Transport and streets

• Weekend road closures as part of latest phase of works at Freemen's Common site

  30 July 2020

  2 minute read

  THE latest stage of improvement works are due to take place at a busy Leicester junction this weekend as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

• Lane closure begins on Burleys Way in latest phase of bus station improvements

  29 July 2020

  1 minute read

  A MAJOR project to reduce bus journey times by creating a new exit from St Margaret’s Bus Station onto the city’s inner ring road has reached its latest stage.

• Parking enforcement to resume across the city from August 1

  29 July 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is due to resume parking enforcement activity from the start of August as the city prepares to emerge from lockdown.

• New ''tube map'' of Leicester’s cycle routes shows extent of city’s network

  27 July 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW map has been produced showing Leicester’s pop-up cycle track network in the style of the classic London Underground map.

• Congestion-busting scheme complete on schedule

  21 July 2020

  3 minute read

  A £10.7m scheme to tackle congestion and improve road links between the county and the city has finished on schedule, despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

• Council to begin £230k road repair programme for residential streets

  15 July 2020

  1 minute read

  RESIDENTIAL streets in communities across Leicester are due to be repaired as part of a £230,000 investment by Leicester City Council.

• Road closures planned for major resurfacing of Belgrave Gate

  10 July 2020

  2 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of resurfacing is due to take place on Leicester’s Belgrave Gate later this month, as work on a £2million improvement scheme progresses.

• Haymarket car park to close for one day this weekend

  8 July 2020

  1 minute read

  A MAIN city centre car park will be closed for one day this weekend while essential work is carried out

• Work begins on major highway improvements at Leicester’s Clock Tower

  7 July 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK to revamp the area around the historic Clock Tower in Leicester city centre is now underway.

• Changes to Dover Street traffic starting this weekend

  26 June 2020

  3 minute read

  ALTERATIONS are being made to traffic flow on a city centre street from this weekend as part of a wider scheme to improve facilities for cyclists and pedestrians and help shoppers to observe safe social distancing.

• Outbound pop-up cycle route introduced on Hinckley Road

  26 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE latest in a series of pop-up cycling and walking routes on major commuter routes in Leicester is being installed along a stretch of Hinckley Road.

• Two traffic calming and 20mph limits to be introduced after virus delay

  22 June 2020

  2 minute read

  TWO new schemes to introduce 20mph speed limits and traffic calming measures are due to be installed after being delayed by the coronavirus lockdown.