Council starts work on 'roughing up the roads'

Work to "rough up the roads" is getting under way in Lincolnshire this month as part of a project to improve braking and skid resistance.

Nearly seven miles (about 11km) of roads in the county are to undergo the "carriageway retexturing work" between now and January.

Lincolnshire County Council said, in most cases, the work could be done with traffic lights and a moving convoy to keep the road open.

Richard Davies, the authority's executive member for highways, said: "Retexturing is a very sustainable and cost-effective way to restore skid resistance and texture to improve tyre grip.

"We can do this work by either hydro blasting or shot blasting, and can carry out this work on roads where the surface is in generally good condition but needs roughing up to get better performance."

The work is due to take place on the following roads:

• Blenheim Way/Northfield Road, Market Deeping

• B1188, between Scopwick & Digby

• A153, Leasingham Moor

• A1031, Ludney

• A15, Cranwell

• A157, Main Road, Biscathorpe

• Boston Road, Swineshead

• A158, Burgh Le Marsh

• Keddington Road, Louth

• A15, Waddington Heath

Davies added: "Because of the type of work, some disruption will be unavoidable to maintain the safety of road users and our crews, and I want to thank anyone affected by this improvement programme for their patience and understanding."

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