Roadworks planned as lighting to be replaced on the A1 in north Northumberland

National Highways has provided further details of upcoming roadworks on the A1 near Berwick.

A range of overnight road closures and traffic restrictions will be in force from May 11 until the end of October.

The A1 at Berwick.placeholder image
The A1 at Berwick.

A leaflet sent by National Highways to local residents states: “We need to replace the lighting on the A1 between Low Cocklaw Road and Duns junction and Highfields roundabout.

"We will be replacing the poles, lights, pillars, ducts and cabling.

"The new lights will be more environmentally friendly modern LED lanterns with redesigned spacing, improving visibility."

It adds: “Work will be carried out overnight (8pm to 6am) using a mixture of traffic management including: Closing the inner and outer ring on the roundabout; lane closures north of the roundabout; traffic light controls covering northbound or southbound closures, south of the roundabout.”

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