A46 Lighting Improvements 06/10/25
A46 LED lighting improvements, 6th October 2025 to 10th November 2025, Winthorpe to Syston Roundabout, by National Highways
Published: 25 September 2025
National Highways Notification
Upgrading the current lighting to LEDs on the A46 between Winthorpe and Syston Roundabout. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future.
When will this work take place?
We’ll work overnight, between 8pm and 6am, from 6 October 2025 to 10 November 2025, Monday to Friday.
What does this mean for you?
To ensure our work is carried out safely, we’ll work under a combination of slip road and lane closures. Unless otherwise indicated, work will be completed over 1 night.
Our initial programme of works is below, for further updates and diversions please visit our website https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/east-and-west-midlands-led-roadside-lighting-upgrades which will be updated at regular intervals.
Winthorpe underpass, Mon 6 Oct, no traffic management
Cattle Market Roundabout, Tue 7 Oct 8 nights, Inner and outer lane closures
Melton Road junction, Friday 17 Oct, A46 northbound entry slip closed
Melton Road junction, Monday 20 Oct, 2 nights, A46 southbound exit slip and lane 1 closed
Nottingham Raceway Karting junction, Monday 20 Oct, Southbound exit and entry slip closed
Melton Road junctio, Wed 22 Oct 2 nights, A46 northbound exit slip and lane 1 closed
Nottingham Raceway Karting junction, Wednesday 22 Oct Northbound exit and entry slip closed
Shell garage past Seagrave Road, Friday 24 Oct 8 nights, Northbound carriageway closed and a partial closure of Parkhill Lane. Lane 2 of the southbound carriageway also closed.
During closures, fully signed diversions will be in place.
Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout.
We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.
Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Further information
If you’d like to receive updates about future work along the A46, please subscribe to our distribution list by emailing noreplya46emids@nationalhighways.co.uk
For further information about this work, please contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, email info@nationalhighways.co.uk, or write to us at National Highways, National Traffic Operations Centre, 3 Ridgeway, Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, B32 1AF.
Information about our LED work can also be found on our website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/east-and-west-midlands-led-roadside-lighting-upgrades/