In August, a special meeting of Grantham town council called for a pause, or staggering, of the Dysart Road works claiming it had been “badly planned”.

The Grantham southern relief road scheme was due to be completed by 2023, but could now run until 2025.

A spokesperson from the force said: "We were called at 17.21 to reports a car and motorbike had been in collision on Cliffe Avenue. "A man was taken to hospital with serious but not life ...