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Flooding between Junction 9 and Junction 10 closed the road

Work to address flooding that led to the closure of the A14 after torrential rain swept across North Northants, will take place tonight (Tuesday, October 25).

Downpours accompanied by unseasonal thunderstorms added to run off streaming down the embankment backing on to Barton Seagrave.

National Highways staff will use a scheduled planned closure to tackle the ongoing problem, exacerbated by more rain over the past weekend.

National Highways will tackle the ongoing flooding problems on the A14 near Barton Seagrave

Daniel Shaw National Highways duty operations manager said: “We’re aware of the issues at the location following torrential downpours over the weekend.

"We have already carried out essential work to clear away debris in the drainage systems at this part of the A14 using specialist equipment. This evening (Tuesday) we’re also carrying out some further work at the location which will help to prevent flooding in the future.”

A14 near Kettering closed after flooding stops traffic

A spokesman for National Highways added: “We will be utilising an already planned closure on the A14 for tonight’s work.

National Highways has cleared debris blocking drains on the A14 near Barton Seagrave

“To keep teams safe we will use a lane one closure on both the east and westbound between J9 and J10 on the A14.

"These are planned to start from 8pm this evening, being removed by 6am tomorrow morning.”

Sandbags have been placed alongside the carriageway to reduce the amount of water on the road, but large puddles have been forming.

National Highways will tackle the ongoing flooding problems affecting the A14.

Roadworks will reduce the A14 both eastbound and westbound to one lane between Junction 9, for the A509 Isham and Wellingborough, and Junction 10, for the A6 Burton Latimer, Barton Seagrave, Rushden turn.

Roadworks on A14 tonight to tackle flooding problems near Kettering