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What is happening?

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What is happening?
Answer:
The scheme will provide a safe route through the current motorised vehicle dominated gyratory system, which is seen as a barrier to less confident cyclists and link the town centre (via the recently constructed Station Street Cycle track) to the residential areas in the west. It is also proposed to extend the route through these residential areas to the north and link with the A511 Horninglow Road.

The proposals include:

  • Provision of a 2.5 metre-wide dedicated two-way cycle facility connecting King Edwards Place to Derby Street, allowing eastbound (towards town centre) cyclists to proceed against the current one-way traffic restriction.
  • Reducing the existing vehicle lanes to nominal 3.25 metre width [a width that maintains access for buses and HGV’s] 
  • The existing traffic signal-controlled junctions will be upgraded with new equipment and wider pedestrian crossings. 
  • Provision of a dedicated signalised cycle crossing and carriageway access point at the junction of Derby Street and Borough Road. 
  • Provision of a short length of Contraflow cycle track allowing access to Curzon Street for southbound cyclists [currently prohibited under existing traffic regulations]. 
  • Resurfacing of the existing footway adjacent to the proposed cycle track. 
  • Provide other improvements for walking and wheeling, such as dropped crossings, tactile paving, additional road markings, etc, where appropriate.

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