Belgrave Gate improvements

Works were carried out Summer 2018 to improve a stretch of the road linking Leicester’s Golden Mile to the city centre and create a safer and more attractive route for people walking and cycling along Belgrave Gate, between Haymarket Bus Station to Belgrave Circle.

New off-road cycle lanes were created on both sides of Belgrave Gate, between Abbey Street and Burleys Way and footpaths reconstructed. The road was resurfaced, and bus stops and new loading bays provided.

Improvements were also carried out on Burleys Way roundabout to create a new shared footpath and cycleway running underneath the flyover, providing a more direct and safer route along Belgrave Gate.

The Lotus Flowers public artwork was relocated to nearby Archdeacon Lane next to Charter Street, close to the new bridge and entrance into Abbey Park.

North of Burleys Way, a separate cycleway and footpath has now been created along the central reservation, to link in with improvements made to Belgrave Circle following the removal of the flyover.