A busy Leicester road will have traffic restrictions in place for a number of weeks while cycle lanes are created. Footpaths will also be improved during the work, which is being carried out in Duns Lane, which connects Braunstone Gate and St Augustine Road, near the Holiday Inn.
The work started today (Monday, January 6) and is expected to take around 12 weeks to complete, Leicester City Council said. During this time, traffic will only be able to travel one way along the road, towards St Augustine Road.
Diversions will be sign-posted for drivers, the local authority added. Businesses will remain open as normal while the work is carried out.
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Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for environment and transport, said: “This important scheme will help provide a much-improved link to existing infrastructure for people on foot, on bikes or using wheelchairs or other mobility aids, extending the network of people-friendly routes in and around Braunstone Gate and De Montfort University. It’s a further example of our commitment to deliver schemes that help make walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyday trips for most people, and extend safe and attractive routes into our local neighbourhoods.”
The work is expected to cost around £600,000. It will be funded through the Connecting Leicester programme, which is supported by cash from the Department for Transport.