Traffic-calming taken out on town ‘gateway’
NEW MEASURES INSTALLED IN £250K REMODELLING
WORK is set to start next week on a major scheme to remove old trafficcalming measures on a busy road into Coalville.
County Hall highways engineers will begin a £250,000 remodel of Ashby Road on Monday.
The work will see chicanes removed, more on-street parking provided and measures to improve pedestrian safety.
The project will be carried out between the junctions with Ravenstone Road and Knighton Close.
It has been funded by the county council and North West Leicestershire District Council and will see:
The creation of 16 on-street parking spaces, with the removal of three others;
Extension of the advisory 20mph zone outside All Saints Primary School;
The removal of three priority narrowings;
The removal of 13 sheltered parking/traffic-calming features;
The creation of two uncontrolled crossing points;
Improvements to four of the existing uncontrolled crossing points;
Removal of unnecessary street furniture, such as guard railings;
Replacement of illuminated bollards with reflective bollards.
The council said the roadworks will also provide safer access at the main entrance to the revamped Snibston Country Park and the Asda/BP petrol station.
The improvements are intended to complement the recent regeneration of the former Snibston site.
County council leader Nick Rushton said: “The scheme represents part of a wider initiative to invest in Coalville, including a revamp of Snibston Country Park.”
Councillor Richard Blunt, leader of North West Leicestershire District Council, said: “It is great to be working with the county council to improve this vital gateway to Coalville.
“This work is an important piece of the Coalville regeneration jigsaw – a project that improves the town’s infrastructure, transport links and visual impact as people arrive to shop or spend their leisure time.
“It also complements the new cycle and footpath access to the town centre from the Snibston Colliery Park.
“New council homes on the disused police station site, the now regenerated former bus station and the county council’s excellent Snibston Colliery Park project are all major regeneration projects completed along Ashby Road in recent times.
“Improving the road that leads to these regenerated sites and the town centre is a further step forward and will see long-term benefits.”
This work is an important piece of the Coalville regeneration jigsaw
Coun Richard Blunt