This will mean that drivers staying on the A46 will not need to slow down for the roundabout, while also improving traffic flows for local businesses nearby. Share this page. A46/Sedgeberrow Roundabout. On behalf of Eurovia Contracting and Lincolnshire County Council, we thank you for your continued patience and co-operation whilst we “We have got a close group of friends that are friends from school. Greece is planning on welcoming foreign tourists from 14 May depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. The original beginning of Coventry's 1930s southern bypass, and now also the point the 1990s eastern bypass ends too. Also, half a mile of the road has been rebuilt, and the dangerous bend on Lincoln Road has been realigned and straightened. All Rights Reserved. A46 Dunholme/Welton drawing We will construct a new three-armed roundabout at the A46/Lincoln Road junction. Judge Catarina Sjolin Knight adjourned sentence until 2pm on Thursday after telling Topham: “The jury has found you not guilty of both dangerous driving charges, but obviously you have pleaded guilty to what remains a serious offence. He explained: “When he was younger there were stages where I had to pass him to my wife and leave the room because I couldn’t deal with the noise. On Wednesday, three deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, one in North Lincolnshire and one in North East Lincolnshire. | Photo: Stephen Daniels, Topham told jurors how he and wife Cassey won the lottery in 2012. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project will be part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport (DfT) from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. But giving evidence Topham said he honestly believed it was only for a split second, matching the account he gave to a police officer shortly after the collision. Topham escaped with only minor injuries from the crash alongside his sons and pet dog. We will construct a new three-armed roundabout at the A46/Lincoln Road junction. Traffic delays for the A46 road in the East and West Midlands, England. NHS England reported five new local hospital deaths on Wednesday – four at at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and one at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. He added: “As we set off down the road my eldest said that my youngest had dropped his teddy.”, Topham said he assumed his youngest son had fallen asleep and continued for a short distance before hearing the “piercing scream.”, “He literally just started a small whine, as children do, and then he just let out a massive scream and would not stop.”. Michael Cranmer-Brown, prosecuting, alleged Topham took his eyes off the road for “up to three seconds” while trying to return the dropped teddy bear to his screaming son. All content © 2021 Lincolnshire County Council. “It’s so high-pitched, I guess just the right pitch for my ears ringing.”. 280 likes. We will also reduce the level of the hill along this section of the A46. A power cut is affecting hundreds of homes. Search. Twitter. Matt Topham hit the jackpot in 2012, winning £45m on the lottery. The A46 starts at Isaac's Hill roundabout with the A1098 and the A180. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Our focus over the next few months will be on completing the new roundabout and tying it into the A46 towards Lincoln and Market Rasen. The A46 reappears at Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, it follows the boundary between the district of Rugby and the borough of Coventry, always staying inside Warwickshire.At Binley Woods the A428 is crossed at a roundabout. The project for the A46 Dunholme/Welton roundabout began in July, and since then plenty of work has taken place. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said the country had “not blocked” the sale abroad of “a single vaccine or its components”. Construction is scheduled to start on Monday, July 20 and could take up to ten months to complete, so long as the weather holds up. “It’s given us the freedom to give people that step up in life.”. The A46 Trunk Road (Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip He also recreated his actions during the accident on his driveway in a stationary car. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }. Cllr Davies added: “The existing junction has a history of accidents. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project will be part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. Major improvements to Roman Bank in Skegness have passed their midway point and are set to be complete by Easter 2021. Welton News; A46 Dunholme/Welton Roundabout update. This information is published as it was received without any editing. The A46 and A15 now continue as a single carriageway multiplex to the next junction, where the A46 rejoins its original route (although a sharp pair of bends have been eliminated), on its way to Nettleham, Welton, Dunholme, and on past some sharp right angled bends (a TOTSO with a cart track!) See a list of postcodes affected by the incident here. The remaining funding for the construction of the scheme will come from a combination of third party contributions and the county council. It heads into Grimsby, meeting the A1243 Bargate (former A16). Topham said his son’s scream sounds like a “burglar alarm in a small room” and makes him “go crazy”. 1) That the Executive Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT:- a) approves the Council progressing with the A46 Welton and Dunholme Junction Improvement Scheme (Roundabout); and b) approves in principle the award and entering into of a contract for the construction of the Scheme; and approves in principle the award and entering into of Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire. The court previously heard how Topham told officers he was distracted for “one, two, three, maybe three seconds”. “I honestly believe it was a split second I turned around for.”. Matt Topham, 31, kept a low profile as he approached Lincoln Crown Court. A46 Dunholme/Welton Roundabout March update – 1,000 tonnes of road foundation laid. The plans for the Binley junction will see the A46 dual carriageway become a flyover that will separate local traffic from using the A46 itself. We have moved over 3,000 tonnes of earth, laid over 1,500 tonnes of tarmac, excavated 275m of new ditches, and … Once the dates and details are confirmed, we will share more information. Police investigated last year when the graffiti first started appearing on a boundary wall on St Mary’s Lane in the Lincolnshire town. The project is part-funded using £2m from the Department of Transport. Around a third of secondary pupils have returned this week compared to 5% in February, with the other two thirds adopting a phased return to the classroom so they can be tested in a “managed way”. 0. Dash cam footage of an impatient Kia driver who uses the right turn lane at a roundabout to go straight ahead! The route … Coventry and Warwickshire has the fastest growing economy within the West Midlands. Mary Jane Regler, 75, died in the resulting head-on crash, which happened on Christmas Day 2019. Works to build a new roundabout at the A46/Lincoln Road Welton junction have officially passed their midway point. Latest travel news from official UK Traffic Delays open data sources. The remaining funding will come from a combination of third party contributions and us. Welton Village - November 14, 2020. Find out what this means for Lincolnshire residents, communities and businesses. It no longer exists in the form described on this page. “We hired a villa in Marbella and took all of our close friends out to celebrate. It is an HV (High Voltage) incident, which tend to be larger as it affects the wider area. Just two districts have seen a spike since Monday – North East Lincolnshire and Lincoln City. During his evidence Topham became visibly upset as he described the “piercing scream” from his two-year-old son which made him turn round. Over 700 properties are currently without power in Bourne and the surrounding areas. The father-of-three had previously pleaded guilty to the less serious charge of causing death by careless driving. Search. 0 lincolnshire.gov.uk The remaining funding for the construction of the scheme will come from a combination of third party contributions and the county council. It was nominated by Phil Deer. Along with this, there’ll be a new water main and cables, with both Anglian Water and BT currently in operation to complete this work. Almost all of the new roundabout has been constructed, along with its connections to the A46 near Dunholme and Welton. A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout We are pleased to report that we are making steady progress and we are on course to complete as planned in Spring 2021. In national news, Boris Johnson has “corrected” European Council President Charles Michel over his claim that the UK had imposed a “outright ban” on the export of COVID-19 vaccines. Infrastructure investment is needed in key corridors such as the A45 and A46 to provide the conditions for businesses to continue to invest in the area. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project will be part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport (DfT) from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. He said: “Winning the lottery has been life-changing. Topham, who left school at 16 to work as a painter and decorator with his father, said the couple also now owned a “collection of cars”. It was at the farm park that the Tophams spent the afternoon of December 25, 2019 before leaving in two separate cars after watching Strictly Come Dancing. Avoid roadworks and traffic congestion on the UK’s major roads. Ecological works will be among the next things to do on the project, which will see the council plant 300 new trees, create a new wetland area and place new hedges for half a mile along the road. A46 Dunholme/Welton Roundabout update LCC Highways is pleased to report that they are making steady progress and on course to complete the roundabout as planned in Spring 2021. The e-mail is published here as it was received and without any editing. They also paid off his dad’s mortgage, helped him retire and achieved a “dream” for Cassey’s parents by buying Rushmoor country farm park near Louth, Lincs. WhatsApp. By. Meanwhile, in option 2 the Cattle Market junction would be … I know you have been advised and you have overnight to spend time with your family.”. Mrs Regler died of serious chest injuries while her husband, who was driving, sustained multiple fractures. Topham said: “I truly believe it’s because the scream caused me to instantly react and get that teddy. To allow the works to be carried out safely, a road closure will be in place from the A18/A46 roundabout to the Ashby Hill roundabout on the A18. The crest of the hill on the A46 towards Market Rasen has been lowered by two metres to improve visibility, after complaints that the road had become an accident hotspot. Horncastle Lane is to be closed as part of the ongoing work on the A46 Welton/Dunholme roundabout. The accident happened shortly before 6pm near Mrs Regler’s home in North Cockerington, Lincs. The Lincolnite welcomes your views. A46 Dunholme/Welton Roundabout update Welton Village - November 14, 2020 0 We have moved over 3,000 tonnes of earth, laid over 1,500 tonnes of tarmac, excavated 275m of new ditches, and lots more. A EuroMillions winner who caused a fatal Christmas Day crash when he turned round for a “split second” to get a teddy for his two-year-old crying son will be sentenced on Thursday. Pinterest. Over 10,000 people have now had a rapid coronavirus test at one of the two community testing facilities in Lincoln since the start of 2021. In local news, the words ‘COVID lies’ have once again been spray painted on walls in Louth, despite a local councillor’s best efforts to scrub away the vandalism on a weekly basis. Hardwick Roundabout in Kings Lynn finally got its flyover in 2003, but it wasn't what the locals had expected. “We’re also going to be laying new road surfacing to another section of the A46 near Welton/Dunholme early next year, which will involve some overnight road closures. Topham told the jury: “I don’t remember hitting the car I just remember waking up to an airbag in my face and my children screaming.”. It meets the B1213 from the right, then crosses the A16 Peaks Parkway where it gains primary status. Please notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter. Some 95% of primary pupils are attending Lincolnshire schools this week, compared to a quarter last month due to schools and colleges in England being closed except for children of key workers and vulnerable pupils. I make no promises as to what that sentence will be. “I am going to sentence you for that. Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates up to March 10, according to the government dashboard: Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Mar 1 to Mar 10. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project will be part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport (DfT) from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. Western Power Distribution said: “Our engineers are working to get the power returned as quickly as possible. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite. But during his evidence Topham insisted: “I don’t believe in my heart of hearts that I turned around for three seconds that day. In late 2016 an underpass opened between the north and west arms of the junction, fixing its chronic traffic problems. 0:54. Works to build a new roundabout at the A46/Lincoln Road Welton junction have officially passed their midway point, with the project set to end in Spring 2021. https://qoo.ly/3ab5c6. The A46 Dunholme/Welton roundabout project has been part-funded by the £2m allocated to the council by the Department for Transport, with the rest of the money coming from third party contributors and the council themselves. On Wednesday, national cases increased by 5,926 to 4,234,924, while deaths rose by 190 to 124,987. The power cut incident was reported to Western Power Distribution at 8.39am on Thursday, March 11. It is estimated that the problem will be resolved by 10.30am. The A46 Trunk Road (Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip Roads) Margidunum Roundabout (Detrunking)Order 20.., [SD003] is an Order under sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980 which would identify the roads which the Secretary of State proposes to de-trunk as part of the scheme. Topham said he has since returned to the scene to lay flowers on an anniversary out of “respect”.