National Highways are warning motorists of expected delays between junction 12 and 13 of the A14 during the coming days after damage was caused to a bridge.

The agency issued an alert on Saturday to let motorists know that one lane of the eastbound carriageway close to Thrapston is closed.

The news comes after damage was sustained to the cover of the bridge expansion joint running over the River Nene on Friday. However, the lane closure is likely to remain in place going into next week and drivers are now being advised to plan ahead and allow more time to complete their journeys, especially during peak travel times, says the Northants Telegraph.

The emergency repair work on the busy road which runs from Felixstowe in the East to the M6 Swinford, coincides with some planned structures scheme work already scheduled to take at the same location from Tuesday (28 January) requiring some overnight closures on both carriageways between Junction 10 and Jct 13 of the A14.

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