increased. It was narrow with many blind corners and slopes, and much of it was on an embankment with deep ditches either side and no run-off areas. There were dangerous junctions, particularly with the B1443 between Peakirk and Thorney, which formed a staggered crossroads. The road was a principal route servicing the food-processing industry in Spalding, bringing in supplies and moving products to the supermarket distribution system to the south. An upgrade to the route had been under discussion for many years. The main hold-up was arguments over funding between the administrative counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and the Department for Transport, exacerbated by the actions of a former Leader of Lincolnshire County Council who went to jail for seeking to influence the route to his own financial advantage. Eventually a route was agreed, avoiding Cowbit and Crowland and joining the A47 west of Eye, and in 2008 construction work began, originally due to be completed by Autumn 2010. The Northern of the new route opened between Spalding and the roundabout south of Crowland in Autumn 2010, with the opening of the Southern delayed due to structural problems at the embankment at Car Dyke Bridge. On completion of remedial repairs and the opening of the Southern portion on 16 October 2011, the new road was renumbered to form part of the A16; the original A1073 alignment between Spalding and Eye Green became an unclassified local road. References External links Partney Bypass opens. Boston Bypass Pressure Group. Lincolnshire Police drop off member of public by the A16 who then dies from hypothermia walking home. Park and Ride site at Stickney. The Daily Telegraph, Great drives: The A16 from Stamford to Grimsby and Cleethorpes Boston, Lincolnshire East Lindsey District Louth, Lincolnshire Borough of North East Lincolnshire Roads in Cambridgeshire Roads in England Roads in Lincolnshire South Holland, Lincolnshire Spalding, Lincolnshire Transport in Peterborough