The leader of Peterborough City Council has offered an apology to Peterborough motorists who will be inconvenienced by the upcoming Queensgate roundabout roadworks.
Dr Shabina Qayyum took the opportunity to acknowledge how disruptive the scheduled works are likely to be as she addressed colleagues at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday, July 1.
She said: “Works will get underway next week for the City Link project, the first phase of the £65m scheme to breathe new life into our railway station, and the land around it. There will be disruption for people while the works are taking place. We’re sorry about that; we cannot avoid that.”
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Beginning on July 6, the works will see the Queensgate Roundabout – one of the busiest in the entire city – reduced to just one lane for around a year. The lane closure will enable the subway underneath the roundabout to be filled in with more than a thousand tonnes of concrete, and accommodate other landscaping works to regenerate the area.
Cllr Qayyum said: “We will look at how we can flex and adapt during the works to keep disruption to a minimum. We’re asking people to leave extra time for their journeys and avoid the area if possible.
“This project will transform our city centre and create a more welcoming and safer route from the train station. Please support this game-changing, once-in-a-generation, re-generation project for our city.”