Transport and streets

• New bus lane to be installed on part of Melton Road in latest phase of improvements

  10 February 2023

  3 minute read

  A DEDICATED new bus lane is set to be put in place on part to help improve services on a busy route into the city.

• Leicester 10k race takes to city’s streets this weekend

  24 January 2023

  2 minute read

  DRIVERS heading into Leicester this weekend need to be aware of possible traffic disruption due to a major sporting event taking place.

• A50 bus lane camera enforcement begins

  18 January 2023

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS who drive in a designated bus lane on part of the A50 will face fines from this week.

• Major improvement works to begin at Leicester’s busy FiveWays junction

  18 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads will begin later this month.

• £400k funding boost for city walking and cycling schemes

  9 January 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to benefit from nearly £400,000 of Government cash to help make it easier for people to cycle and walk around the city.

• National award for new St Margaret’s bus station

  9 January 2023

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new St Margaret’s Bus Station has scooped its first national award.

• A50 bus lane camera enforcement to start

  19 December 2022

  2 minute read

  BUS lane enforcement is due to begin on a busy main road into Leicester next month.

• Scheme will cut bus service congestion and simplify routes

  13 December 2022

  2 minute read

  BUS companies will be working together with Leicester City Council to improve journey times and cut congestion by getting rid of duplicate services and co-ordinating timetables on several routes across the city.

• Take advantage of buses and cycling routes this Christmas

  7 December 2022

  2 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester over the festive season are being encouraged to make the most of a range of flexible bus tickets and sustainable travel options

• Gritting teams on standby for winter weather

  6 December 2022

  2 minute read

  ROAD gritting teams from Leicester City Council are preparing to take to the city’s streets as the first very cold winter temperatures approach over the coming days.  

• Parking areas and new footpath to be created in city neighbourhoods

  21 November 2022

  2 minute read

  NEIGHBOURHOOD parking spaces and a new footpath are being created in a series of schemes across Leicester over the coming weeks.

• Council drops workplace parking levy proposals due to cost-of-living crisis

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  Leicester City Council has announced that proposals to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) in Leicester in 2023 will not be developed.