Safety work pledge
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS are to take place at a notorious county blackspot.
Work is set to get underway in a matter of weeks at the crossroads between Charley Road, Iveshead Road and Abbey Road, between Coalville and Shepshed.
The news comes just days after another crash on Wednesday (July 17) which involved two vehicles, one of which ended up on its side. Nobody was injured, but the road was blocked while the scene was cleared.
It is hoped that the new safety measures planned by Leicestershire County Council will reduce the number of accidents at that location.
A county council spokeswoman told LeicestershireLive that the work, which is due to start in August, would include installing additional rumble strips and new road signs in all directions.
She said there would also be additional signs installed to indicate bends in the road, and the carriageways will be resurfaced at the junction, and re-textured to increase grip.
Road closures will be put in place while the work is carried out.
The spokeswoman said: “The work which is due to start in August (subject to weather conditions) will be carried out over two weekends (which are still to be confirmed) - these will involve some road closures.”
Road closures will be in place in: Abbey Road, Shepshed, for its entire length; Abbey Road, Charley, between Oaks Road, Charley and Abbey Road Shepshed; Charley Road, Shepshed, between Ashby Road West and Oaks Road; and Iveshead Road, Shepshed, between Abbey Road and Iveshead Lane.