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UPDATE: Notice of overnight week night closures of the M42/ M6 Link Road, near Water Orton

Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Ar-No-N1-Traf-39-20/11/2024

Work Item Summary

Project Phase
Phase 1
Region
Warwickshire
Location
M42
Worksite Name
M42
Contractor
BBV JV
Type of works
Overnight road closure
Estimated Start Date
08/12/2025
Estimated End Date
19/12/2025

What we are doing

The work scheduled to begin in January 2025 will mark the next phase of the M42/ M6 Link Road viaduct project. Our teams will install the parapets on the East viaduct bridge and remove equipment from the previous phase of construction. The work we will be undertaking involves delivering plant and machinery and extra carriageway cleaning operations. This cleaning programme will be in addition to the daily mitigation measures we have
in place and will ensure that impact from our work to the motorway link is reduced as much as possible.

When the work will take place
UPDATE: The traffic management on Monday 8 December has been rescheduled to Saturday 13 December. To ensure the safety of the road
users and our workforce, we will install overnight closures of the eastbound and westbound carriageways on the M42/M6 link road from
9pm each night and re-opening at 5am each morning. See below a breakdown of these overnight closures from January to December 2025.

M42/M6 Westbound
• Thursday 30 January
• Thursday 27 February
• Thursday 27 March
• Thursday 24 April
• Thursday 29 May
• Thursday 26 June
• Thursday 24 July
• Thursday 28 August
• Thursday 25 September
• Thursday 30 October
• Thursday 27 November
• Thursday 18 December

This work is subject to consent with National Highways.

M42/M6 Eastbound
• Friday 31 January
• Friday 28 February
• Friday 28 March
• Friday 25 April
• Friday 30 May
• Friday 27 June
• Friday 29 August
• Friday 26 September
• Friday 31 October
• Saturday 13 December
• Friday 19 December

HS2 is undergoing a comprehensive reset to ensure it can be built efficiently and for the lowest reasonable cost. This work is being carried out in stages and will be completed in 2026. We will provide you with updates on the reset and what this means for our plans to build the railway in your area.

Download information relating to these works

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If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]