A NEW zebra crossing is due to be put in place near a school in a residential area of Leicester.
Work is due to begin on the scheme at Avebury Avenue, to install the new zebra crossing on the route which is used by parents and pupils at nearby Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School.
The work will get underway from Monday (14 Jul) and is expected to take up to four weeks to complete. The road will remain open during the works, but temporary stop and go signs will be in place.
Cllr Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for environment and transport, said: “This is part of an ongoing programme of work in neighbourhoods across the city, where people have raised concerns, input ideas or highlighted possible areas for improvement.
“By working with local communities in this way, we are able to invest in highways schemes that make a real difference to the daily lives of residents.”
Installation of the new crossing will cost around £16,000 and is part of a rolling programme of pedestrian crossing improvements across the city.
Works to improve the school crossing on St Barnabas Road, close to St Barnabas Primary School, are due to get under way in the coming weeks. Full details will be publicised nearer the time.