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Works are progressing on Maid Marian Way – thank you for your continued patience.
- Two bus stops on Mount Street are back in use as of Sunday 13 April, thank you for using alternative stops while these were out of action
From Monday 14 April – Saturday 19 April, we’ll begin works to put in the permanent signals at the main Maid Marian Way / Upper Parliament Street / Derby Rd junction. These works will require lane closures to provide safe working space in the middle of the junction – see details below.
- Mon 15- Wed 16 April – Maid Marian Way northbound reduced to one lane. Tollhouse Hill southbound reduced to one lane. Bus stops unaffected.
- Thurs 17 – Sat 19 April – Upper Parliament Street reduced to one lane outbound. Inbound lane to Upper Parliament Street unaffected. Bus stops unaffected.
Please allow extra time for your journey if you are travelling through the area.
From 22 April for five weeks:
We are still awaiting final confirmation on the delivery of the materials required for the kerbs on Upper Parliament Street, however we are programming this 5 week construction phase to take place from Tuesday 22 April. During these works, Upper Parliament Street outbound will be reduced to one lane. That means you will need to allow more time to make a journey through the area.
Works will take place to install the kerbs on the north side first and then switch to the south side. This will require the adjacent lane to the kerb works to be taken out to provide safe working space. Inbound traffic to Upper Parliament Street will be maintained at all times, and traffic management arrangements will be switched, but the effect will be just one lane outbound from Upper Parliament Street to the junction for this 5 week period. Bus stops will be unaffected.
During this phase, Mount St will be unaffected as will Maid Marian Way northbound and Tollhouse Hill southbound.
Once again, thanks for bearing with us.
Plan for new public artwork revealed
BACKLIT Gallery is working with Nottingham City Council and Its in Nottingham to get your input to the artwork which is set to be themed around Maid Marian – following the public survey, options from artists will be presented to the public for a vote later in the year.
Why are the changes being made?
Funding was secured from the central government ‘Future High Street Fund’ for a scheme that will improve connectivity within the city centre by changing the highway layout. The funding was awarded in order to deliver schemes that were intended to ‘renew and reshape the Nottingham high street in a way that improves experience, drives growth, and ensures future sustainability’.
The large roundabout where Maid Marian Way meets Derby Road and Lower Parliament Street is in the process of being completely transformed into a T-junction, creating an area safer for cycling and walking as well as improved public realm on an important gateway into the city.
The existing roundabout layout is challenging for pedestrians and cyclists, acting as a barrier to movement between the city centre, Derby Road and the theatre/Castle area to the west of Maid Marian Way.
Click to see the plan as a pdf
What will the changes mean?
The changes mean that:
- The roundabout will be replaced with a traffic light-controlled ‘T’ junction which will incorporate pedestrian crossing points and improved cycle facilities
- The junction of Mount Street and Maid Marian Way will be altered to make it simpler for pedestrians to cross the road
- Traffic heading south from the western (Castle) side of Maid Marian Way currently has to turn left from Mount Street and ‘U’ turn at the roundabout. Once the project is complete, traffic will be able to turn right from Mount Street making the journey simpler and reducing vehicular miles and emissions
- A new left turn will be opened on Park Row to allow traffic to head north onto Maid Marian Way for routes heading north and east
As part of the Maid Marian Way scheme, the area will also be improved by:
- Large areas of planting in front of City Gate East, Byron House and Premier Inn. These area will contain more than forty new trees
- A proposed new piece of public art – Nottingham City Council is working with the Nottingham based Backlit Gallery to invite proposals for an artwork on the theme of ‘Maid Marian’. A shortlist of three options will be presented to the public for a vote later in 2025. The funding for the public art is from the same central government Future High Street Fund being used for the whole scheme
- A rain garden, home to water-loving plants that will add colour and life as well as mitigating against increasing water surface flooding events
The Maid Marian Way project is funded by the Future High Streets Fund, a government funding stream which aims to support towns and cities to create renewed public areas, giving local people and visitors a better experience and ensuring future sustainability of high streets.
Did we consult on this project?
We carried out a consultation in winter 2022 on the proposed changes, receiving 400 responses. The comments received were reviewed and considered to take forward into the detailed design phase. During our consultation, only a quarter of drivers rated the current roundabout as good whereas the proposed T junction format was more popular. The current roundabout was also very unpopular with pedestrians, many of whom who felt unsafe using it.
When did construction works begin?
Construction works began on site in May 2024 and are expected to be completed during summer 2025.
Won’t this cause a lot of disruption?
Undeniably it’s a busy part of the city’s road network and a large and ambitious project, so there will be knock on impacts. Our teams will manage the works in stages, scheduling the most disruptive work for less busy times and always ensuring people can still get where they want. There will be delays as with any major infrastructure project.
We encourage everyone to check this website, or sign up to the weekly Transport Nottingham disruption email for the latest info.
