WORK is under way to improve a busy road in Leicester’s Braunstone Gate area for walkers, wheelers and cyclists.
The city council is carrying out roadworks on Duns Lane, to create new cycle tracks and improve footpaths along the full length of the road, between Braunstone Gate and St Augustine Road.
Work is expected to take around 12 weeks to complete.
Duns Lane will be restricted to one-way traffic, from Braunstone Gate towards St Augustine Road, during the works. A well signposted diversion will be in place.
Businesses will remain open as normal during the works.
Cllr Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for environment and transport, said: “This important scheme will help provide a much-improved link to existing infrastructure for people on foot, on bikes or using wheelchairs or other mobility aids, extending the network of people-friendly routes in and around Braunstone Gate and De Montfort University.
“It’s a further example of our commitment to deliver schemes that help make walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyday trips for most people, and extend safe and attractive routes into our local neighbourhoods.”
The Duns Lane improvement scheme is expected to cost about £600,000 and will be funded as part of the Connecting Leicester programme which is supported by the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund.