Making transport better on Duffield Road and Kedleston Road

Background - The Derby Joint Local Transport Plan 2006-2011

The new Derby Joint Local Transport Plan, LTP, was submitted to central government in March 2006. This document sets out the long term transport strategy for the city and surrounding rural area for the next five years. The LTP strategy was developed by the city and county councils following extensive public consultation in 2004 and 2005 where we asked people what they felt we should do to -

• tackle congestion
• improve access to services
• provide safer roads
• improve air quality

The results of the consultation made it clear that people felt improving public transport was the most important thing we could do to tackle congestion, deliver accessibility and improve air quality.

When we asked how we could make these improvements, over 80% of respondents felt we should do more to help buses such as building more bus lanes to give them priority in traffic. Therefore the council in partnership with trent barton are now looking at what we can do to provide these types of improvements in your area.

Duffield Road and Kedleston Road

Duffield Road and Kedleston Road both suffer from traffic congestion at busy times. To help tackle this congestion, we want to encouraging more people to use the bus or to walk and cycle. In the last few years the council in partnership with trent barton have already made a number of improvements to bus services in the Duffield Road and Kedleston Road area. These have included: -

• new easy access low floor buses on the Allestree and Sixes services
• a new hourly 17/17A bus service to Broadway, Darley Abbey and Allestree
• new bus shelters with raised kerbs
• real time information displays at key stops on the Allestree route which shows when the next bus is due.

As a result in 2005/06 there were over 600,000 bus passenger journeys on Duffield Road and over 1 million bus passenger journeys on Kedleston Road. We’re now looking to improve bus travel even more, by installing bus lanes and other measures to make travelling by bus more attractive. This will mean making some of the existing road into bus lanes.

We want you to look at our proposals and tell us what you think by filling in a questionnaire or by visiting one of our exhibitions. They are on:

• Saturday 1 July, 10am to 3pm at St Benedict School
• Thursday 6 July, 4pm to 8pm at Kedleston Road Training Centre
• Saturday 8 July, 12.30pm to 5.30pm at St Nicholas Church, Allestree 

If you would like a questionnaire, please email adrian.astle@derby.gov.uk or call 01332 715018, minicom 01332 256666.

Making transport better on Duffield Road

Proposals

• a new 24-hour, city-bound bus, cycle and taxi lane running from Church Lane to Broadway. The new bus lane would be provided within the existing road width
• the remaining road width divided to maintain a traffic lane in either direction
• an extension of the 30mph speed limit as far as Palm Court Roundabout
• parking restrictions on both sides of Duffield Road along the length of the bus lane
• the exit from Broadway to be narrowed to a single lane
• new  pedestrian refuges to be provided on Duffield Road and Broadway near the roundabout, to help pedestrians cross the road more easily
• improvements to the Broadway roundabout to slow traffic down

Benefits

• time savings for bus passengers
• improved reliability for bus services
• no increased delay to car drivers
• minimal traffic disruption whilst the bus lane is being installed.
• safety improvements for pedestrians crossing Duffield Road and Broadway, and for cyclists using the new bus lane
• would be possible to allow cars carrying passengers to use the bus lane once the Council has developed its civil enforcement powers

Disadvantages

• traffic waiting to go straight on may be delayed for short periods by traffic waiting to turn right into Mileash Lane or Ferrers Way
• the loss of on-street parking on Duffield Road may mean that people park in nearby residential streets
• the road system will be more complex
• it may be more difficult for drivers to exit Mileash Lane at busy times.

Cost

If all the proposals go ahead, the cost will be around £100,000. Based on the government’s ‘value for time’ savings, the scheme would generate benefits in excess of £38,000 each year.

Anticipated start date

We have set aside some funding for the improvements to be made in this financial year. When you have told us what you think, we will report the findings to the Council’s Cabinet. If Cabinet decides to go ahead with the scheme, we’ll let you know. We would aim to complete the scheme by the end of March 2007.

Making transport better on Kedleston Road

Proposals

• new traffic lights at the Allestree Lane junction, which would allow us to control traffic travelling into Derby. We would use existing bus tracking technology to change the traffic light timings and minimise delays to buses using Allestree Lane. The new lights would include pedestrian crossings.
• closing the Kedleston Road service road at the Markeaton Hotel to stop rat-running.
• a new 24-hour, city-bound bus lane running from Broadway to Bromley Street. The new bus lane would be provided within the existing road width.
• a new 24-hour, city-bound bus lane running from Arthur Hind Close to Five Lamps. The new bus lane would be provided within the existing road width.
• dividing the remaining road width to maintain a traffic lane in either direction.
• introducing parking restrictions on both sides of Kedleston Road along the length of the new bus lanes.
• moving some bus stops, to minimise traffic disruption.
• removing the zebra crossing near to Five Lamps.
• building a new Puffin crossing near St Alkmund’s Church.

Benefits

• time savings for bus passengers
• improved reliability for bus services and potential increase in their frequency
• no increased delay to car drivers
• safety improvements for pedestrians crossing Kedleston Road near St Alkmund’s church and near Allestree Lane, and for cyclists using the new bus lane.

Disadvantages

• instead of queues on Kedleston Road, there may be queues north of Allestree Lane
• possible rat running along Askerfield Avenue
• traffic waiting to go straight on may be delayed for short periods by traffic waiting to turn right into Highfield Road
• the loss of on-street parking on Kedleston Road may mean that people park in nearby residential streets
• the road system will be more complex
• it may be more difficult for drivers to exit Highfield Lane at busy times.

Cost

If all the proposals go ahead, the cost will be around £300,000. Based on the government’s ‘value for time’ savings, the scheme would generate benefits valued in excess of £75,000 each year.

Anticipated start date

We have set aside funding to deliver some of these improvements this year. When you have told us what you think, we will report the findings to the Council’s Cabinet. If Cabinet decides to go ahead with the scheme, we’ll let you know. We would could complete the whole scheme during 2007 if funding is made available.

To see the plans for the proposals use the links below

Broadway Roundabout plan  626kb

Duffield Road Bus Lane plan  724kb

Kedleston Road Bus Lane plan  697 kb

Kedleston Road Bus Lane Five Lamps plan  715 kb

Kedleston Road Allestree Lane junction traffic signals plan   748 kb