Connecting Derby update 26 August
Stage 1 - Area between Monk St, Stafford Street and Uttoxeter New Road
- New road construction between Monk Street and Abbey Street
- Footway and cycleway surfacing in the section between Monk Street and Uttoxeter New Road
Stage 2 - Area behind Seven Stars Public House on King Street between St Helen's Street and Lodge Lane
- Newly aligned junction completed at the Edward St /King Street junction
- King Street works completed and opened
- Quaker Way works completed and opened
Stage 3 - The area stretching from Osmaston Road cutting through Normanton Road, Burton Road, Gerard Street and Abbey Street to Monk Street.
- Installation of lighting columns on Osmaston Road and Charnwood Street
- Cycle provisions under construction on Charnwood Street and Normanton Road
- New junction layout works on Mount Street
Stage 4 - Area between Friary Street and Willow Row
- Widening works to Ford Street, Agard Street and Stafford Street ongoing
Stage 5 – Wardwick, Cheapside and Friar Gate
- Paving and re-kerbing works on Cheapside
- Sections of kerbing, paving and widening completed on Friar Gate and Wardwick
Traffic Management
Connecting Derby update 21 July
As Derby City Council's Connecting Derby project moves towards completion, Lara Croft Way will become fully operational from Tuesday 27 July.
The road has been built as part of the Council's Connecting Derby project that began in 2001. The Inner Ring Road is due to be completed at the start of 2011.
The completion of Lara Croft Way, the new road between Osmaston Road to the junction of Burton Road and Normanton Road, will allow drivers to access Burton Road, Babington Lane and Normanton Road via the new roundabout.
Charnwood Street will be closed permanently to motor vehicles at its junction with Osmaston Road from 27th July.
The following roads will become two-way; Burton Road between Mount Street and the new roundabout, Normanton Road between Melbourne Street and the new roundabout, Mill Hill Lane between Normanton Road and Mount Street and Mount Street between Mill Hill Lane and Centenary House.
Driving from Osmaston Road and Bradshaw Way
Drivers wanting access to Normanton Road will have to drive along Lara Croft Way and take the first exit off the new roundabout leading on to Normanton Road.
Drivers wanting access to Charnwood Street will have to drive along Lara Croft Way, take the first exit off the new roundabout on to Normanton Road, and turn left in to Leopold Street and then right in to The Avenue leading on to Charnwood Street.
Drivers wanting access to Mill Hill Lane will have to drive along Lara Croft Way, take the first exit off the new roundabout on to Normanton Road, and turn right leading on to Mill Hill Lane.
Drivers wanting access to Mount Street will have to drive along Lara Croft Way, take the first exit off the new roundabout on to Normanton Road, and turn right on to Mill Hill Lane and turn right on to Mount Street.
Drivers wanting to access Burton Road will have to drive along Lara Croft Way and take the second exit off the new roundabout leading on to Burton Road.
Drivers wanting to access Babington Lane will have to drive along Lara Croft Way and take the fourth exit off the new roundabout leading on to Babington Lane.
Driving from Normanton Road
Drivers wanting access to Burton Road will have to drive past Mill Hill Lane to the new roundabout along Normanton Road and take the first exit on to Burton Road.
Drivers wanting access to Babington Lane will have to drive past Mill Hill Lane to the new roundabout along Normanton Road and take the third exit off the roundabout on to Babington Lane.
Drivers wanting access to Bradshaw Way and Osmaston Road will have to drive past Mill Hill Lane to the new roundabout and take the fourth exit off the roundabout on to Lara Croft Way leading on to Osmaston Road or Bradshaw Way via the roundabout.
Driving from Green Lane
Drivers wanting access to Burton Road will have to drive towards the new roundabout and take the third exit on to Burton Road.
Access to all other routes from Green Lane will remain the same.
Driving from Burton Road
Routes into the City from Burton Road have not changed.
Driving from Mill Hill Lane
Drivers who want to access Babington Lane will have to drive to Normanton Road past Mount Street, turn left on to Normanton Road and take the third exit off the roundabout on to Babington Lane.
Drivers who want to access Bradshaw Way and Osmaston Road will have to drive to Normanton Road past Mount Street, turn left on to Normanton Road and take the fourth exit off the roundabout on to Lara Croft Way leading to Osmaston Road or Bradshaw Way via the roundabout.
Driving from Mount Street
Drivers wanting access to Babington Lane will have to drive to Mill Hill Lane and turn left on to Mill Hill Lane then turn left on to Normanton Road and take the third exit off the roundabout on to Babington Lane.
Drivers wanting access to Bradshaw Way and Osmaston Road will be as above but taking the fourth exit off the roundabout on to Lara Croft Way leading on to Osmaston Road or Bradshaw Way via the roundabout.
Mount Street will be temporarily closed on 27 July for approximately 8 weeks at its junction with Burton Road to allow construction of the new junction layout. When completed Mount Street will become two-way between Mill Hill Lane and Centenary House and one-way thereafter up to Burton Road, traffic on to Burton Road from Mount Street will be left only.
Improvement works to Friar Gate, Cheapside and Wardwick
We have started the improvements works to Friar Gate, Wardwick and Cheapside on 12th July 2010.
The rekerbing and repaving works started on 12 July at the Wardwick, from the Curzon St junction to the Job Centre, and on Friar Gate from Norman House up to Cheapside.
The carriageway works started on 19 July at the Wardwick starting at the Job Centre end.
Works to Cheapside will commence 9 August 2010.
Stage 5 is likely to be completed by April 2011.
Becket Street has been closed at its junction with Wardwick for the duration of the works to facilitate the construction work.
During the works some parking will be affected in Friar Gate but it is the aim to maintain as much parking as possible in order to reduce any possible impact on local businesses.
During the footway works pedestrians will be diverted onto the road between fencing and barriers. Access to all properties will be maintained and signed and where shop doors are affected work will be done outside of opening hours i.e. overnight or on Sundays.
Lara Croft Way is to partially open
A new road named after video game heroine Lara Croft will partially open in Derby next week.
Drivers will be able to use a stretch of Lara Croft Way, part of the city's inner ring road, from Tuesday.
The road has been built under Derby City Council's Connecting Derby ring road project, which began in 2001.
It was named after the Tomb Raider star when nearly 28,000 votes were cast in its favour in a poll.
The existing route to Osmaston Road roundabout, from Burton Road and Green Lane via Leopold Street, will be unavailable to use from the same day.
King Street Link Opens
The new King Street link, which is called Quaker Way, will partially open on Tuesday 13 April. It creates an outbound corridor for all vehicles between St Helen's Street and Lodge Lane, and will improve the flow of both inbound and outbound traffic in the King Street area.
Improvement works to start on Wardwick, Cheapside and Friar Gate
The improvements in Friar Gate, Cheapside and Wardwick are a continuation of the work carried out in the city centre in 2003/2004 as part of Connecting Derby Phase 1.
This new phase will include pavement and junction improvements and changes to traffic management in the Friar Gate, Cheapside and Wardwick areas.
Natural Yorkstone paving is to be laid to new levels to improve footway drainage and footways will be widened on the south side of the Wardwick between Becket Street and Curzon Street.
The Wardwick carriageway will be narrowed outside the library to reduce the crossing width and additional pedestrian crossings will be provided across Wardwick, Curzon Street., Cheapside and Friar Gate all under traffic signal control.
In order to reduce through traffic in roads such as Becket Street, Curzon Street and Friar Gate between Ford Street and Cheapside the following measures will be implemented:
A new bus, taxi and cycle only route will be provided between Bridge Street and Cheapside toward the city centre.
Becket Street's junction with Wardwick will be closed and its use restricted to cyclists only.
Only buses will be allowed to travel from Curzon Street into Cheapside. All other vehicles must turn left from Curzon Street into Friar Gate.
Only buses will be allowed to travel from Wardwick into Friar Gate. All other vehicles must turn right from Wardwick into Cheapside.
The works are scheduled to start in late May 2010 and are anticipated to continue until March 2011; there will be an eight week break in the works during the during the working restricted period from November 2010 to January 2011.
Important Traffic News - 19th March
Night Road Closures
Burton Road, Green Lane, Babington Lane and Normanton Road
Road closures to traffic routes from 6 to 16 April excluding weekends between the hours of 8pm and 6am, to carry out road surfacing works.
Green Lane from 8pm, Babington Lane from 11pm at the junction with Burton Road will be closed.
Normanton Road from Green Lane to Leopold Street will have one lane closed. Burton Road between Mount Street and Normanton Road will have one lane closed.
Traffic will not be able to enter Babington Lane via Burton Road or enter Burton Road via Green Lane.
Gower Street will become two-way in order to facilitate diversion routes. A diversion route will be in place and fully signed.
King Street, Lodge Lane and Garden Street
Lodge Lane will be temporarily closed at its junction with Garden Street from 29 March 2010 for 5 nights, to carry out road surfacing works.
The temporary closures will take place between the hours of 8pm and 6am.
Temporary traffic restrictions and diverion signs will be in place, Duffield Road and Garden Street will become two way in order to maintain access on to affected routes.
Please be assured that access to all business premises will be maintained throughout the construction period.
We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Important Traffic News - 12th February
Temporary Road Closure
Cavendish Street
Cavendish Street will be closed at the junction with Ford Street on Thursday 18 February. The works are anticipated to take at least six months to complete. Access to Cavendish Street will be from George Street.
Night Road Closures
Burton Road, Green Lane, Babington Lane and Normanton Road
Road closures to traffic routes on 15, 16 & 17 February between the hours of 8pm and 6am, to carry out road surfacing works.
Green Lane from 8pm, Babington Lane from 11pm at the junction with Burton Road will be closed.
Normanton Road from Green Lane to Leopold Street will have one lane closed. Burton Road between Mount Street and Normanton Road will have one lane closed.
Traffic will not be able to enter Babington Lane via Burton Road or enter Burton Road via Green Lane.
Gower Street will become two-way in order to facilitate diversion routes. A diversion route will be in place and fully signed.
King Street, Lodge Lane and Garden Street
Lodge Lane will be temporarily closed at its junction with Garden Street 17 & 18 February 2010, to carry out road surfacing works.
The temporary closures will take place between the hours of 7pm and 6am.
Diversion signs will be in place and the lane from King Street towards Garden Street and Five Lamps will remain open.
Please be assured that access to all business premises will be maintained throughout the construction period.
We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Progress update of works - 1st February
Since our last update and progress photos...
Stage 1 - Area between Monk St, Stafford Street and Uttoxeter New Road
- Continuation of utilities diversion works such as electricity and communications.
- Ground excavation and placing base material for the new road in the section between Monk Street and Uttoxeter New Road.
- Ground excavation and placing base material for the new Bus Lane on Uttoxeter New Road between Drewry Court and Stafford Street.
Stage 2 - Area behind Seven Stars Public House on King Street between St Helen's Street and Lodge Lane
- Installing and testing traffic signal cables on the new link road.
- Road works at the junctions of Lodge Lane and the end of St Helen's Street to connect the new link road.
Stage 3 - The area stretching from Osmaston Road cutting through Normanton Road, Burton Road, Gerard Street, Abbey Street to Monk Street.
- Continuation of footway and cycleway surfacing in sections between Burton Road and Leopold Street.
- Continuation of footway and cycleway construction in sections between Burton Road and Leopold Street.
- Continuation of landscaping and tree planting in areas along the Abbey Street to Burton Road section of the new road.
- Ongoing construction works for the new roundabout at the junction of Normanton Road, Green Lane, Babington Lane and Burton Road.
- Surfacing to the widened section of Burton Road between Mount Street and Normanton Road.
- Kerbing to the new widened Normanton Road between Wilmot Street and Sacheverel Street.
- Installation of lighting columns between Burton Road and Leopold Street.
Stage 4 - Area between Friary Street and Willow Row
- Preliminary works to widen Ford Street have begun between Friar Gate and Brook Street.
- Utilities diversion works such as gas and electricity on Stafford Street between Friar Gate and Friary Street.
- Hazardous waste removal by a specialist contractor from another newly discovered culvert.
Traffic Management
- Ongoing - Great Northern Road closed temporarily earlier than scheduled at its junction with Uttoxeter New Road until May 2010.
- Ongoing - New road layout on Burton Road with a 20 mph speed restriction.
- Ongoing - No left turn onto Babington Lane off Green Lane.
- Ongoing - Green Lane closed at its junction with Burton Road until 22 February, access to businesses on Green Lane not affected . Diversions are in place.
- Ongoing - Lane closures and speed restriction along Stafford Street, Ford Street and St Alkmund's Way between Cathedral Road and Friary Street
- 8 February - Friar Gate slip road onto Stafford Street will be closed until August 2010, diversions will be in place.
- March - Bus Lane and Taxi Lane closed city bound on Curzon Street between Stafford Street and Friary Street.
- Date TBC - No left turn onto Osmaston Road from Leopold Street to allow for new road construction.
Important Traffic News - 25th January
We have started road widening works from Uttoxeter New Road opposite the Drewry Court, along Stafford Street, and on St Alkmund’s Way from Cathedral Road (the Joseph Wright Centre) along Ford Street.
Traffic Management such as narrowing the road and closing lanes on St Alkmund's Way (from Cathedral Road), Stafford Street, Friar Gate and Uttoxeter New Road will be in place during different phases of works until the road widening is completed in around 6 months time.
We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Important Traffic News - 20th January
In December last year, we closed Green Lane and Babington Lane at their junction with Burton Road for two nights, to resurface the roads.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t complete the work because the road surfacing vehicle started to sink in to the ground (at every attempt to lay tarmac) at the top of Green Lane.
We've carried out an investigation of the existing road, and concluded that this section of road needs complete reconstruction due to the extremely poor condition of the existing tarmac.
We therefore need to close Green Lane at its junction with Burton Road on Monday (1 February). The work will take at least two weeks to complete, and diversions will be in place.
We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Progress update of works - 18th December
Firstly the Connecting Derby team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Christmas Announcements
During the Christmas period construction will be stopped and the site offices closed from 19 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 inclusive.
Wilmot Street and Gerard Street will be opened for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the new road during the Christmas period.
Since our last update...
Stage 1 - Area between Monk St, Stafford Street and Uttoxeter New Road
- Continuation of utilities diversion works such as electrical, water, communications and gas.
- New Drewry Lane Car Park opened on 2 December.
- Preliminary works such as surveying and site clearance taking place at the old Drewry Lane car park for new road construction between Monk Street and Uttoxeter New Road.
Stage 2 - Area behind Seven Stars Public House on King Street between St Helen's Street and Lodge Lane
- First two layers of surfacing completed on the new link road.
- Construction of retaining and boundary walls completed.
- Surfacing of footways between Lodge Lane and St Helen's Street
- Lighting Columns installed on new link road.
- Water, sewage and communication diversion works are ongoing in this area.
Stage 3 - The area stretching from Osmaston Road cutting through Normanton Road, Burton Road, Gerard Street, Abbey Street to Monk Street.
- Continuation of footway and cycleway surfacing in sections between Burton Road and Leopold Street.
- Continuation of footway and cycleway construction in sections between Burton Road and Leopold Street.
- Landscaping and tree planting in areas between the Abbey Street and Burton Road section of the new road.
- Ongoing construction works for the new roundabout at the junction of Normanton Road, Green Lane, Babington Lane and Burton Road.
- Reconstructing a road section of Burton Road due to utilities companies apparatus.
- Surfacing to the widened section of Burton Road between Mount Street and Normanton Road.
- Kerbing to the new widened Normanton Road between Wilmot Street and Sacheverel Street.
Stage 4 - Area between Friary Street and Willow Row
- Works in this stage are mainly advance works, the main road works are planned to start next year.
- Investigatory works to culverts
Traffic Management
- Ongoing - Great Northern Road closed temporarily earlier than scheduled at its junction with Uttoxeter New Road for about 12 weeks
- Ongoing - New road layout on Burton Road with a 20 mph speed restriction
- Ongoing - No left turn onto Babington Lane off Green Lane
- TBC - Closure of Green Lane at its junction with Burton Road to rebuild a section of road due to unforeseen poor ground condition.
- February 2010 - Bus Lane and Taxi Lane closed city bound on Curzon Street between Stafford Street and Friary Street
- Date TBC - No left turn onto Osmaston Road from Leopold Street for new road construction
IMPORTANT TRAFFIC NEWS - 8th December
Babington Lane and Green Lane will be temporarily closed between 11pm and 6am on 9, 10 & 11 December 2009, diversions will be in place and fully signed.
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