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A5 Re-surfacing works

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A5 resurfacing works

 

I’m writing to inform you of some upcoming essential maintenance work on the A5 between Tove roundabout and Gibbet Island. As part of this work, we’ll carry out resurfacing, renewal of road markings and replacing road studs to provide a smoother, safer carriageway for road users.

 

When will this work take place?

We’ll be working overnight, from 21 October 2024 to 1 November 2024, 8pm to 6am Monday to Friday.

To complete our work safely, we’ll install full overnight closures of the A5 between Crick and Shawell (3 nights), followed by Weedon Bec to Crick (2 nights) and a final phase from Tove/Towcester roundabout to Weedon Bec. (2 nights).

What does this mean for you?

 

During the closures, the following fully signed diversions will be in place.

Crick to Shawell – motorway traffic

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Crick to Shawell – non motorway traffic

 

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Weedon Bec to Crick – motorway traffic

 

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Weedon Bec to Crick – non motorway traffic

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Tove Roundabout to Weedon Bec – motorway traffic

 

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Tove Roundabout to Weedon Bec – non motorway traffic

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We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.

 

Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Further information

If you’d like to receive updates about future work along the A5, please subscribe to our distribution list by emailing noreplya5emids@nationalhighways.co.uk

 

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

Full information about the scheme will also be available on our website https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/.

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Help your Hedgehogs!

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Winter is coming – and this may mean that some hedgehogs who have not been able to find the right kind of food over the last few months may be underweight and struggling.

 

How do I know if a hedgehog is in trouble?

  • It’s out in the day time – slow moving hedgehogs in the daytime are not normal
  • It is not moving well – a sluggish or wobbly hedgehog in the open
  • There are a flies buzzing around it – may indicate it is ill
  • Small young hedgehogs out by themselves – may have lost their mother and need help

 

How can I help?

If you have found a hedgehog who looks to need rescuing there are some immediate things you can do to help:

  • Use gardening gloves or a folded towel to collect it up, bring it indoors and put it in a high-sided box with an old towel or fleece in the bottom for the hedgehog to hide under.
  • Fill a hot water bottle so that when it is wrapped in a towel there is a nice gentle heat coming through and put that in the bottom of the box with the hedgehog, ensuring it has room to get off the bottle should it get too warm. Make sure the bottle is always kept warm (if allowed to go cold it will chill the hedgehog and do more harm than good). During particularly hot weather providing heat may not be necessary.
  • Put the box somewhere quiet.
  • Offer meaty cat or dog food and fresh water

These steps will help the hedgehog warm up and give it the opportunity to stabilise.

 

Call the experts

Once you have a hedgehog in a safe place you should contact one of the groups who can help find someone able to offer the hedgehog specialised care – below are contact sites you can call for help:

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Web: https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk

Tel: 01584 890 801

 

Warwickshire Hedgehog rescue

Web: https://warwickshirehedgehogrescue.org/Contact-Us/

Tel: list of numbers on the contact page