A50 Trunk Road and Connecting Roads (Between Mount Pleasant and Lockington) - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

National Highways

TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 -
SECTIONS 4(1),14(1)(a) AND (c), (4) AND (7)
THE A50 TRUNK ROAD AND CONNECTING
ROADS (BETWEEN MOUNT PLEASANT AND LOCKINGTON)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 09346363) intends to make an Order on the A50 Trunk Road, in the City of Stoke-on-Trent and in the Counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, to enable maintenance and improvement works, to be carried out in safety.

The works are expected to take place overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 (07:00 on Saturday and Sunday mornings) during a period starting on Friday 2 January 2026 and ending on Wednesday 23 December 2026.

The effect of the Order will be to impose prohibitions on the following lengths of carriageway:

(1)  the A50 eastbound from its roundabout junction with the A500 slip roads (Sideway Roundabout) at Mount Pleasant, to its roundabout junction with the A453, Derby Road and the M1 Junction 24 slip roads (Kegworth Interchange), at Lockington;

(2)  the A50 westbound from its junction with Kegworth Interchange, to its junction with Sideway Roundabout;

(3)  any slip road, link road or dedicated lane leading to or from the lengths of carriageway described in (1) and (2) above;

(4)  any lay-by, service road or bus stop area adjacent to the lengths of carriageway described in (1) and (2) above.

During any road closures traffic will be diverted via alternative junctions of the A50 Trunk Road and local roads. These diversions will be clearly indicated by traffic signs throughout the area.

To obtain a copy of the A50 Programme of Works please contact the National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk.

The duration of each prohibition will vary depending upon the nature of the work being undertaken on each occasion.

The prohibitions will not apply to emergency services, works, or winter maintenance vehicles. The prohibitions will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs.

The Order comes into force on 29 December 2025 and will expire on 23 December 2026.

Karen Eustace, an official of National Highways Limited, Three Snowhill, Snowhill Queensway, Birmingham B4 6GA.

National Highways Limited, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4LZ.

Registered in England & Wales number 09346363.