National Highways has announced that work to permanently repair a damaged section of the A1 in Cambridgeshire will begin in 2027. A lorry left the southbound carriageway in November 2024, crashed into a field and damaged a 100-year-old water culvert at Water Newton, near Peterborough, says the BBC.

Following temporary repair works, the carriageway was restored to two lanes last year between Wansford and Alwalton while engineers developed a long-term solution.

A National Highways spokesperson said:

“This will be extensive and complex work to plan and construct an entirely new culvert to replace the damaged structure.”

National Highways said preparations for repairs would begin later this year, with the full repair programme scheduled for 2027, adding that its preferred option was to renew the culvert along its entire length, rather than simply repair the damaged section, allowing the structure to be rebuilt to modern standards.

A reduced speed limit would remain in place while the works were carried out.

(Picture: National Highways)