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Ongoing transport projects

Abbey Lane

Plans and proposals for projects which are part of the Connecting Leicester and Transforming Cities Fund programme.

A50/FiveWays junction works

All works are now complete.

There will be changes to the parking provision on Buckminster Road in the near future where an area of limited waiting will be introduced.

Abbey Gate

Works will be commencing here on Sunday 15th September to introduce a bi-directional cycleway along Abbey Gate thereby connecting the recently completed works on Woodgate to Ravensbridge Drive, the A6, Abbey Park and to Route 6 of the National Cycle Network. The footway and carriageway will also be improved, this will assist in providing good choices for people to get to work, education and other facilities as well as supporting the city’s growth and delivering on the Council’s climate emergency, air quality and healthy living commitments.

The City Council’s City Highways team will be carrying out the works, which are programmed to run until the end of this year.

The works will involve a partial road closure of Abbey Gate. As most of the works are to take place on the southern footway, we will be keeping traffic flowing in a one-way direction from Woodgate to Ravensbridge Drive. Bradgate Street will also be restricted to one-way traffic towards Blackbird Road to enable works at the junction to take place and to accommodate any deliveries for the businesses on Abbey Gate.

All businesses will remain open as usual and diversion signage will be in place.

A6 Improvements

As part of a major programme of works across the city to help encourage more people to make the shift to sustainable transport, a range of improvements are proposed for the A6 covering St Margaret’s Way and Abbey Lane. The plans would see the introduction of new bus lanes, running in both directions, between Sanvey Gate and Wolsey Street, between Byford Road and Beaumont Leys Lane and between Corporation Road and Thurcaston Road. The existing inbound bus lane between Redhill Circle and Thurcaston Road will be retained.

The scheme has been designed so the new bus lanes will not adversely affect the general flow of traffic and includes plans to introduce a ‘No Stopping Order’ – commonly known as a red route. A new 30mph speed limit would be introduced between Thurcaston Road and the city centre to help manage traffic and make the route safer.  

Provision for loading will be provided where needed to ensure that businesses are not affected.

The proposed scheme would also see improvements made to the busy junction of Corporation Road, Beaumont Leys Lane and the A6, with safer pedestrian and cycle crossings introduced.  New cycle lanes will be created on Beaumont Leys Lane linking to improvements already underway in that neighbourhood

The planned works will complement improvements recently completed at the Ravensbridge Drive junction and along a section of the A6 between Abbey Park Road and Exploration Drive.