We are upgrading facilities along Beechdale Road and Hollington Road to create a safer environment for people walking and cycling.
Latest update autumn 2024
The scheme is almost complete, and our teams are in a final push expecting to be finished by the end of October 2024. Thank you for your patience during these works.
The cycle track is shortly to become fully operational, and we would like to thank those of you that have already begun to park on the marked-out bays on the road rather than on the footway/ cycle track.
Please note that as sections of the cycle lane are completed it will be protected by parking restrictions ensuring that it is safe and clear for users.
The above information was also sent to residents via a letter..
Works during the construction phase of the cycle lane
Why are we doing this?
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen more people becoming active. Cycling has fantastic benefits for physical and mental wellbeing, and by replacing those shorter car journeys, we can all help to reduce harmful emissions and help the city achieve its target of being carbon neutral by 2028.
Using the latest design standards, the proposals include replacing the existing cycle lanes as well as improvements to junctions and pedestrian crossing facilities. These improvements will create better connections to the wider cycle network, and provide a safer highway for local residents, businesses and schools.
The key features of the improvements are:
- Segregated two-way cycle lane on Southern side of Wigman Road to Glaisdale Drive Roundabout
- Segregated two-way cycle lane on Northern sides of Wigman Road from Glaisdale Drive Roundabout to Chingford/Caincross Junction
- Segregated two-way cycle lane at the end of Beechdale Road, at the junction with Western Boulevard
- Segregated two-way cycle lane on the north side of Hollington Road and the first section of Beechdale Road
- Junction and pedestrian crossing improvements
- See the detailed technical plans here – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Working in partnership, Nottingham City and Derby City Councils secured £161 million from the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund to invest in local transport infrastructure that will improve sustainable transport, support growth, and encourage more low carbon journeys.
Consultation responses
A consultation on the proposed scheme ran for four weeks in October 2021. People were invited to respond online, and we also ran a drop-in event at Harvey Hadden Sports Village. Respondents online and in-person were supportive of the scheme, with 63% supportive of those who contributed to our online consultation being supportive.
Letters to residents
Final works to Bathurst Roundabout are took place from Monday 2nd September for a total of 4 nights. These works were undertaken during the hours of 8pm – 5am.
Resurfacing works to the Western Boulevard/Beechdale Road junction began from Monday 5 August, and took 3 weeks.
