City roads to close during school holiday

Melton Road will close for resurfacing works split across three phases in July and August

Two of Leicester's busiest roads will close during the school summer holiday due to road works.

Melton Road and Narborough Road will close across July and August for repairs and resurfacing, the city council said.

Melton Road will close in phases, between 22 July and 6 August, while work on Narborough Road s due to start on 3 August.

The city council said the two key routes in and out of the city were "badly in need of repair" and it would work hard to keep disruption to a minimum.

Melton Road is due to be resurfaced between its junctions with Marfitt Street and Loughborough Road.

The first phase will begin on Monday, July 22 when the road will be shut to traffic between Marfitt Street and Acorn Street for a week, to 28 July, the council said.

During the second phase of work. the road will close between Acorn Street and Doncaster Road from 27 July to 2 August.

A stretch between Doncaster Road and Copper Street, just past the junction with Loughborough Road, will be closed from 1 August to 6 August.

The council said “well-signed diversions” will in place via Abbey Park Road, Abbey Lane, Red Hill Circle and Watermead Way.

All side streets affected by the road closures will have their one-way restrictions suspended to allow vehicles to enter and exit, the authority added.

The council said it would share further details on the scheme for Narborough Road closer to the time

Resurfacing work in Narborough Road is due to take place between Winchester Avenue and Dumbleton Avenue, from 3 August.

The repairs are expected to take about 15 days, the council said, adding it would share further details about the Narborough Road scheme closer to the time.

City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: "We understand that any roadworks cause disruption, and but these works are essential to ensure that our roads remain able to handle modern traffic demands for many years to come.”

Martin Fletcher, Leicester City Council director of highways added: “Additional government funding means that we able to carry out major resurfacing and make a real long-term difference to these two important routes in and out of the city.

"We regularly receive local queries about both roads, which are suffering badly from cracking, rutting and general wear and tear and are badly in need of repair."

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