National Highways - A5 Survey - Watling Street, Towcester

Posted 1 day ago in Roads & Transport

National Highways will shortly start carrying out surveys on the A5 through Towcester. The works will help planning for future requirements in the area. 

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞?
Monday to Friday, between 9:30am to 3:30pm, from 19 January 2026 to 5 February 2026. 

Works will be undertaken in the following order and will include temporary traffic management:

19 January - A5/Richmond Road junction - 3-way traffic lights
20 January - A5 Watling Street outside Shepherd and Co
21, 22, 26 and 27 January - A5 Watling Street/Vernon Road/Reffield Close area
28 January - A5 Watling Street/Brackley Road/Northampton Road junction
29 and 30 January - Northampton Road/Moat Lane junction
2 February - A5 Watling Street outside Shepherd and Co
3 and 5 February - A5 Watling Street between Marling Fish Bar and Pizza Time

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
National Highways will make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum and always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.     

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 them at National Highways, National Traffic Operations Centre, 3 Ridgeway, Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, B32 1AF. 

Information about National Highways work can also be found on their website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/