A scheme to help cyclists and walkers tackle the Blue Ribbon Roundabout on Foleshill Road has been given the go-ahead by the City Council.
The scheme forms one part of the Foleshill Transport Package, the purpose of which is to deliver a programme of measures aimed at promoting active travel and public transport on the Foleshill Road corridor.
The works are to be undertaken to provide improvements to Blue Ribbon Island for the benefit of all road users. The improvements include:
• Upgrade of existing cycleway routes to comply with the current requirements, by providing appropriate widths and segregation of cyclists and pedestrians and minimising conflicts.
• Improvement of the existing crossing facilities to provide segregation between cyclist and pedestrians, to minimise conflict and risk of accidents.
• Improvement of the signals at crossing points on A444 and Foleshill Road North and Foleshill Road South. The improved signals will incorporate functions for disabled and visually/hearing impaired users.
• Improvements of the signals around the roundabout to improve journey times for all vehicle times and to actively encourage road users to utilise the A444 corridor to Coventry City Centre.
The Blue-Ribbon Roundabout scheme is part of the Foleshill Road Transport Improvement Strategy. This Strategy will improve transport links between Leicester Row and Blue-Ribbon Roundabout by means of a new cycleway along Foleshill Road, improved bus boarding facilities, along the route, improved junction facilities at Cash’s Lane, Shortridge Drive, Lockhurst Lane and Broad Street and improvements to Blue Ribbon Roundabout for the benefit of all road users.
The Blue-Ribbon Roundabout works were approved by the Cabinet Member for City Services on 31st July 2024 and will commence in Summer 2024, prior to the installation of the improved transport links along Foleshill Road.