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Disruption warning for city centre road works

Ben Mellor
BBC News, Nottingham
Reporting fromMaid Marian Way
BBC Workers place down slabs on the new Maid Marian Way junction.BBC
A spokesperson for Nottingham City Council said it was "apologetic" for the planned disruption

Drivers are being warned of disruption over the next five weeks as a busy city centre route is partially closed to allow work to take place.

One lane of Upper Parliament Street will shut as new kerbs are installed on both sides of the road.

The closure is part of improvements to Maid Marian Way, with the roundabout leading to Upper Parliament Street being turned into a T-junction.

The work is due to begin on Tuesday and the lane closure will be in place 24 hours each day.

Paul Horn, project manager at Nottingham City Council, said: "We need to reduce the lanes in order to give a safe working space.

"But we're notifying people, there are updates on the website, we've had regular meetings with the bus companies, and we're doing all we can."

Nottingham City Council confirmed traffic heading towards Maid Marian Way will be reduced to one lane during the period of the works, but bus stops will be unaffected.

Paul Horn, project manager at Nottingham City Council, stood with Sam Jackson, site manager from Thomas Bow, at the site of Maid Marian Way.
Paul Horn, left, and Sam Jackson said the site will open in phases in the coming months

Mr Horn said the council was sorry for the disruption and acknowledged previous lane closures had been a "shock to the system".

However, he added that any work at "what is an incredibly busy junction" would cause problems.

"We hope people appreciate that it's an omelettes and eggs scenario, I'm afraid, that there's quite a lot of disruption that needs to happen in order to get a lovely end scheme," he said.

The new junction would be better for pedestrians and cyclists, while still maintaining the same volume of traffic flow once complete, Mr Horn added.

Sam Jackson, site manager for contractor Thomas Bow, said the project remained on schedule and will be mostly complete by Summer 2025.

Nottingham City Council The latest plans for the Maid Marian Way T-junction, which includes added greenery and space.Nottingham City Council
There will be "intelligent traffic detection" signals on the junction to detect queuing vehicles and "share out the green [light] time"

The scheme has been funded using £8.97m from the government's Future High Streets Fund, with no financial contribution from Nottingham City Council.

Mr Horn said the project has progressed well and there would be no overspend of the original money.

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