Two Nottingham locations will receive upgrades to help keep people safe 

A second tranche of funding to improve road safety in Nottingham City received approval at Nottingham City Council’s Executive Board meeting on 18 March.  

The Safer Roads Fund is a national programme aimed at improving road safety for users and improving reliability of the road network. Schemes are selected by the Department for Transport based on data identifying these routes as having major road safety concerns. 

Nottingham City Council was previously awarded £1.425million from Tranche 1 of this fund to carry out improvements to the A609 Ilkeston Road and A6130 Gregory, Radford and Lenton Boulevards. These projects are now at the detailed design phase, with work beginning in early 2026 following public consultation. 

The roads which Nottingham City Council have successfully secured almost £3m of new funding for via Tranche 2 are the A60 and A6200 – busy A-roads that pass through our city centre, they are both considered high-risk for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of the project is to reduce the number and severity of accidents. No decisions have yet been made on what changes will be made to make these routes safer, our teams will consider all options based on evidence and best practice before consulting local people.  

A60 Mansfield Road from the city through Carrington, Sherwood and into the county at Daybrook and Arnold 

• £2.25million was secured via the Bid, in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council who will deliver the scheme on their section of the A60 using around £500k of this funding 

• The stretch of Mansfield Road that we have won funding for has been the location of 281 road traffic collisions since 2018, including one death.  

A6200 Derby Road between QMC roundabout and Canning Circus 

•  £600k was secured via the Bid 

• The area that we have secured funding for has been the location of 75 road traffic collisions since 2018, including two deaths and eleven serious injuries to cyclists and pedestrians. 

Nottingham City Council Leader and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration, Transport and Communications, Councillor Neghat Khan said: 

“The safety of our residents is a top priority. These two roads are key routes into the city, used daily by a wide range of people in our community, including children travelling to local schools. 

Thanks to this funding from the Department for Transport, we’re able to make changes to make these routes safer and more pleasant for everyone using them, hopefully preventing dangerous accidents in the future.” 

“Our next steps will be to progress design work and consultation – taking into account the feedback of those who live, work and travel through these routes – with a view to beginning construction in 2027.”