Football fans warned as major roadworks on one of city's busiest routes - 04/08/21

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/football-fans-warned-major-roadworks-5733029

 

Football fans warned as major roadworks on one of city's busiest routes set to cause delays this week

 

There will be more disruptions for motorists as the scheme continues

ByAsha Patel
05:00, 4 AUG 2021

Major road improvement work on one of the busiest routes into Leicester is set to cause matchday delays this week.

Football fans are being warned as part of Welford Road will be closed off during a game on Wednesday.

Leicester City Football Club is due to play a friendly against Europa League winners Villarreal on tonight, Wednesday, August 4, kicking off at 7.45pm.

Welford Road between Greenhill Road and Chapel Lane in Knighton has been closed to all outbound traffic since July 31.

It will remain closed until August 5 and traffic will instead be diverted along Victoria Park Road, London Road and Palmerston Way.

The work is part of a £3million programme funded by the Department for Transport Local Highways Maintenance Challenge to repair or resurface much of Welford Road between the city centre and outer ring road.

The scheme started in early July and will continue until October, this year.

The work is being carried out to improve significantly one of the city’s busiest arterial routes, including carriageways, junctions and pavements.

Work is also taking place at neighbouring Putney Road West, as part of a major link road scheme to connect it to the junction of Aylestone Road and Saffron Lane, which is part-funded by £3.2million from the Government’s National Productivity Investment Fund.

Although no works will be taking place there on the day of the football match, the ongoing scheme means there is no parking permitted on Putney Road West, including in the turning head at the end of the road.

 

As the Welford Road scheme progresses, further disruptions are as follows:

Welford Road closed to outbound traffic between Victoria Park Road and Greenhill Road, from August 6 to 11.
From August 12 to 18, inbound traffic will not be able to use Welford Road between Knighton Lane East and Wordsworth Road.
The section of Welford Road between Wordsworth Road and Putney Road will close to inbound traffic from August 19 to 25.
In each case, diversions will involve Victoria Park Road, London Road and Palmerston Way.

The final phases of work at the end of August and through September will focus on the area of Welford Road near the University of Leicester and down as far as Almond Road and the Morrisons supermarket.

Leicester deputy city mayor for environment and transport, Councillor Adam Clarke, said: "This resurfacing work is a major project which is necessary to ensure the road surfaces and pavements are in good condition for years to come.

"Inevitably it involves lane closures and some disruption to traffic.

"We have liaised with the football club to ensure travelling fans are aware of the road works taking place at the time of the Villarreal match, so they can allow extra time for their journeys."

In total, the Welford Road scheme involves repairing and resurfacing 10,000 square metres of footway and 45,000 square metres of carriageway over three months in Leicester’s Knighton, Castle and Saffron wards.

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Played 5 a side last night and this was a ball ache.