Road scheme to improve safety and accessibility

Mayor Ros Jones' approval is needed for £10m of transport funding to transform Greens Way

Changes to a main road through Mexborough will improve safety and accessibility to shops, according to City of Doncaster Council cabinet papers.

Significant "realignment" is planned for Greens Way turning it from a dual carriageway to a single carriageway in both directions, if Mayor Ros Jones' cabinet accepts over £10m in transport funding.

The Greens Way flyover was demolished in 2022, amid concerns of its deteriorating condition.

According to the cabinet report, changing the carriageway would enable "improved accessibility to the town centre area which was lost" following the flyover's removal.

A cabinet report states that the demolition of the flyover has resulted in a loss of footfall, especially on Bank Street.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, it also states Greens Way's highway capacity "far exceeds" the amount of traffic it carries.

That, it added, means space could created for other users.

The proposed changes will also mean improved active travel infrastructure added to safely connect Mexborough's railway station with the retail core.

"The new alignment will allow improved pedestrian access to the rail station supporting footfall to the retail core."

Funding approval

The report states the proposals will make Greens Way a "safer, less traffic dominated street" and reduce air pollution.

"The proposed layout will comprise a two-way segregated cycleway and a footway along the entire length of Greens Way," the report added.

Mayor Ros Jones' cabinet will be asked to accept the £10m of transport funding for the Greens Way realignment when it meets on 5 November.

The money includes £8,000,007 from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), allocated under the previous Conservative government, and £2.8m from the Mayor's Sustainable Transport Fund (MSTF).

If cabinet do accept the funding as recommended, and subject to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) accepting the relevant business case, works are expected to commence on Greens Way in January 2026.

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