A46 Guys Cliffe bridge work

Kenilworth Town Council have received details of some upcoming maintenance work to carry out repairs to the bridge on A46 Warwick Bypass, near Guys Cliffe. The work will include:

• re-waterproofing of the bridge
• replacing bridge joints
• resurfacing
• safety barrier repairs

Once complete, road users will benefit from a safer, smoother road whilst reducing the need for future maintenance.

When will this work take place?

The work is planned to start on Tuesday 29 July 2025, and is expected to complete by Autumn 2025.

To carry out the work safely and reduce disruption, most of the work will be carried out under narrow lanes reducing the impact to the road user. To maintain safety, there will also be a reduced speed limit of 60mph along with speed enforcement.

To install and remove the traffic management for the for the first phase of work, the A46 will be closed as follows:

29 July, 30 July, 31 July, 1 August, and 12 September – A46 southbound closed between Kenilworth and Leek Wootton, 8pm to 5am.

18 September, 19 September, 22 September, 23 September, and 24 October – A46 northbound closed between Budbrooke and Leek Wootton, 8pm to 5am

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

To complete the second phase of work, the traffic management will be installed as follows:

• From 4 August to 11 September, between 8pm and 5am, Monday to Friday only – A46 southbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.
• From 5am on Saturday 13 September to 5am on Monday 15 September – A46 southbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.
• On 15 September and 16 September, between 8pm and 5am – A46 southbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.
• From 24 September to 23 October, between 8pm and 5am, Monday to Friday only – A46 northbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.
• From 5am on Saturday 25 October to 5am on Monday 27 October – A46 northbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.
• On 27 October and 28 October, between 8pm and 5am – A46 northbound closed between the exit and entry slip at Leek Wootton.

Throughout this second phase of work, there will be a small diversion through the junction at Leek Wootton using the A46 exit and entry slip roads.

Access will be maintained for the emergency services for the majority of the work at this location. Unfortunately, there will be no access for the emergency services on 31 July and 1 August (southbound), and 22 September and 23 September (northbound).

Every effort will be made to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum.

Further information

For more information about this work please visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/west-midlands/west-midlands-maintenance-schemes/.

If you’d like to be kept up to date with future work along the A46, please subscribe to the mailing list by emailing noreplyA46WMids@nationalhighways.co.uk.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to know more about this work, please call us on 0300 123 5000 or email info@nationalhighways.co.uk.