Doncaster road closures: more than a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Doncaster's motorists will have 17 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And six of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A1(M), from 8pm November 30 to 5am December 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M18 northbound, junction 1 to junction 2, carriageway and lane closures for technology works, diversion via A6021, A630 and A1M.

Doncaster road closures: more than a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight.placeholder image
Doncaster road closures: more than a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight.

• M1, from 8pm August 4 to 6am December 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M18 southbound, junction 1 to M1 northbound, junction 32, carriageway and lane closures for carriageway improvements, diversion in place via National highways and local authority network.

• A1, from 8pm August 11 to 6am December 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 38 and A638 eastbound and westbound, Redhouse, carriageway and lane closures for electrical works, diversion route in place via Local authority network.

• A1(M), from 8pm April 14 2023 to 6am December 31 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 36 to junction 37, Lane closure for wide load waiting area.

• M18, from 8pm April 1 2025 to 6am March 3 2026, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 northbound, junction 6 to junction 7, Lane closure for structure maintenance.

And a further 12 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A1(M), from 8pm December 1 to 6am December 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 34 to junction 35, Lane closure for electrical works.

• A1(M), from 9pm December 1 to 6am December 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 southbound, junction 2 to A1M northbound, junction 35, Lane closure for barrier/fence safety.

• M18, from 9am to 3.30pm on December 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 northbound and southbound, junction 5 to junction 6, Lane closure for technology works.

• M62, from 8pm December 8 to 6am December 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 33 to junction 34, Lane closure for general cleaning and maintenance works.

• A1, from 9pm December 8 to 6am December 9, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 37 to junction 38, slip road closure for barrier repair, diversion.

• M18, from 6pm to 10pm on December 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 northbound and southbound, junction 3, Doncaster Rovers playing at home.

• M180, from 8pm December 10 to 6am December 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M180 eastbound, junction 2, slip road closure for barrier repair, diversion A161 M180.

• A1, from 8pm December 10 to 6am December 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62, junction 33 Ferrybridge, carriageway closures Lane closures for structure maintenance, diversion A162 A1.

• M18, from 8pm December 10 to 6am December 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 northbound and southbound, junction 5 to junction 6, Lane closures for inspections.

• M18, from 9pm December 11 to 6am December 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M18 northbound and southbound, junction 4 to junction 6, Lane closure for sign works.

• M180, from 9pm December 11 to 6am December 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M180 westbound, junction 2 to junction 1, Lane closure for sign works.

• A1, from 7.30pm December 15 to 3pm December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 28 - M18 southbound, junction 2 - A1M southbound, abnormal load movement on behalf of Leicester Heavy Haulage.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.

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