Two repair schemes will be delivered at the same time on the stretch between junctions 18 and 20 of the M1, meaning sections of it will be closed for two weekends and in the evenings of weekdays.

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Taking place between the Crick interchange at junction 18 to the Misterton interchange at junction 20, the work will replace the existing waterproof system on the bridge at Shawell Walcote and resurface around two miles of the northbound and southbound carriageways.

Parts of a major road near Rugby will be closed for maintenance over a two month period.Parts of a major road near Rugby will be closed for maintenance over a two month period.
Parts of a major road near Rugby will be closed for maintenance over a two month period.

The works will start on Monday June 1 and are due to be completed by the end of July.

Much of the work will take place overnight, from 10pm. Overnight closures are planned as follows:

M1 southbound junctions 20-19: Weekday nights between June 1-23

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M1 northbound carriageway junctions 18-20: Three nights from June 24-26

M1 northbound junctions 19-20: Weekday nights between June 30 - July 17

In addition, the southbound carriageway will be closed from 10pm on Friday June 5 until 6am June 8.

The northbound carriageway will be closed from 10pm on Friday July 10 until 6am on Monday July 13.

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Highways England Project Manager Steve Longden said: “We appreciate people’s patience while we carry out this important maintenance work which will improve the quality of journeys for drivers and ensure that the Shawell Walcote bridge is protected for the future.

“We understand that roadworks can be disruptive but are doing all we can to carry out these two schemes together to ensure minimum inconvenience for road users and local communities.”

Diversions, agreed with the local authority, will be clearly signed.

For live traffic updates follow the @HighwaysEMIDS Twitter feed.

The Highways England 24/7 customer contact centre team can also provide up-to-the minute information on 0300 123 5000.