Arnold Lane will tomorrow reopen fully for the first time after being shut to traffic for nearly four months.
It is set to be reopened tomorrow 11am (July 15) after being closed while works were underway on a new tie-in road to join it up to the new Colliery Way.
Arnold Lane has been realigned to the five-arm roundabout on Colliery Way, meaning that local traffic for Gedling Village will now need to use the roundabout as part of their journey.
In fact, the five-arm roundabout is now such a key part of the local traffic network as all motorists using Arnold Lane will use the roundabout.
The new road layout means there will be some changes to journeys, including:
- Traffic coming from Mapperley into Gedling Village cannot turn right onto Arnold Lane at its junction with Gedling Road/Mapperley Plains and should instead turn right onto Colliery Way and exit onto Arnold Lane at the five-arm roundabout
- As a reminder, Lorries and HGVs should be aware that a weight limit came into force in Gedling Village when Colliery Way opened.
- For journeys from and to Mapperley Plains, Lorries and HGVs should continue to use the section of Colliery Way linking the roundabout rather than the section of Arnold Lane. Colliery Way is now the A6211 and is also less steep.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Today marks another milestone in the Colliery Way project as the wider road network is now fully open.
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“This marks the end of a significant construction project, and I cannot mention this without thanking local residents and motorists for their patience whilst our teams have worked hard to get to where we are today.
“I’d also like to recognise all personnel who have been working on the scheme for all their hard work on this project which will bring significant benefits to the local area.
“As with any new roads scheme, there have been changes to the road layout and it is very much a case of ‘all roads lead to the five-arm roundabout!’
“Arnold Lane has changed significantly, and this was always part of the wider Colliery Way scheme to reduce congestion through Gedling Village.
“It is great to see the works on this project come to an end so that local residents and motorists can travel on the network once more without delay.
Will Morlidge, Chief Executive at D2N2, said: “We’re delighted to be funding partners in the Gedling Access Road project.
“Just as the road’s official name of Colliery Way looks back on a proud industrial past, this new development looks to a bright future of high-quality homes and jobs. We need both to ensure that we retain the talented young people who are currently in education and will soon be the future workforce of Gedling and the wider area.”
Shaun Fielding, Regional MD for Keepmoat East Midlands, said: “The opening of Colliery Way earlier this year was a major milestone in the delivery of new homes at Chase Farm, allowing planning permission for a further 430 new homes for Keepmoat’s to be granted by Gedling Borough Council on phase 2 of the development.
“The completion of the final stretch of the new road, linking Arnold Lane with Colliery Way reflects the effort made by all of the partners to work together to ensure the success of the project, including Keepmoat Homes, Gedling Borough Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Homes England.”
To view a map of the new road network and see how Colliery Way links to the local roads please visit Gar Map NEW v1 (nottinghamshire.gov.uk)
Whilst there has been a significant decrease in traffic along Shearing Hill, we are still getting lorries (which must be over 7.5 t) along here plus the traffic is slowly increasing. No signs of a lower speed limit either.
It will be interesting to see over the next week how much the traffic changes with the re-opening of Arnold Lane. Perhaps you may want to do a piece next week