Roadworks and Road Closures

We're responsible for monitoring and co-ordinating road works in Rutland to keep the public safe and reduce congestion and delays on the highways. 

Below you'll find details of all the latest roadworks taking place in Rutland.

You can view more detailed information about these roadworks and future works by visiting the national roadworks.org website.

The interactive roadworks.org map is searchable and shows details about dates, severity of impact, and who is responsible for the works. You can also sign up for emails alerts for road works in your area.

Latest works

Sometimes road works are unforeseen and may not be listed if, for example, a utility company needs to carry out urgent repairs due to a power cut, a burst water main or a gas leak.

Road Closures

• Bisbrooke Village – Amey Utilities – 24 September – 21 December        
• Morcott Road, Pilton  - Amey  -  17th September – 2nd November
  
• Bisbrooke Village – Amey Utilities – 24th September – 21st December
• Pilton Road, North Luffenham - Amey - 6th-27th October
• Brooke Road, Braunston – STW - 1st-31st October
• Wing Lane, Pilton - STW - 24th September – 10th October
• Lyddington Road, Bisbrooke - STW - 17th September – 19th October

• Teigh Road, Ashwell – STW – 10^th October – 12^th October

•  Station Road, North Luffenham – TMS Ltd – 13 ^th October – 14 ^th October

Temporary Traffic Signals  

• Edmondthorpe Road, Teigh – BT – 12^th October only

• Wing Lane, Wing  -  Amey  -  3 September – 10 October
  
•  Seaton & Lyddington Road, Bisbrooke – Amey – 1^st October – 12 ^th October

• Wood Lane, Braunston – Amey – 8^th October – 19^th October   

• Barleythorpe Road, Oakham – 10^th October – 11^th October

Roadworks

• Thistleton Road, Market Overton - Cadent Gas - 5^th-9^th October

• Station Road, North Luffenham – Network Rail – 13^th October – 14^th October

•  Wing lane, Pilton – STW – 24 ^th September – 10 ^th  October

•  Baulk Road, Bisbrooke – STW – 3 ^rd October – 4 ^th January

Parking Suspensions

• South View, Uppingham: 2nd January to 2nd July 2019
• Penn Street, Oakham: 15th January to 26th October 2018

Severn Trent Water Planned Works

Severn Trent Water are carrying out planned works to their network in Wing, Lydington, Bisbrooke and Braunston throughout the remainder of 2018.

Details of this work can be found below. For more information, visit the Severn Trent Planned Improvements webpage or email: SR.communitycomms@severntrent.co.uk.

Wing - September to December 2018

Work will start on 19 September 2018 on at the junction of Morcott Road/Wing Lane, working towards the Pilton Lane junction under a road closure.

From 8 October 2018 work moves to the junction of Wing Lane/Pilton Road, working towards the South Luffenham Road junction under a road closure.

From 22 October 2018 work moves to the junction of Pilton Road/South Luffenham Road, working towards North Luffenham Road and up to Moor Lane. Road closures will be in place along South Luffenham Road, Moor Lane and some of North Luffenham Road.

Bisbrooke - September to December 2018

Work will start from 17 September 2018 and will take around 17 weeks to complete, starting on Main Street under traffic lights and barriers then moving  into and around the village of Bisbrooke. 

Sections of the following roads will also be closed from 1 October to allow this work to take place:

• Baulk Road
  
• Bottom Lane
• Church Lane
• Glaston Road
• Main Street
• The Inhams
• Top Lane

Braunston Road - September to November 2018

Work will start on Church Street from 17 September 2018 and is due to finish on on Brooke Road, splitting into three phases. Works are due to be completed by the end of November 2018.

Works on Church Street from 17 September until the beginning of October will be carried out under road closure.

Works on Brooke Road will be carried out under a temporary one-way system.

Access to properties and surrounding roads will not be effected by the works and there will be appropriate signage in place. 

For more information and details of live incidents, please see the national roadworks.org website.

Licences to work within the highway 

Any work within the adopted highway will need a licence from the highways authority. The highways authority issues application forms for the following works:

• Road Closures
  
• Traffic Lights
  
• Scaffolds
  
• Section 50 Licences
  
• Dropped Kerbs
  
• Traffic Lights
  
• Skips
  
• Licences to Cultivate/for benches
  

These licences enable us to ensure the works are carried out by an approved body with the correct insurances; they also help the council to coordinate work to mitigate congestion on the network. 

To apply for a licence please contact our Highways team by emailing: highways@rutland.gov.uk