As part of the Transforming Cities Funding Programme, there have been a series of highway user improvements along the A453/Queens Drive corridor including signalised junction upgrades to provide traffic light priority for buses, new and improved pedestrian and cycle crossings and better cycle links to routes to the west of the City through the Park and Ride site.
The last phase of this corridor’s improvements is to create a better link between the popular off-road Bird Cage Walk cycle and pedestrian route and routes along Meadows Way / River Trent / Queens Drive Park and Ride site by means of new crossings on Queens Drive and Meadows Way.
The new Queens Drive ‘staggered’ Toucan crossing provides a pedestrian and cycle facility as close to the Crossgate Drive junction as possible (where there are currently no safe crossing facilities). A small section of the verge area between Queens Drive and Meadows Way will be converted to a level crossing platform with a new bus set-down stop for outbound bus services. The platform will lead to a new parallel crossing on Meadows Way; the same layout that was provided in 2023 on Riverside Way and Meadows Way (near to Wickes).
Starting on Monday 30th September, the site will be set up and vegetation cleared from the central reserve in readiness for the main works to commence on Meadows Way. Traffic will be managed around the site by temporary two-way traffic lights and some parking spaces suspended in order to create a safe working area for the four-week duration.
A road closure is required on Meadows Way between Ainsworth Drive and Crossgate Drive to install ducting and create a raised crossing platform between Monday 21st and Friday 25th October. A signed diversion will be in place for all traffic along Sheriffs Way and Robin Hood Way. Pedestrian access will not be affected. Every effort will be made to complete these works as soon as possible.
After the new crossing has been installed, the focus will immediately move to Queens Drive. There will be lane restrictions in place during off-peak hours (9.30am – 3.30pm). All works are expected to be completed by early December 2024.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause. If there are any queries or concerns about these proposed works or during their construction, please contact [email protected].
