Nottingham City Council is investing Central Government funding into Nottingham Road this summer to carry out improvements between the Ring Road (A6514) and the Haydn Road/North Gate junctions.

The main improvement scheme starts on Sunday June 29 and is expected to be completed by September. Preparatory work for the scheme has already started on Nottingham Road.

The improvements will:

 Create inbound (heading towards the city) and outbound (heading away from the city) peak time bus lanes, which cyclists can use too

Widen parts of Nottingham Road between Rosetta Road and Egypt Road (outside the Clothing Direct store)

Replace the Perry Road pedestrian crossing with a ‘smart’ puffin crossing which detects how long pedestrians need to cross the road.

Raise the level of the pavements at bus stops to make it easier for people getting on and off the buses

Widen the pedestrian refuges and installing tactile paving to help blind and visually impaired people.

Install bus information displays showing scheduled departure times, improved lighting and CCTV at bus shelters

As part of the improvements Nottingham Road and Sherwood Rise will also be resurfaced during the summer.

Cllr Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Transport and Area Working at Nottingham City Council said: “The improvements to Nottingham Road will benefits residents and people travelling by car, bus, cycle or walking. The new bus lanes will speed up journey times to improve the reliability of services which we hope will encourage more people to travel by public transport which will help to and reduce the growth in traffic and pollution. This is part of ‘Building the Big Wheel’ – our aim to give more people more choice about how they travel around.”

For the work to be carried out safely short sections of parking on Nottingham Road will need to be temporarily suspended and also the number of traffic lanes in each direction will be reduced.

The new bus lanes will be introduced once the new road surface is laid on an experimental basis for 18 months to see how they operate.

Nottingham City Council apologises for any inconvenience that this work may cause and assure that disruption will be keep to a minimum.