Rotherham Council is making improvements on Wellgate and Broom Road in 2023.
The Council is making the improvements so it is safer and easier for pedestrians and cyclists to use a key route connecting the south-east of town and central Rotherham.
The £3.6 million scheme introduces 1.4km of dedicated cycle tracks on Wellgate between Hollowgate and Boswell Street, along with three new signalised junctions, one new road crossing, two improved road crossings and associated connecting works.
Broom Road Cycleways is another result for Rotherham Council’s ambitious Cycling Strategy, making additions and improvements the borough’s cycling infrastructure.
The funded has been secured by the Council through the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Active Travel Fund (ATF), Gainshare and the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).
Rotherham Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and the Environment, Cllr Dominic Beck, said: “Rotherham Council is committed to promoting active travel for work and leisure purposes. This scheme encourages cycling and walking as a choice for shorter journeys. Upgrading this busy route is important in meeting our goal to build a high-quality, joined-up network of cycle routes. The scheme, along with the Sheffield Road Cycle Route scheme, will create a near-continuous safe cycle route from Meadowhall through to Broom. It is our aim to extend the Meadowhall to Broom route as more funding becomes available in the future.”
For details of the scheme, visit www.rotherham.gov.uk/active-travel-public-transport/travel-network-improvements.
Rotherham Council’s Cycling Strategy is available online.
During works there will be traffic management closures on Broom Road for approximately 25 weeks, Wellgate for approximately 25 weeks and Clifton Roundabout for approximately 14 weeks. Signage will be erected in advance of any closures to ensure ample notice is given.
Details of closures:
There will be a one-way closure of Wellgate from the roundabout with Broom Road/Clifton Lane preventing traffic from travelling towards the town centre. A diversion route will be in place for traffic to access the town centre (via Clifton Lane, Wharncliffe Street/Drummond Street to the A630 Centenary Way, A6178 Sheffield Road/Old Sheffield Road/Alma Road then Moorgate Road and Mansfield Road back into the town centre).
During the second phase of the project, Badsley Moor Lane will also be closed at Clifton roundabout with a diversion route in place (via Middle Lane South, A6021 Wickersley Road/Broom Road). This is to enable the operation of three-way lights at the roundabout.
