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A61 /A616 Trunk Road - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

S35Published 03/04/26
Barnsley Chronicle • 

What is happening?

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
THE A61 TRUNK ROAD
(LAYBYS FROM TANKERSLEY ROUNDABOUT TO WESTWOOD ROUNDABOUT)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited intends to make an Order on the A61 Trunk Road, in the County of South Yorkshire, to enable grass cutting, sign cleaning, gully emptying and sweeping works to be carried out in safety.

The works are expected to start on Friday 1 May 2026 for 11 months, or until completed, and will take place between 9am and 8pm.

The effect of the Order will be to close, at times during the works, the laybys adjacent to the A61 northbound and southbound carriageways from Tankersley Roundabout to Westwood Roundabout, a distance of 1600 metres.

Traffic signs will indicate the extent of the prohibitions (which will not apply to emergency service vehicles or vehicles being used in connection with the said works or for winter maintenance or traffic officer purposes). The Order comes into force on 30 April 2026 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months.

The contact for any further information about this notice is Steve Bishop. For enquiries please contact our Customer Contact Centre on 03001235000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk

RICHARD FOXTON, National Highways, 2 City Walk, LEEDS LS11 9AR.

THE A616 TRUNK ROAD (LAYBYS FROM NEWTON
CHAMBERS ROUNDABOUT TO FLOUCH ROUNDABOUT)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited intends to make an Order on the A616 Trunk Road, in the County of South Yorkshire, to enable grass cutting, sign cleaning, gully emptying and sweeping works to be carried out in safety.

The works are expected to start at 9am on Friday 1 May 2026 for 52 weeks, or until completed.

The effect of the Order will be to close at times, between 9am and 8pm the laybys adjacent to the A616 eastbound and westbound carriageways from Newton Chambers Roundabout to Flouch Roundabout, a distance of 17059 metres.

Traffic signs will indicate the extent of the prohibitions (which will not apply to emergency service vehicles or vehicles being used in connection with the said works or for winter maintenance or traffic officer purposes). The Order comes into force on 30 April 2026 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months.

The project manager for this scheme is Stu Myers. For enquiries please contact the National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 03001235000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk

RICHARD FOXTON, National Highways, 2 City Walk, LEEDS LS11 9AR.

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