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Improvement works completed on Gloucester’s Llanthony Road

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The works at Gloucester’s Llanthony Road have been completed, significantly improving traffic flow on a well-known pinch point in the city and providing a new cycle lane into the city centre.

The works, which were completed on time and on budget, have widened the carriageway to two lanes in each direction to improve traffic flow and safety for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The works included the addition of a fully segregated cycleway alongside the northern edge of the road with widened footpaths for pedestrians.

St Ann Way has also been widened to provide two right turn lanes into Llanthony Road, with new traffic lights at Sudmeadow Road to help traffic to flow better. The side road junctions have been upgraded with pedestrian and cycle crossing improvements.

The road was opened at a ceremony on Wednesday 16 August with representatives from the county council, the Department for Transport, GFirst LEP, and the contractors Montel.

Cllr Mark Hawthorne, leader of Gloucestershire County Council, was in attendance alongside Cllr David Gray, cabinet member responsible for the environment at the county council.

MP for Gloucester, Richard Graham, was at the opening with Simon Turbutt, regional director of Montel Civil Engineering, and Dev Chakraborty, deputy CEO of GFirst LEP.

The funding for the scheme came from multiple sources including £2million from the government via GFirst LEP and £12.822million of Levelling Up funding that Gloucestershire County Council secured from the government.

Cllr David Gray, cabinet member for Environment and Planning at Gloucestershire County Council, said: “I am delighted that we have completed these works on time and on budget. This scheme is already having an enormous effect on improving traffic flow in Gloucester which cuts down journey times, improves air quality and encourages more people into the city.

“A key part of this scheme is the fully segregated cycle route which provides a safe and direct route for cyclists of all abilities to get into the city. I would like to thank residents for their patience throughout the improvement works.”

Simon Turbutt, regional director of Montel Civil Engineering, said: “The Gloucester South West Bypass scheme has been an exciting project for Montel Civil Engineering to be involved with, our strong collaborative working relationship with the team at Gloucestershire County Council and their consultants at Atkins has resulted in this project being successfully delivered on time and on budget.

“We at Montel would like to thank the local community for their patience during construction, especially the residents and businesses situated in Sudmeadow Road and Hemmingsdale Road who have been incredibly supportive while we have been undertaking the works.”

Dev Chakraborty, Deputy CEO, GFirst LEP said: “This project benefits anybody who uses Gloucester city centre by foot, car, or cycle. These improvements ease congestion and traffic, making commuting and travel times mercifully shorter, it brings the M5 link closer for drivers. These improvements also benefit residents of this route, as traffic flows more freely.”