Disruption warning as Leicester resurfacing roadworks to start

Leicester City Council has warned motorists of road closures, parking restrictions and diversions

Roadworks costing £346,000 to repair and resurface residential streets are to take place across Leicester.

Work is due to be carried out in areas where surfaces have become pitted, cracked or broken due to wear and tear caused by traffic and winter weather.

The first of five schemes will start on Saturday for two days and the last on 28 March for eight days.

Leicester City Council has warned motorists of road closures, parking restrictions and diversions.

On Saturday, resurfacing works costing £30,000 will take place on Evington Lane, between Highway Road and Coplow Avenue, for two days.

Cardinals Walk, between Lymington Road and Hartfield Road, will have £59,000 of works carried out from Monday - scheduled for three days.

Repair work in Melton Road, at the junction of Checketts Road - including part of Checketts Road up to St Bernard's Avenue - will begin on 23 March, and will take four days with an investment of £106,000.

Work on the entire length of Eastern Boulevard will start on 28 March for eight days at a cost of £106,000.

'Modern traffic demands'

The city council warned these four schemes will all require road closures in both directions during the work.

There will also be repair work on a footway in Freemen's Common Road, between Counting House Road and Commercial Square, which will start on 21 March for eight days - costing £45,000.

The authority said there would be a one-way closure with access only available from Counting House Road for the duration of the works.

Adam Clarke, deputy city mayor responsible for climate, economy and culture, said: "All of these schemes will repair the huge amount of wear and tear on the city's road surfaces caused by traffic and the damaging effects of winter weather.

"We aim to keep disruption to a minimum, but these works are vital to ensure that our roads remain able to handle modern traffic demands for many years to come."

The project has been funded from the council's annual highways maintenance budget.