{"id":8818,"date":"2025-11-03T07:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=8818"},"modified":"2025-11-03T07:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:46:57","slug":"balfour-set-to-start-200m-final-stretch-of-lincoln-ring-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/balfour-set-to-start-200m-final-stretch-of-lincoln-ring-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour set to start \u00a3200m final stretch of Lincoln ring road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final stretch of Lincoln\u2019s long-awaited ring road has moved a step closer after the Government approved the legal orders needed to start the \u00a3200m North Hykeham Relief Road.<\/p>\n<p>The Transport Secretary&#8217;s decision gives Lincolnshire County Council powers to begin construction early next year, completing the city\u2019s full ring road and easing congestion on the A46 corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour Beatty is expected to deliver the main works once the council formally signs off the appointment in early 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"450383\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rib-software.com%2Funite%2Fen%2Fuki%2F10-point-contractors-guide-to-rib-candy%2F%3Futm_source%3Dthird_party%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Drib-candy-conenqu%26utm_id%3Drib-candy-conenqu-campaign-532%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIB-Candy-Banner-Ad-Campaign_ConEnq.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cllr Michael Cheyne, executive member for highways, said: \u201cThis is fantastic news for the North Hykeham Relief Road project and the people of Lincolnshire, since it means we\u2019re one step closer to starting construction early next year as planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBFe37K0rDg?si=Pb4M4DOfxEptSssa\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"128950\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jctltd.co.uk%2Fnetwork-signup\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JCT-Network_ConstructionEnq_MPU_300x250px-2025.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201cNow that we&#8217;ve been given the all clear by Government to move forward, the next step is to officially appoint a contractor. This will be a topic of discussion at our Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee meeting in December, and then voted on by Executive in early January.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3200m scheme will create a new dual carriageway linking the A46 Pennells Roundabout to the recently completed Lincoln Eastern Bypass.<\/p>\n<p>The works will include new roundabouts at South Hykeham Road, Brant Road and Grantham Road, along with new bridges at Station Road and over the River Witham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"478038\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creaghconcrete.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Creagh.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"467243\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=www.tarmac.com%2Flow-carbon-asphalt%2F\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CEVO asphalt social adverts_300x250.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/jlsoyIB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final stretch of Lincoln\u2019s long-awaited ring road has moved a step closer after the Government approved the legal orders needed to start the \u00a3200m North Hykeham Relief Road. The Transport Secretary&#8217;s decision gives Lincolnshire County Council powers to begin construction early next year, completing the city\u2019s full ring road and easing congestion on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-8818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8819,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818\/revisions\/8819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}