Transport and streets

• Footbridge over Burleys Way to be demolished

  18 September 2020

  3 minute read

  A FOOTBRIDGE spanning part of Leicester’s busy inner ring road is due to be demolished next month as part of enabling works for a major revamp of the area.

• New road paves the way for extended pedestrian zone

  17 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW road that will provide a quick route out of the city centre for buses leaving the Haymarket bus station will open next month – paving the way for the extension of Leicester’s pedestrian zone.

• Sewer works to affect Aylestone Road this weekend

  16 September 2020

  1 minute read

  ROAD users are being warned of likely disruption caused by sewer works beneath part of Aylestone Road which are due to begin this week.

• Overnight road closures planned at busy Welford Road junction

  9 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A BUSY road junction in Leicester will be subject to overnight closures for up to two weeks from Monday for essential resurfacing works.

• Extra buses help students travel to school safely

  3 September 2020

  3 minute read

  STUDENTS returning to school in Leicester and Leicestershire can benefit from extra bus services to help them get to school safely.

• Work begins on new footbridge at Sock Island

  28 August 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK to construct a new footbridge connecting Leicester’s Sock Island to Belgrave is now underway.

• Temporary traffic measures brought in outside 23 city schools to help safe return to classrooms

  26 August 2020

  4 minute read

  TRAFFIC management measures are being introduced temporarily at more than 20 city schools to help children and parents socially distance as thousands of families prepare to return to the classroom.

• New red route ‘no stopping’ restrictions to be trialled on London Road

  26 August 2020

  2 minute read

  PART of Leicester’s London Road is set to become an experimental red route, with the introduction of stricter no stopping restrictions from next week.

• St Martins social distancing and pedestrianisation scheme to begin

  14 August 2020

  2 minute read

  A SCHEME is being introduced in the historic streets near Leicester Market to help businesses by allowing outdoor seating areas and enabling customers to more easily social distance.

• Work complete on Lancaster Road improvement scheme

  13 August 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK to create a safer and more direct cycle between Leicester’s Clarendon Park area and the city centre is now complete.

• Three new speed-reduction schemes to be installed

  10 August 2020

  3 minute read

  THREE schemes to introduce new traffic calming measures or 20mph speed restrictions in residential streets are due to be installed this month.

• Reminder of weekend road closures at Welford Road University Road junction

  6 August 2020

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being reminded of possible traffic disruption from a second weekend of improvement works at a busy Leicester junction this weekend as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.