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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- General
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Overnight closures planned for new T-junction work
A project to turn a Nottingham city centre roundabout into a T-junction is on target to finish on schedule by mid-August. But four weeks of overnight closures will be needed for the Maid Marian Way regeneration project from 21 July. As part of the £8.97m Nottingham City Council project, the Maid Marian Way island - which connected the road with Derby Road, Tollhouse Hill and Upper Parliament Street - was removed in autumn last year. The final phase of work requires closures to allow resurfacing work to be carried out. These will take place from Monday to Thursday from 22:00 to 06:00 BST, with diversions in place. Work began in spring 2024, with officials saying the roundabout was "outdated" and a barrier to movement for pedestrians and cyclists around the city centre. The new traffic signals on the junction went live in June. As well as resurfacing work, contractor Thomas Bow is also still to install rainwater drainage channels and a rain garden, and to finish installing paving, benches and kerbs. Teams will return in the winter to plant more than 40 trees. A public artwork is also planned for the area. City councillor for transport, Linda Woodings, said "the end is in sight" for the project. She added: "To minimise disruption, these resurfacing works will be done overnight - thank you to the local businesses, residents and those who travel through the area for bearing with us." Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Why was this city centre roundabout replaced? Remains of brewery cellar found under roundabout Nottingham City Council
BBC News
12-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Overnight closures for new Maid Marian Way T-junction work
A project to turn a Nottingham city centre roundabout into a T-junction is on target to finish on schedule by four weeks of overnight closures will be needed for the Maid Marian Way regeneration project from 21 part of the £8.97m Nottingham City Council project, the Maid Marian Way island - which connected the road with Derby Road, Tollhouse Hill and Upper Parliament Street - was removed in autumn last final phase of work requires closures to allow resurfacing work to be carried out. These will take place from Monday to Thursday from 22:00 to 06:00 BST, with diversions in place. Work began in spring 2024, with officials saying the roundabout was "outdated" and a barrier to movement for pedestrians and cyclists around the city new traffic signals on the junction went live in well as resurfacing work, contractor Thomas Bow is also still to install rainwater drainage channels and a rain garden, and to finish installing paving, benches and will return in the winter to plant more than 40 trees.A public artwork is also planned for the area. City councillor for transport, Linda Woodings, said "the end is in sight" for the added: "To minimise disruption, these resurfacing works will be done overnight - thank you to the local businesses, residents and those who travel through the area for bearing with us."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Concerns raised over 'lack of safety' at roadworks
Councillors in Rutland are launching an investigation after a contractor was spotted repairing potholes in rush hour with just a bucket and no safety measures. Mark Chatfield and Samantha Harvey said they saw the workman on the B640 Barleythorpe Road in Oakham and relayed details to Rutland County Council's scrutiny meeting on Thursday. Independent member Ms Harvey said the incident was so unusual she "thought she was dreaming", the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said. The council's principal highways engineer said it was not what was expected from contractor Thomas Bow, which has been approached for comment by the LDRS. 'So unprofessional' Describing the scene as shocking, Ms Harvey said she was returning from Leicester one morning when she was "horrified" to see no cones or other safety measures in place around the roadworks. She said she wanted reassurance it had been raised with the contractor "because having workmen in a major highway at rush hour with not even a cone and just a little bucket" was an issue. "[There was] just some chap on his knees in the middle of the road, on an open road, filling in a long stretch," she said. "I did actually think I was dreaming... I was flabbergasted." Mr Chatfield, who represents the Liberal Democrats on Rutland County Council, also saw the workman and said it "looked so unprofessional it was untrue". Andrew Tapp, the authority's principal highways engineer, Thomas Bow, taken over the had contract from Tarmac in May last year. "From a council perspective, that is not what we expect of our contractor," he said. "We have done our own internal investigation, we have made sure our process was okay and fine, therefore we have now left it with the contractor to do their formal investigation. "They are aware of our high-level concerns around that and they are taking it seriously." Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Related Internet Links
BBC News
06-05-2025
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Rutland county councillors raise concerns over 'lack of safety' at roadworks
Concerns raised over 'lack of safety' at roadworks The council's principal highways engineer said it was not what was expected from contractor Thomas Bow, which has been approached for comment by the LDRS. Independent member Ms Harvey said the incident was so unusual she "thought she was dreaming", the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said. Mark Chatfield and Samantha Harvey said they saw the workman on the B640 Barleythorpe Road in Oakham and relayed details to Rutland County Council's scrutiny meeting on Thursday. Councillors in Rutland are launching an investigation after a contractor was spotted repairing potholes in rush hour with just a bucket and no safety measures. 'So unprofessional' Describing the scene as shocking, Ms Harvey said she was returning from Leicester one morning when she was "horrified" to see no cones or other safety measures in place around the roadworks. She said she wanted reassurance it had been raised with the contractor "because having workmen in a major highway at rush hour with not even a cone and just a little bucket" was an issue. "[There was] just some chap on his knees in the middle of the road, on an open road, filling in a long stretch," she said. "I did actually think I was dreaming... I was flabbergasted." Mr Chatfield, who represents the Liberal Democrats on Rutland County Council, also saw the workman and said it "looked so unprofessional it was untrue". Andrew Tapp, the authority's principal highways engineer, Thomas Bow, taken over the had contract from Tarmac in May last year. "From a council perspective, that is not what we expect of our contractor," he said. "We have done our own internal investigation, we have made sure our process was okay and fine, therefore we have now left it with the contractor to do their formal investigation. "They are aware of our high-level concerns around that and they are taking it seriously."
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Automotive
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Disruption warning for city centre road works
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. 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. 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. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Council makes changes after delays at new junction Remains of brewery cellar found under roundabout Why was this city centre roundabout replaced? Nottingham City Council
