Junction 21 Area Improvements

News - Whetstone work keeping traffic moving

Congestion has been cut along a busy Leicestershire road thanks to a £½million project.

To help keep traffic moving, right-turn lanes have been added and the road widened along the B582 (Enderby Road), close to the Grange Business Park in Whetstone.

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The Schemes

All the schemes, covering the B582 in Whetstone, the Foxhunter Roundabout, a length of Narborough Road South and finally works on the Asda and Everards roundabouts are designed to ease traffic flow and improve access for all highway users.

The schemes include more traffic lanes, extra cycle lanes and improved pedestrian crossings, the improvements are designed to complement the new Enderby park and ride facility due to be built near Fosse Park and aim to ease growing pressure on the highway network in the M1 Junction 21 area.

The schemes are listed below, the locations of which are shown on the following plan:

Proposed Junction 21 Area Improvements - pdf version (Adobe Acrobat, 2,543KB)

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Current schemes

Foxhunter Roundabout Junction/B582 Blaby Road Improvements

Details of these proposals are available on the Foxhunter Roundabout pages

A5460 Narborough Road South Environmental Improvements

Details of these proposals are available on the Narborough Road South pages.

Completed schemes

B582 Enderby Road/ Whetstone Transfer Station Access - Junction Improvement

Picture of the new signal junction at Whetstone

The completed improvements have been designed to reduce peak hour congestion, improve accessibility, and include the following measures:

The introduction of traffic signals to manage the traffic movements more effectively and efficiently at the junction reducing the delays previously experienced by main road traffic giving way to the side road traffic
Additional B582 dedicated left and right hand turn lanes approaching the junction to improve capacity and provide better access for traffic to the transfer station.
An additional exit lane from the transfer station to improve capacity for traffic exiting the side road, which will assist the transfer station's operation in busy periods
The introduction of pedestrian and cycle facilities at the junction to improve accessibility for non-car modes to the transfer station and industrial units

View proposed improvements for the B582 Enderby Road/Whetsone Transfer Station Access Junction (Adobe Acrobat, 577KB).

If you wish to comment on the Whetstone transfer station scheme please use this online comment form

B582 Enderby Road Corridor Improvements

The completed improvements have been designed to reduce peak hour congestion, improve accessibility, and include the following measures:

Localised carriageway widening to allow vehicles to pass right turners at the Grange Business Park and Trinity Road (Whetstone) junctions
Left turn only out of Woodyard Lane
Extension of the right turn lane on Enderby Road into Victoria Road requiring the relocation of the original pedestrian refuge
Improvements to pedestrian crossing facilities between the Grange Business Park and Woodyard Lane
Preliminary works to assist the future construction of a cycle route between the Transfer Station junction and the existing routes in Whetstone.

View proposed improvements for the B582 Enderby Road Corridor (Adobe Acrobat, 790KB)

If you wish to comment on the Enderby Road corridor scheme please use this online comment form

Future schemes

ASDA and Everards Roundabout Junction Improvements

Improvements to lane markings and signing to help traffic flow and improve safety.

Further details on these proposals will be provided in due course.

Scheme History

To view scheme history

Disclaimer -

This information is not definitive and we cannot guarantee it is a complete and up to date list of all County Council schemes. It should not be used for the purposes of compiling a property search, for accurate and up to date information for this purpose please go to the Land Charges and Searches section.

Contacts

Leicestershire County Council: Bernard Evans, 0116 305 6834 or Sanjay Chohan, 0116 305 6822