WORK to create a new crossing on a busy road in Leicester will get under way from next week.
The city council is installing a toucan crossing on Aylestone Road, close to Hampshire Road and Aldi supermarket. Work is due to begin on Tuesday 7 April, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.
A toucan crossing is a signal-controlled facility that allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross together. It will provide a safer crossing point for the nearby Aldi and Granby Primary School.
To allow work to be carried out, a section of Aylestone Road carriageway will be reduced to one lane, controlled by two-way lights, between the Aldi entrance and Duncan Road. A whole road closure will also be required at this location on Sunday 12 April. A signed diversion route will be in place during the closure, via Saffron Lane, Glenhills Way and Lutterworth Road.
The scheme is completely funded by Active Travel England’s Local Transport Fund.
Cllr Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for environment and transport, said: “This investment will provide a new crossing in a busy residential area and help further extend our network of safe routes for walkers, wheelers and cyclists across the city.
“Every effort will be made to minimise disruption, and we thank people for their patience while these works are carried out.”
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