Chance to find out more about further A52 road improvements and cycleway

National Highways is carrying out the work between Priory roundabout and the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) roundabout. 

The new cycleway and pedestrian footpath, which is part of National Highway’s commitment to encourage healthy and sustainable travel, will provide safe and efficient access to local amenities such as Wollaton Park and the University of Nottingham, while also enabling low carbon commutes to sites such as QMC and the city centre.

 
A new low-noise carriageway surface on Derby Road is also being provided, while the street-lighting, drainage system, and pedestrian lighting-controlled crossings will all be upgraded. 

Next week there will be three public information events where people can find out about the work, which will be taking place over the next year.

The National Highways project team and their contractors will be on hand to explain the upgrades and the impact the work will have on people’s journeys.

National Highways Project Manager Sue Chambers said:

 “This scheme is designed to provide a new modern road that will improve the experience of the road users, cyclists and walkers who use it.  

“The work will take around 12 months to complete but by doing all the work together we will reduce long-term disruption to road users, stakeholders and local residents.”

 The scheme starts this spring and will require mainly daytime working with some activities taking place overnight.

 
There will be eight phases of traffic management, the most significant of which will be a 24/7 one way system between the two roundabouts. For the first four months the westbound carriageway will be closed followed by the eastbound carriageway for a further four months.

Traffic will be diverted from Priory Roundabout along Woodside Road and University Boulevard to rejoin the A52 at Dunkirk Island, or vice versa. 

The work will initially take place alongside ongoing bridge repairs at QMC Roundabout with traffic management co-ordinated across the two projects. The QMC bridge repairs are due to end this summer. 

The cycleway element of the scheme is funded through National Highways’ ‘Users and Community’ Designated Fund. Designated funds are ring-fenced funding that are used to invest in and support initiatives that deliver lasting benefits for road users, the environment and communities across England.

For more information members of the public can attend one of the following public information events:

27 Feb - Wollaton Hall & Deer Park Clock Tower, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2AE, 11am-4pm

28 Feb - St Barnabas Church, Derby Rd, Lenton Abbey, NG9 2SN, 11am-7pm
1 March - Wollaton Hall & Deer Park Clock Tower, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2AE, 10am -2pm

National Highways is investing in local infrastructure, improving safety and unlocking growth by carrying out other improvements along the A52 corridor, which experiences congestion due to capacity issues at many junctions resulting in significant queuing and delays. 

The third and final phase of the A52 Nottingham junctions scheme, focusing on improvements to Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft junctions, is due to begin later this year and will offer significant benefits by increasing capacity at the junctions. It will also support economic growth in the area. 

For details of this work or other improvements along the A52 please visit our A52 corridor webpage: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/a52corridor/ 

Notes to Editors

National Highways is the wholly government-owned company responsible for modernising, maintaining and operating England’s motorways and major A roads.

Real-time traffic information for England’s motorways and major A roads is available via the Traffic England website, local and national radio travel bulletins, electronic road signs and mobile apps. Local Twitter services are also available.

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