A1 closed northbound at A606 – police incident

The A1 is closed northbound between the A606 near (Stamford) and the A151 near (Colsterworth) due a Police Led Incident.

Lincolnshire Police are in attendance.

Diversion Route: 

 Road users are advised to follow the solid circle diversion symbol on road signs’.

• Exit the A1 at A606 Stamford Northbound exit slip road.
• At the top of the slip road, turn left (west) onto the A606.
• Continue westbound along the A606 through villages of Empingham and Whitwell until the A606/A6003/B640 Oakham Bypass roundabout.
• At the roundabout, turn right (north west) onto the A606  Burley Park Way on Oakham Bypass and straight over the A606/B668 roundabout, the Ashwell roundabout and the Railway Bridge roundabout, then continue along north to the Barleythorpe roundabout.
• At the Barleythorpe roundabout, turn right (north west) and continue along the A606  through Langham and Burton Lazars to Melton Mowbray.
• In Melton Mowbray, head north along Burton Street, then left onto Leicester junction.
• At the junction turn right onto Norman Way and continue to the A607/B676 Thorpe Lane junction.
• Turn left onto A607 Thorpe Lane head out of Melton Mowbray.
• Continue along the A607 through the villages of Thorpe Arnold, Waltham on the Wolds, Croxton Kerrial and Harlaxton to the A1/A607 northbound slip road roundabout (Farmers Arms).
• Turn right at the roundabout onto the A1 northbound entry slip and re-join the A1.