MOTORISTS are being advised that traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester road from next week as traffic calming measures are introduced.
Leicester City Council will be closing part of Gypsy Lane, between its junctions with Northfield Road and Oliver Road, for up to seven weeks while works are carried out.
The aim is to help reduce traffic speeds alongside North Mead Primary Academy and improve road safety for pedestrians and schoolchildren.
Two existing 20mph zones will also be linked with a short extension of the regulations to cover a short stretch of Gypsy Lane, between Oliver Road and Naseby Road.
The improvements are being made in response to concerns raised by local ward councillors and residents.
Works will involve raising the two existing zebra crossings onto raised tables, installing speed cushions and widening parts of the footpath between Huntingdon Road and Marsden Lane.
The road closure will be in place from Sunday 12 July. Well signposted diversions will be in place during the works.
Cllr Geoff Whittle, assistant city mayor for transport, said: “This road closure is required while important road safety improvements are carried out to this busy route which runs alongside a local school.
“The work will be carried out during the school summer holidays when traffic is considerably reduced, and we will do all that we can to ensure that work is completed quickly and that the road reopens in good time.”
The improvement scheme will cost £250,000 and will be funded for the transport improvement works budget as part of Leicester City Council’s capital programme.