Leicestershire Council moves River Eye for Melton Mowbray Bypass
Highways officials are preparing to open Melton Mowbray’s new £134m bypass. Leicestershire County Council said it hoped the 4.4-mile (7.1km) route around the north and east of the town would open to vehicles in about three months, following three years of construction, reports the BBC. The project has involved building six new roundabouts, four bridges […]
Major road project in Melton enters final phase
Work on Melton’s new distributor road is set to enter its final phase. At nearly 4.5miles in length, the road is the biggest ever highways project carried out by Leicestershire County Council. Built by contractors Galliford Try on the council’s behalf, the scheme includes constructing six roundabouts and four bridges, the diversion of the River Eye […]