Work to upgrade the cycle route along Blossomfield Road is set to begin on Monday 20 July, Solihull Council has announced.
The scheme follows proposals first presented to residents in January, when the Council outlined plans to improve safety for cyclists and encourage more people to take up active travel along the route. The proposals were shared with the public via the Council’s Your Voice Solihull engagement platform.
The works will see the existing infrastructure (bolt-down orca kerbs and wands) replaced with traditional kerbs, creating a fully segregated cycle route.
To speed up completion, two teams will work on different sections of the route simultaneously, with all work scheduled to take place during the school summer holidays. The first team will begin outside Tudor Grange Leisure Centre on 20 July, working south towards Stratford Road. A second team will join the project on 27 July, starting at the Dingle Lane junction and also heading south.
The Council says Blossomfield Road will remain open throughout the works, with disruption kept to a minimum where possible. However, it has warned that the scale of the upgrade means drivers should expect some congestion, and sections of the cycle lane will be closed temporarily as work progresses along the route.
Side roads joining Blossomfield Road will be closed while work is carried out at their junctions, a measure intended to keep traffic flowing on the main road. Advanced traffic signals will also be installed at points along the route to help ease congestion during the works.
Full details of the traffic regulation order covering the scheme are available on the Council’s website, and residents and drivers can check the one.network interactive map for live updates on roadworks in the area.
