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How We Manage Our Roads
In this section you can find out more about how we manage and maintain these roads and plan for the future
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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Works Progress
Progress so far
We held exhibitions at Nuthall, Risley and Pinxton in October 2007 to tell you how we would carry out the project. These were attended by over 1,000 members of the public and representatives of interested organisations. We have also responded to more than 140 people who requested further information on environmental and other motorway issues.
We began construction work on two bridges in Nuthall and one in Annesley at the end of October 2007. In January 2008 we started the main carriageway widening work between Junction 26 (Nuthall) and Junction 27 (Annesley). this consisted of removing topsoil, improving drainage, removing large amounts of earth from some locations and replacing it in others, building retaining walls and other means for keeping the earth in place, building and surfacing new areas of carriageway, installing new safety barrier, installing new lampposts and putting in place foundations for new overhead signing. The work has largely been restricted to the verge - we will have to return to this area later in the project to carry out improvements in the central reserve.
We have either widened or improved safety on several bridges. These include the bridges over the A610 at junction 26, where we have replaced the side walls (parapets), bringing them up to modern saftey standards. We have widenend the bridge over the B6018 Kirkby Lane in Pinxton.
In January 2009 we demolished a farm bridge south of Junction 26. This involved closing the motorway for 12 hours on a Saturday night/Sunday morning. This is the only bridge we have to demolish during the project. It will be replaced later in the year with a wider bridge, which will involve another overnight closure of the motorway.
Work in progress
To limit delays to drivers on the motorway, three lanes are being kept open in each direction during the day (6am to 8pm). In addition, we will not have a contraflow at any point during the work.
Information about future road closures and lane restrictions can be found on the Traffic Management page of this website. We will also provide this information to local media.
