Black Cat roundabout

The roundabout was made much larger to incorporate the extra junction but no measures were taken to improve general traffic flow.[4] The £5.6 million project, part of the 'pinch point' programme, made the roundabout bigger and added traffic lights.[5][6] On 18 February 2019, Highways England announced final route selection to replace the single-carriageway section of the A428 from Caxton Gibbet to the A1, with construction to begin in 2022.[7] This work, which reroutes the A1–A14 link so as to connect directly to the A421, will completely replace the roundabout with a three-level grade separated junction.[8] In March 2021, Highways England announced that it had signed a contract with Skanska to construct the new road, which it expects to open to traffic in 2025–2026.
Black cat roundabout on A1
Black Cat roundabout with black metal cat.
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