Residents and road users are being invited to meet the team behind a scheme to build a cycleway and make road improvements on the A52 Derby Road in Nottingham.
National Highways is carrying out the work between Priory Roundabout and the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) Roundabout.
The new cycleway and pedestrian footpath, which is part of National Highways’ commitment to encouraging healthy and sustainable travel, will provide safe and efficient access to local amenities such as Wollaton Park and the University of Nottingham, while also enabling low-carbon commutes to sites such as QMC and the city centre.
A new low-noise carriageway surface on Derby Road is also being provided, while the street lighting, drainage system, and pedestrian light-controlled crossings will all be upgraded.
Next week, there will be three public information events where people can find out about the work, which will be taking place over the next year.
The National Highways project team and their contractors will be on hand to explain the upgrades and the impact the work will have on people’s journeys.
National Highways Project Manager Sue Chambers said:
“This scheme is designed to provide a new, modern road that will improve the experience of the road users, cyclists, and walkers who use it.
“The work will take around 12 months to complete, but by doing all the work together, we will reduce long-term disruption to road users, stakeholders, and local residents.”
The scheme starts this spring and will require mainly daytime working, with some activities taking place overnight.
There will be eight phases of traffic management, the most significant of which will be a 24/7 one-way system between the two roundabouts. For the first four months, the westbound carriageway will be closed, followed by the eastbound carriageway for a further four months. Traffic will be diverted from Priory Roundabout along Woodside Road and University Boulevard to rejoin the A52 at Dunkirk Island, or vice versa.
The work will initially take place alongside ongoing bridge repairs at QMC Roundabout, with traffic management coordinated across the two projects. The QMC bridge repairs are due to end this summer.
The cycleway element of the scheme is funded through National Highways’ ‘Users and Community’ Designated Fund. Designated funds are ring-fenced funding that is used to invest in and support initiatives that deliver lasting benefits for road users, the environment, and communities across England.
For more information, members of the public can attend one of the following public information events:
Thursday 27 February – 11am to 4pm, Wollaton Hall Clock Tower, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, NG8 2AE
Friday 28 February – 11am to 7pm, St Barnabas Church, Derby Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2SN
Saturday 1 March – 10am to 2pm, Wollaton Hall Clock Tower, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, NG8 2AE
National Highways is investing in local infrastructure, improving safety, and unlocking growth by carrying out other improvements along the A52 corridor, which experiences congestion due to capacity issues at many junctions, resulting in significant queuing and delays.
The third and final phase of the A52 Nottingham junctions scheme, focusing on improvements to Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft junctions, is due to begin later this year and will offer significant benefits by increasing capacity at the junctions. It will also support economic growth in the area.
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