Aim
To upgrade transport infrastructure to support housing and employment growth.
The Headlines
- Investment: £4.64m
- Project Sponsors: Leicestershire County Council & Leicester City Council
- Start date: April 2015
- Status: Practical completion
“The A511 is a vital link between the A42 and M1 and the upgrade to the existing road will help better accommodate the increased growth for this area and to alleviate impact of the increased traffic on our local communities.”
– Councillor Robert Ashman, deputy leader of North West Leicestershire District Council
A significant amount of growth is planned for North West Leicestershire including over 5,000 dwellings in Coalville and Ashby, and further employment sites. The scale of the development proposed would have a severe impact on the highway network without specific targeted interventions such as this project.
In order to accommodate this growth and meet planning conditions to release the land for housing development, improvements were required to the A511/M1 junction 22 and the A511/A42 junction.
Without these infrastructure works, the congestion at the junctions would have a negative effect on the operation of existing businesses in North West Leicestershire and act as a barrier to future growth and regeneration.
Project Outcomes
- Increase in capacity of the A511/A42 and A511/M1 junctions to accommodate traffic growth associated with new developments.
- Support for the efficient operation of existing businesses in North West Leicestershire.
- Release of land to enable the development of over 5,000 homes.
- Transport infrastructure in place to support employment growth including site development.