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Congestion-busting Enderby work complete
Posted on 29/05/09
Highways, Transportation & Waste Management
Work to bring in congestion-busting measures in Enderby are now complete.
The 1million Foxhunter roundabout project has been finished on time and within budget.
The changes to the roundabout at the junction of the B4114 with the B582 will improve safety and cut traffic queues at the hot-spot. Benefits include:
new toucan (pedestrian and cycle) crossings on Blaby Road and St Johns
revamp of the existing pedestrian crossings on Blaby Road and Leicester Road near the roundabout
extra traffic lanes to boost vehicle capacity
new traffic signals - controlled by a dynamic 'SCOOT' system - to help reduce queues and allow time for pedestrians and cyclists to cross
reducing the likelihood of rat run traffic using adjacent residential roads to avoid queuing at the roundabout.
The work has been completed by the County Council in partnership with contractor Tarmac. It forms part of the County Councils 12 million of improvements in the area, specifically targeting busy routes close to Junction 21 of the M1.
Others recently completed include improvements to the Whetstone Transfer Station access junction on the B582 Blaby Road.
The next element - construction of a new park and ride site at Enderby - started last month. This is expected to be complete later in the year.
Matthew Lugg, the County Council's Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management, said: This junction improvement will provide significant benefits to local residents and be a tremendous boost to the thousands of drivers who use this busy route every day.
"Whilst we minimised disruption as much as possible, some delays were inevitable and I'd like to thank road-users and residents for their patience during this work."
Harvey Cullen, Tarmacs Contract Manager for Leicestershire, said: Tarmac is delighted to have completed this scheme with the County Council. The Foxhunter roundabout work is key to improving traffic flow at this busy site. We are also working with the council at the park and ride site, where work is progressing well.
Residents can keep in touch with whats happening on Leicestershires roads at www.leics.gov.uk/roadsandtransport .
Photo Opportunity:
Matthew Lugg and Harvey Cullen will visit the Foxhunter roundabout at 2pm on Thursday, 28 May to see the new road layouts and traffic signals.
The postcode is LE19 2BJ.
Notes:
1. SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique) allows signal timings to be adapted based on traffic flows.
2. Tarmac was appointed under a contract accessible to all members of the Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA), an innovative partnership between 10 local authorities and the Highways Agency.
The MHA aims to improve performance and make savings by working together on the delivery of highway services. It is the first alliance of its kind in the UK.
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