Transport and streets

• 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.

• New powers would see council tackle moving traffic offences

  28 October 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has outlined plans to tackle traffic congestion and improve air quality, road safety and reliability of bus services at three key junctions using new enforcement powers.

• Free activities this weekend at Open Streets and Bike Fest

  27 October 2022

  3 minute read

  ENJOY exploring Leicester by bike or on foot this weekend, with free family-friendly activities on offer at Open Streets and Bike Fest.

• Thousands of runners expected as Leicester Half Marathon and 10k race come to city’s streets

  26 October 2022

  2 minute read

  ALMOST 3,000 runners will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend as part of the annual Leicester Half Marathon and 10k race.

• Work completed on new link road and junction improvements

  25 October 2022

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR road scheme to create a new link road connecting Leicester’s Welford Road and Aylestone Road/Saffron Lane has been completed.

• Council outlines plans for major highway improvements on busy A6

  25 October 2022

  3 minute read

  PLANS for major investment in a new phase of improvements on a stretch of the busy A6 in Leicester have been outlined by the city council.

• Leicester gets ready for Diwali Day celebrations on Monday

  21 October 2022

  3 minute read

  PREPARATIONS are now well under way for Leicester’s annual Diwali Day celebrations on Monday (24 October).

• Parking schemes to come into effect in Rushey Mead

  20 October 2022

  2 minute read

  WORK is underway on two new parking schemes to help residents in a Leicester community.

• Temporary road closures to enable demolition works

  18 October 2022

  2 minute read

  ROADS near the site of building which was destroyed by fire earlier this month are being closed temporarily over the coming days while demolition work continues.

• Traffic calming measures to be installed in two communities

  17 October 2022

  2 minute read

  WORK has started this week on two new traffic safety schemes which are being put in place in residential communities in Leicester.