A well-used Leicester road is being resurfaced as part of the city council’s ongoing programme of highway maintenance and repairs.
University Road - between its junctions with Welford Road and Lancaster Road - will be resurfaced in a £130,000 scheme due to start on Saturday 12 April.
The stretch of road will be closed to traffic, with parking restrictions in place, for the duration of the work that is expected to take up to seven days to complete.
Well signposted diversions will be in place via Welford Road, Victoria Park Road, London Road, Granville Road and Regent Road.
The work is being carried out due to the road surface becoming pitted, cracked and broken over time, due to wear and tear caused by traffic and the effects of winter weather. In total, over 4,100m2 of the main carriageway will be resurfaced.
Leicester City Council’s director of highways, Martin Fletcher, said: “Traffic and weather have a huge impact on the city’s road surfaces, and that is evident University Road. As part of our ongoing programme of maintenance and repairs, this work will help ensure the road remains able to handle the demands that are placed on it for years to come.
“We always aim to keep disruption to a minimum while resurfacing work is carried out and thank people for their patience and understanding while we do so.”
The work has been programmed to take place during the school holidays when traffic levels are reduced.
The scheme is being funded through the city council’s annual highway maintenance capital budget.