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M11 safety works and speed limit until end of July

Ben Schofield/BBC View of the M11 from a bridge over the top of it. The right lanes in both directions have been blocked by orange traffic cones. The sky is blue and bright and there are green trees at either side of the motorway. The left side of the motorway is quieter than the right which has a long queue of traffic. Ben Schofield/BBC
National Highways said lanes had reopened but a speed limit would remain for several weeks

Motorists could face speed limits of 40mph (64km/h) for weeks on a major motorway in Cambridgeshire as safety works to the central barrier are carried out.

For several days only one lane of the M11 was open for 8.4 miles (13.5km) in both directions between junction 10, for the A505 at Duxford, and junction 13, for Madingley - but both lanes have since reopened.

A spokesperson from National Highways said: "Work to replace large sections of the barriers was due to start later this month, however... checks highlighted areas which required immediate attention.

"These essential safety repairs should be completed by the end of July."

Ben Schofield/BBC View of the M11 from a bridge over it. There are two lines of traffic, one heading away from the camera and one towards. The right lanes in both directions have been blocked off by orange traffic cones. The sky is blue and bright and there are green trees at either side of the motorway.Ben Schofield/BBC
The speed limit of the motorway, between junction 10 and junction 13, has been reduced to 40mph (64km/h)

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