Scheme overview

Widened entry and exit to the roundabout allowing two ahead lanes for the A511 in both directions.

2. Thornborough Road roundabout

Widened entry and exit to the roundabout allowing two ahead lanes for the A511 in both directions. The existing crossing on the western (McDonalds) side of the A511 will be retained. A new signalised crossing will be added to the junction’s eastern arm.

3. Stephenson Way dualling

Alter the existing single lane road to a dual carriageway on Stephenson Way between the Thornborough Road and Whitwick Road roundabouts.

4. Whitwick Road roundabout

Widened approaches and exits allowing two ahead lanes for A511 in both directions, with proposal for a signalised pedestrian crossing on the junction’s eastern side (Morrisons).

Modify the existing traffic signal junction by altering the existing left turn lane on Stephenson Way into Broom Leys Road (eastbound) to enable ahead and left traffic.
Removing some of the verge and footway to provide two ahead lanes for traffic travelling northbound on Stephenson Way.
This will require the existing right turn onto Broom Leys Road (westbound) to be removed.

This scheme upgrades the existing roundabout at the A511 Stephenson Way/Bardon Road Junction to allow for the construction of circa 450m new highway connecting the A511 Bardon Road to the housing developments at Grange Road.

Widened entry and exits to the roundabout allowing three circulatory lanes (southbound) and keeping the two circulatory lanes on the exit towards Coalville (northbound).

This scheme will see the current partially signalised roundabout altered so that traffic from Stanton Lane and traffic from Copt Oak Road can only turn left onto the A511.
Traffic travelling on the A511 will not be able to turn right into Stanton Lane.
The scheme will also see the introduction of a new signalised crossing on Copt Oak Road.