A KEY ROUNDABOUT in Cirencester will undergo a major overhaul next month to improve traffic flow. The roundabout on the dual carriageway in Cirencester, closest to the Fire Station, along with the mini-roundabout at the junction of Love Lane and Midland Road, will undergo a major overhaul from the end of next month to improve traffic capacity and flows. The work will begin on Monday, July 29.
It will last for approximately eight months and be carried out in phases to minimise the impact, with work starting with the mini-roundabout on Midland Road. The aims for the changes are to improv traffic flows with reduced queues to the roundabout and within the immediate area. Bathurst Development, as master developers for the new neighbourhood at The Steadings, has appointed Montel Civil Engineering from Worcester to carry out the works.
These form part of Bathurst Development’s programme of investment and infrastructure improvements within the local area, which are set out within the s106 agreements. The Midland Road / Love Lane junction improvements include the creation of a two-lane entry from Midland Road onto the mini roundabout. On the main Fire Station roundabout, improvements will be made to the create a drainage basin in the central island, to mitigate flooding issues.
This island will be reduced in size to create extra lanes on the roundabout. The existing verge will be reduced to create a three-lane entry from Midland Road onto the roundabout, and traffic lights will be i.
