Burghley Horse Trials, A1 Trunk Road, Carpenters Lodge, Peterborough - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)(B)
THE A1 TRUNK ROAD (CARPENTERS LODGE, CITY OF PETERBOROUGH) EXIT SLIP ROADS (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited(a) has made an Order on the A1 Trunk Road in the City of Peterborough, to allow for traffic to travel in safety during the Burghley Horse Trials.
The traffic safety measures will require slip road closures between 1pm and 8pm from Thursday 5 September 2024 to Sunday 8 September 2024.
The effect of the Order will be to close the A1 northbound and southbound exit slip roads leading to the B1081 London Road, at Carpenter’s Lodge Junction.
The slip road closures will only be implemented to relieve traffic flow on the A1 and will be monitored and removed as soon as traffic flows reach an acceptable level. Northbound traffic wishing to use the slip road will continue north to exit the A1 at its junction with the A606 and then continue their journey using the A6121.
Southbound traffic will be diverted via The Green Drift and the B1443.
When traffic volumes are high, nearside lane closures will be in operation to allow unrestricted access for traffic wishing to join the A1.
Any vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue authority, ambulance purposes and for traffic officer purposes will be exempt from the closures.
The slip road closures and diversion routes will be clearly signposted throughout the event.
The Order will come into force on 2 September 2024 and may continue in force for a maximum duration of eighteen months or until the event detailed above has ended, whichever is the earlier.
L Walton, National Highways Limited 
(a) Registered in England and Wales under company no. 9346363. Registered office Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LZ.
General enquiries relating to this notice may be made in writing to Stephen Renouard at Burghley Horse Trials Office, Barnack Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2LH, by email to Stephen.Renouard@burghley.co.uk  or by
telephoning 01780 752131.