Corby town centre highways improvements to continue

10 January 2025

Widespread improvements to one of the main routes through Corby town centre will continue as part of a more extensive project led by North Northamptonshire Council.

Working with Kier Transportation, works along Elizabeth Street will mean a road closure in place from Monday 27 January until Friday 7 February 2025.

The work involves improvements to drainage, road safety and traffic signals as well as surfacing of carriageways.

This scheme is part of the Town Centre to Train Station link road project which will look to improve the public realm and provide an attractive and safe pedestrian/cycle connections between the town centre and the train station along the southern route of Oakley Road.

It has been paid for through money awarded to the council from Government as part of the Corby Towns Fund.

Due to the narrow width of the road, some of this work will be carried out under a full road closure between 8am and 5pm.

Vehicle access during the daytime will continue to be maintained for businesses and residents, and access for deliveries will be allowed when safe to do so between working times (8am-5pm). After 5pm, the full closure will be removed, and access will be maintained via a one-way system on the southbound carriageway.

Before the full closure is in place, works will be taking place on the Northbound side of Elizabeth Street only from Monday 13 January.

Corby is one of the fastest-growing towns in the country and it is vital that existing facilities are improved to meet the demands of this growth and the way people live and work.

A key factor in achieving this is to encourage active, healthier, and more sustainable ways of travelling, which requires improving the environment and facilities along Elizabeth Street, Oakley Rd and Station Road. Corby was selected as one of over 100 towns to take part in this initiative.Cllr David Brackenbury, North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive Member for Growth and Regeneration

Whilst we appreciate some disturbance may be felt, we hope that the long-term and environmental impacts of this project will benefit the community for the foreseeable future.

It will significantly contribute to the active healthy travel agenda and help reduce congestion and emissions across Corby.Jason Smithers, Leader of the Council

Pedestrian access to all businesses and residents will be maintained. Deliveries on Elizabeth Street may be impacted, but access will be allowed when safe to do so.

Bus stops on Elizabeth Street will be temporarily suspended, while the taxi rank on Elizabeth Street will be closed during this time.

Whilst these works are ongoing, there are also lane closures along the Oakley Road, Eastbound until February 2025 and Westbound until March 2025.

More information about the Corby Town Centre to Train Station link route, including the final designs for the route, are available on the Corby Towns Fund website.

Details about the works will also be available on the council’s roadworks pages.