DRIVERS face yet MORE hassle on the A1 when part of it will close during the night for the rest of this week.
The Highways Agency is carrying out "essential maintenance" on the southbound carriageway at Apleyhead, near Ranby.
And the road will be closed from 8pm until 6am every night from tonight (Monday 16th November), with diversions taking traffic on t
o the A620 towards Retford to rejoin the A1 at Markham Moor.
This is in addition to MORE traffic problems at Blyth, where the access roads have been closed off while repairs are carried out to the drains after a lorry caught fire there in August.
The latest work, which includes resurfacing and white lining, will take place on a 1.2km stretch between the A1 Ranby slip road and the new Apleyhead junction. It is expected to be finished by Saturday.
Said a Highways Agency spokesman: "To minimise disruption to road users, work will only take place between the hours of 8pm and 6am when traffic is lightest."
"A diversion route will be clearly signposted for the duration of the work."
All southbound traffic will be diverted onto the A620 at the A1/A620 exit slip road and travel towards Retford.
Traffic will then head south along the A638 towards the new Markham Moor junction, where it will be able to rejoin the A1.
The spokesman added: "Due to the road closure and associated diversion route, drivers should plan their journeys and allow extra time to reach their destinations."
