Local 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 Highway’s commitment to encourage 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 lighting-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.
The cycleway element of the scheme is funded through National Highways’ ‘Users and Community’ Designated Fund. Designated funds are ring-fenced funding that are used to invest in and support initiatives that deliver lasting benefits for road users, the environment and communities across England.
For details of this work or other improvements along the A52 please visit our A52 corridor webpage: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/a52corridor/
Pic: National Highways
