The £8.5m A50 corridor project included substantial remodelling of the Fiveways junction – a long term source of driver confusion, congestion and disruption along one of the busiest strategic routes in Leicester.
Designed to support Leicester’s Waterside regeneration area, the project also included the extension of segregated cycle tracks along the entire arterial route, connecting the city centre to destinations including Glenfield Hospital.
Also included were a new bus lane, traffic calming works in local neighbourhood streets and public realm works along the Woodgate Corridor and around a local shopping precinct.
The project set out to rebalance traffic at a network level, redirecting vehicles to roads with excess capacity and maintain a priority link for walking, cycling and passenger transport along the A50, through the Waterside area and into the city centre and onward destinations.
It has contributed to an increase in cycling numbers across the junction, a reduction in bus journey time and an increase in fare paying passenger numbers.
The project has also unlocked nearby transport schemes across Rally Park to improve connectivity west of the river and provide alternative route choices for various transport modes.
| Owner | Leicester City Council |
|---|---|
| Design | AECOM |
| Outline design | Leicester City Council’s Major Transport Projects Team |
| Construction | Thomas Bow City Asphalt |
| Cost consultancy, site project management and CDM support | Arcadis |
Two new bridges were constructed across the old River Soar to replace an old bridge to the Freemens Meadow housing in Leicester.
The infrastructure and landscaping enabling the creation of Leicestershire’s first garden village has created a Charnwood Forest inspired sense of arrival and a sense of place for Broadnook, just south of Rothley.
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