A multimillion-pound scheme involving the construction of a new road and bridge to transform one of Leicester’s main commuter routes is due to start at the end of the month.
Under the project, Upperton Road viaduct will be replaced with a new ground-level road, and a new bridge will be built across the old River Soar.
The route will also include an improved pedestrian and cycle crossing where the road crosses the historic Great Central Way. Backed by £18.2M of Department for Transport funding, the scheme received final government approval to proceed last month, following planning and feasibility consultations, and a public inquiry.
In early May, work will begin to create the two halves of a temporary diversion route, running alongside the existing Upperton Road, which will initially remain open.
The second phase, due to start in October, will involve demolishing the viaduct’s central spans to connect the two halves of the diversion route, before transferring traffic to it.
This will be followed by demolition of the remaining viaduct and construction of the new road and bridge. The new route is forecast to be completed and opened by December 2008.
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