Green improvements lined up for key city junction

Derby City Council has announced plans to improve one of the city’s major commuter routes.

Spondon Island, where Derby Road meets the A52, will undergo overnight surveys in January.

The information gathered in these surveys will help develop a future improvement scheme for the junction that would have improved journey times and active travel options at its heart.

This future scheme would complement other recent works on the route to link Spondon and Chaddesden with the city centre and employment sites around Raynesway.

Funding from the East Midlands Combined County Authority has been made available to support the development of this scheme and to enable the initial surveys to take place.

Councillor Carmel Swan, the city council’s cabinet member for climate change, transport and sustainability, said: “It’s great to be looking to the future and schemes that can help support more people to make their journeys on foot or by bike.

“I’m grateful to EMCCA for their commitment to improving travel and transport in Derby, and helping us become a greener, more mobile city.”