Work to enhance footpaths and active travel routes in Durham City has started.
Durham County Council will start works to enhance footpaths along the A691 and B6532 between Sniperley roundabout, Aykley Heads roundabout and County Hall.
The first phase of works, which began on Monday 20th May, will be carried out on the A691 Southfield Way between the County Hall roundabout and the mini-roundabout leading to the University Hospital of North Durham and Land Registry office.
Temporary traffic lights will be in place on this road between 9.30am and 3.30pm for one week, followed by a lane closure leading to County Hall for the remaining eight weeks.
The pedestrian refuge island between North End and Southfield Way will be temporarily removed to allow for traffic management, with pedestrian diversions signposted.
There will also be upgrades to the signal-controlled crossing points between County Hall and the hospital, as well as improvements to street lighting.
The second phase, expected to take place during the summer, will be carried out from the mini roundabout between Land Registry and the University Hospital of North Durham towards Sniperley roundabout, with lane closures at Sniperley roundabout to be put in place.
Details of the remaining programme of works will be shared once phases one and two are complete.
The works are being carried out with £1.2m from the government’s Transforming Cities Fund.
For more details, visit: www.durham.gov.uk/article/31440/Sniperley-to-County-Hall-footpath-and-active-travel-route-improvements