Traffic restrictions as £600k street revamp begins

Work has started on a £600,000 scheme to create cycle lanes along a street in Leicester.

Leicester City Council said the changes would make Dun's Lane more accessible to cyclists while improving footpaths.

The route will be restricted to one-way traffic from Braunstone Gate towards St Augustine's Lane for about 12 weeks, the authority said.

The council added diversions had been put in place and businesses on the road remained open.

Assistant city mayor for environment and transport Geoff Whittle said: "This important scheme will help provide a much-improved link to existing infrastructure for people on foot, on bikes or using wheelchairs or other mobility aids, extending the network of people-friendly routes in and around Braunstone Gate and De Montfort University"

The project is being funded through the Connecting Leicester programme which is supported by the Department for Transport's Transforming Cities Fund.

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