An archaeological watching brief took place during excavations for three new maintenance lay-bys the A1 and A46 at various locations in Nottinghamshire. The works comprised of widening of existing lay-bys at one site involved excavations for a completely new lay-by. The watching brief identified no features of archaeological significance at any of the locations; the predominent layers encountered being attributed to modern road construction or maintenance. The watching brief took place at night under strong arc lighting by a smooth bladed bucket, spoil from excavations was also scanned with a metal detector and raked through for finds recovery. The report contains a map of the site, section drawings and plans of the trenches along with photos of the works as they were being carried out.