A46 Dunholme roundabout to open in April 2021
Crash hotspot fix four month away
The A46 Welton roundabout is starting to take shape. | Photo: Lincolnshire County Council
Works to build a new roundabout at the A146/Lincoln Road Welton junction have been taking shape, as construction passes the halfway mark.
The project for the A46 Dunholme/Welton roundabout began in July, and since then plenty of work has taken place.
Almost all of the new roundabout has been constructed, along with its connections to the A46 near Dunholme and Welton.
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.
Reflections
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic consuming our lives with disruption and stress since March, developers and councils have still been looking to build in our area.
There have been plenty of big developments this year, reinforcing how the county is ever expanding and modernising.
Here are the key developments that have been completed this year and ones which have been given the go-ahead for 2021.
Lincoln Eastern bypass
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Opened officially on December 19, the Lincoln Eastern Bypass cost Lincolnshire County Council £120 million to build, with part of the funding coming from central government.
The single carriageway bypass starts at a new roundabout on the A15 Sleaford Road and finishes at the A158 Wragby Road.
North Kesteven District Council leader Richard Wright. Photo: Steve Smailes/Lincolnshire Reporter
A great deal of collective strength has been required to get through this year, which has at many times felt tough and turbulent due to Coronavirus.
But before we close the book on 2020 – perhaps to put at the back of the shelf for a while – it’s important to reflect on how well we’ve all responded to its challenges.
The pandemic has held a mirror up to our actions as individuals and as communities.
Among the toughest questions it’s asked of us all has been “Will you step up to help others?”, and in our district and across Lincolnshire the answer has been a resounding “Yes”.