The makeover of Leicester’s ‘most confusing junction’ is complete

A £10.4 million redevelopment of Leicester’s “most confusing junction” has been completed.

The scheme for the city’s Fiveways interchange, which led to a year of road closures, included resurfacing the roads and is designed to make them safer to use.

It was part of a wider set of roadworks in North West Leicester.

Martin Fletcher, the council’s director of highways, said the Fiveways work was “the final piece of that puzzle”.

Work on the junction linking Blackbird Road, Woodgate, Fosse Road North, Groby Road and Buckminster Road was completed in August.

The final phase of work in Woodgate and Northgate Street followed and has now been completed.

A number of road closures have been put in place over the past 16 weeks of roadworks.

The city council said the project was funded by the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and the government’s Transforming Cities fund.

Fiveways and its link roads link to other busy city roads which have recently undergone improvements, including Anstey Lane, Abbey Park Road and the A6.

Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: “For many years Fiveways has been one of the most confusing junctions in the city.

“It was complicated for drivers, a daunting proposition for cyclists and a bottleneck which caused delays for local bus services.

“This major investment has simplified the intersection for drivers, made it much safer for pedestrians and cyclists and will allow buses to travel faster on this route, as well as making the area a more attractive place for residents.”

The city council is now consulting on new artwork designs to decorate the billboards opposite the Woodgate Resource Centre, created by local street art specialists Graffwerk.

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