Westfield Road bridge
Peterborough City Council will shortly commence a large scale project on the Westfield Road bridge that crosses over the east coat rail line.
The project will commence on the 28 April 2025 and is programmed to complete in the summer. The project will include the construction of a retaining wall to support and stabilise the embankment and carriageway resurfacing at the end of the project.
There will be a westbound road closure between the Westfield Road/Bourges Boulevard roundabout and Lime Kiln Close for the duration of the project, eastbound traffic will still be able to pass over the structure. Towards the end of the project there will be a short period of full overnight closures to enable completion of the resurfacing. Dates of the closures will be advertised on the Council's social media channels prior to the works taking place.
The project will be delivered by M Group, Peterborough City Council's highways partner.
Thorpe Wood active travel scheme
The council will shortly start constructing a sustainable travel scheme on Thorpe Wood. The scheme is programmed to start on site on the 9 September and expected to complete in spring 2025.
Following a series of cost benefit assessments the council has successfully secured funding from Active Travel England to deliver the project, costing in the region of £2m. Milestone infrastructure limited, the council's highways partner, will be delivering the works.
Included in the scheme will be:
- The construction of new and widened footways
- A segregated bidirectional cycleway
- Two zebra and cycle crossings
- The installation of a new bus shelter
The improvements will provide better facilities to those that already choose to travel sustainably within the area and it is also expected that the new facilities will encourage more people to make the change to more sustainable modes of transport when travelling to work or for leisure.
Road changes
The following changes will be in place during the works:
- A southbound one way system will be in place during the works between Junction 33, roundabout junction of Nene Parkway, Longthorpe Parkway and Thorpe Wood, to the junction with Thorpe Road.
- Two way access will be available between Thorpe Road and Junction 15, roundabout junction of Nene Parkway, Thorpe Wood and Bretton Way.
Please plan your journeys accordingly.