Roads around Lower Parliament Street and Hockley will see improvements as part of the Connecting Eastside Project. The £6.8 million Connecting Eastside project is being funded by the European Regional Development Fund, East Midlands Development Agency, Single Programme and Central Government.

This part of the project will radically enhance pedestrian connections between the city centre, Sneinton and St Ann's in the eastside area, while improving transport links for cyclists and traffic. As part of other stages of project, Sneinton Market will be transformed into a new public space and there will be widespread improvements to the connections with the Gedling Street area too.

This stage of the project involves improving Lower Parliament Street at the junction of Heathcoat Street and Cranbrook Street in the city from Monday 5^th July by:

• Widening the pavements
• Laying high quality paving
• Improving the traffic lights in this area
• Creating improvements for cyclists
• Installing new pedestrian crossings.

These improvements are expected to be complete by early September. To be able to carry out the work, the bus lane that runs from Cranbrook Street into Lower Parliament Street will be permanently removed.

Meanwhile, from Monday 12th July for two weeks, work will take place on Brightmoor Street in the Hockley area. There will be an off-peak lane closure (9.30am-3.30pm – Monday- Friday) on Cranbrook Street during the work; vehicle access to Brightmoor Street will be unaffected.

During the school's summer holiday, when traffic is lighter, pedestrian improvements will be carried out on Lower Parliament Street and on Goose Gate in Hockley.

We are already improving Beck Street between Huntingdon Street and Lower Parliament Street as part of the Connecting Eastside project. These works will continue and this new link road will be opened to traffic before the end of the school holidays.

Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Transport and Area Working, said: "The Connecting Eastside project will help link Sneinton and St Ann's to the city centre by creating new and attractive pedestrian links and altering the way that traffic moves around the area.

"The ongoing improvements will make it much easier for pedestrians and cyclists to gain access to these areas and will encourage more people to visit markets and future events at the new Sneinton Square, which will be created at Sneinton Market as part of the Connecting Eastside transformation."

Nottingham City Council apologises for any inconvenience that the work may cause and will do all they can to keep any disruption to a minimum.