A1 (M) open to traffic - GOV.UK

Press release A1 (M) OPEN TO TRAFFIC Work to reduce congestion on the A1 (M) at Welwyn in Hertfordshire is now open to traffic. The £4.5m scheme at junction 6 to ease congestion at this

important junction is substantially complete and road users will experience the benefits to the new road layout. The work which started in December has seen the existing northbound

carriageway and slip roads improved as well as a new road surface, new road markings, new safety fencing and improved drainage. Highways England Project Manager Mark Saunders said: > The 

new layout has improved this busy junction as lane one now > leaves the motorway at junction 6 and lanes two and three continue > on to junction 7. This has removed the bottleneck 

within the > junction where lanes two and three used to merge. >  > The on-slip has been extended to give a greater distance for traffic > to merge with existing A1 traffic. >

  > The improvements are substantially complete and we’ll be carrying > out some finishing off works between now and mid-summer to install > the new overhead gantry signs. There

will be the need to close the road fully overnight for two nights and some overnight hard shoulder and lane one closures in order to erect the new gantries. Further details will be announced

soon. GENERAL ENQUIRIES Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000. MEDIA ENQUIRIES Journalists should contact the Highways England

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