WORK to improve road crossings at a busy junction in Leicester will get under way from next week.
The city council is planning to construct a new signal-controlled pedestrian and cycle crossing, and an additional zebra crossing, at the junction of Blackbird Road and Parker Drive, in northwest Leicester. Existing traffic lights at the junction will also be renewed.
Work is due to begin on Tuesday 6 May and is expected to take around two months to complete.
During the roadworks, traffic will be controlled by temporary lights. Some short-term road closures will also be required but these will be kept to a minimum and well-signposted diversions will be in place.
The £295,000 scheme is being paid for with Section 106 developer contributions linked to new housing at nearby Somerset Avenue.
A Leicester City Council spokesperson said: “This latest round of highway improvements will provide improved crossings in a busy residential area and help further extend the network of safe routes for walkers, wheelers and cyclists into local neighbourhoods.
“Every effort will be made to minimise disruption to traffic while works are carried out.”
The new signal-controlled pedestrian and cycle crossing will located on Blackbird Road, close to its junction with Parker Drive. A parallel zebra crossing will also be created on the left-turn slip-road from Blackbird Road to Parker Drive.