Maid Marian Way junction works to start next month
PLANS to transform a major Nottingham city centre roundabout have taken another step forward after the main contractor for the multi-millionpound project was approved.
Initial work to prepare the Maid Marian Way roundabout has already taken place and the main bulk of the work is set to get under way in April.
Ahead of the start date, Nottingham City Council has officially approved its main contractor for the project. The work is being funded by the Government’s Future High Streets Fund, which the city council successfully bid for in 2020. Of the money given to the council, the authority said £8.6m would be used on the project to transform Maid Marian Way.
In a decision notice published on March 15, the council has confirmed that Thomas Bow has been selected to deliver the project.
The roundabout where Derby Road and Upper Parliament Street meet Maid Marian Way will be replaced by a T-junction. The traffic light-controlled junction will also incorporate pedestrian crossings and improved cycle facilities.
The changes mean the current green space in the middle of the roundabout will be replaced by areas of planting around the edges of the new junction.
As well as work to the roundabout itself, the junction of Mount Street and Maid Marian Way will be altered to make it simpler for pedestrians to cross the road and traffic will be able to turn right from Mount Street.
A new left turn will also be opened on Park Row to allow traffic to head north onto Maid Marian Way for routes heading north and east.
The city council’s portfolio holder for highways, transport and planning, Councillor Angela Kandola, previously said: “This is a rare opportunity to transform a polluted, outdated roundabout so that more consideration, priority and space is given to pedestrians and cyclists, as well as improving the junction for vehicles.”