Timetable to completion of Tollgate bypass
A MAJOR project to help solve Swadlincote’s traffic woes are now under way – and a guide has been released with a timetable for the works.
Highways bosses are busy putting the plans in motion to create a longawaited bypass from Woodville to Swadlincote, which is designed to take traffic away from the heavily congested Tollgate Island.
The bypass is part of a scheme on the Woodville-to-swadlincote regeneration route project.
It will involve building a new road from Occupation Lane, Woodville, to Kiln Way, Swadlincote, which leads onto Woodhouse Street’s junction with Derby Road.
Derbyshire County Council says the project aims to unlock the development potential of the Woodville regeneration area and will cost approximately £13.44 million.
As well as the bypass, it will also include commercial space and 300 new homes, creating 3,100 jobs, plus extra jobs linked with construction.
Work officially started at the junction of Woodhouse Street, in October. It is part of phase one of three.
Phase 1
As part of the first phase, excavation of the new road at the former opencast site in Woodville was completed in January.
The council has now moved on to laying the three layers of stone which form the foundation of the new road. This will take approximately eight weeks, to March.
During February and March, drainage will be laid for the new road.
Culverts will also be installed to take the new road across streams flowing through the site. During December, the council worked with an environmentalist to ensure any wildlife hibernating in these areas was safeguarded.
The final part of phase one is work to upgrade the roundabout in Occupation Lane, Woodville. It was delayed from January and is now expected to start on February 8.
This work will need three-way traffic lights on the roundabout.
This will be the start of the Woodville bypass
Phase 2
Phase two of the work will centre around the new roundabout at the junction of Woodhouse Street and Derby Road.
Severn Trent Water and Cadent Gas are working in this area, diverting the mains services in preparation for the new roundabout.
Three-way traffic lights are in place at the junction of Woodhouse Street and Kiln Way until the end of February.
Work in Derby Road at its junction with Woodhouse Street has started with three-way traffic lights and is expected to last until mid-february.
The groundwork team will continue laying stone to form the base of the new roundabout.
Phase 3
Phase three will involve work in Kiln Way. The retaining walls have been completed and work to install an acoustic barrier will continue throughout February.
The phase one works have now been joined up with phase three through to the Kiln Way cul-de-sac.
The route of the road is now continuous and clearly defined. The earthworks have been completed and the road foundation will now be built up.
The completion of the Derby Road roundabout, the road from Occupation Lane to Kiln Way, and work to improve Kiln Way are expected to take place in May this year.
The completion of the Kiln Way section is expected in August this year.