City resurfacing work during half-term week

DRIVERS WARNED OF DISRUPTION AS POT-HOLED ROADS TACKLED

WORK to resurface two city roads will be tackled during the half-term break.

Council workers will begin work on the pot-holed Scraptoft Lane, between the neighbourhoods of Humberstone and Thurncourt, from today.

The £120,000 roadworks will cover 4,200 sq.m of the road between Colchester Road and Wigley Road.

Scraptoft Lane will be closed in both directions between the two roads until Friday while the work is completed.

Meanwhile, a half-mile stretch of Melton Road, between Troon Way and Lanesborough Road, in Rushey Mead, will also have repairs made to its road surface, along with having existing gullies strengthened and crossings improved.

The work will involve two overnight road closures on the inbound carriageway, from 7pm tomorrow and also Monday. Diversions will be in place.

Off-peak lane restrictions will be in place in both directions during the daytime until next Saturday.

Work on both sections of road is being carried out during the school holidays, when there is less traffic, to help minimise disruption, a spokes“We man for Leicester City Council said. Residents along Scraptoft Road told the Mercury that the road had long been riddled with dips for a long time.

Thurncourt councillor Teresa Aldred said: “People have wanted the road to be sorted for a long time so they’re glad it’s getting done.

“But some people are asking why the rest of the road isn’t getting fixed as well.”

The city council said it had plans for a second phase of roadworks for Scraptoft Lane in the future, which will also address pedestrian safety concerns.

A city council spokesman said: “We are currently due to resurface the section of Scraptoft Lane at the bottom of the hill which is in poor condition and needs repairing urgently.

“However, we can reassure residents that we are also planning to resurface Scraptoft Lane at New Romney Crescent and Bowhill Grove.

“This second phase of resurfacing work will be carried out as part of wider improvements we are developing for this section of the road aimed at improving pedestrian safety and addressing concerns about speeding traffic.

expect to begin consulting on our plans in the coming months with a view to it being put into place later this year, so it would make sense to do the resurfacing work on that section of the road at the same as carrying out the wider safety improvements.”

The resurfacing during half-term is part of wider £400,000 works to tackle damaged road surfaces.

More than 8,000 sq.m of Victoria Park Road are also in line to be resurfaced, as well as part of Aylestone Road and Welford Road.