£4.5m road improvement scheme underway across Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire County Council says the work forms part of its wider plans to maintain and improve the county’s road network during 2026.

The scheme focuses on a method known as “in-situ retread and regeneration”, which involves recycling and reworking the existing road surface to create a new, more durable layer.

County-wide, the programme will see 24 roads treated over two phases during the spring and summer, covering around 28,000 metres – the equivalent of roughly 17.5 miles.

The work is running alongside the council’s separate £6 million surface dressing programme, which is used to protect roads that are already in relatively good condition.

Council highways teams say the in-situ method is used where roads are more heavily worn or damaged, allowing deeper repairs to be carried out without fully reconstructing the road.

The process involves breaking up the existing surface and reusing the material to form a new base, before applying a fresh top layer.

As part of the scheme, around 9,000 tonnes of recycled materials will be used, reducing waste and limiting the need for new resources and transport.

Phase one locations (until May 21):

Graves Hill, Welbourn Sand Lane, Torksey Willingham Road, Marton Mickleholme Road, Dunholme Fen Lane, South Carlton East Row, South Somercotes Billgate Lane, Burgh le Marsh Howgarth Lane, Friskney Mount Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe Green Lane, Dembleby Engine Drove, Helpringham Gravecoat Lane, Quadring The Common, Crowland Stoton’s Gate, Holbeach St Johns Broadgate, Sutton St James Bad Gate Road, Sutton St James Parsonage Lane, Tydd St Mary

Phase two locations (July 6 – August 21):

Castledyke Bank, Gipsey Bridge Stain Lane, Theddlethorpe Steeping Road, Thorpe St Peter Gulham Lane, Kingerby Oster Fen Lane, Claypole Clay Lane, Norton Disney Roughton Road, Kirkby on Bain

Phase one of the works is currently underway and is scheduled to run until May 21, with the second phase planned for the summer, subject to weather conditions.

Residents affected by the works are expected to receive advance notice, with temporary traffic management measures such as short-term road closures or restrictions put in place where necessary.

The council says the approach allows the right treatment to be used on the right roads, helping to extend the life of the network in a cost-effective and environmentally conscious way.

More information about road maintenance programmes is available via the council’s website at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/maintenance/road-maintenance/5.