Yarborough Road Repairs: Major Works Starts 15 June, Preparation w/c 25 May

LLRA have been advised that the Yarborough Hill embankment reinforcement works will start on Monday 15 June for up to three months. For practical reasons, much of the work will be done using an access via Hobblers Hole and the top of Whittons Park. Given the major nature of these work a site compound will be built at the bottom of Whittons Park with access via Long Leys Road. There will inevitably be short term disruption to this area.

LLRA will provide further details when available.

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Details provided to LLRA

• Inadequate drainage for the embankment on Yarborough Hill, just above Whittons Park, has led to the current retaining walls starting to fail. As a result, we will be stabilising the existing slope using over 10,000 tonnes of material. This is in addition to installing 275m of new drainage to improve the current situation.
• Once we’re finished early this autumn, the carriageway dips, cracks, and uneven footways will be fixed, making it much safer for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and everyone else going up and down the hill.
• In addition to reinforcing the embankment, the project will also see the existing concrete layby fully removed and the footway rebuilt so it’s adjacent to the carriageway. This will enable a shallower embankment, providing a more stable slope to further reduce the risk of ground movement that causes damage to the road and footway.

Traffic Management Overview

• Combination of narrowed lanes and temporary traffic signals on Yarborough Road as needed for the duration of the project.
• Closure of PROW 6, which is located between Yarborough Road and Long Leys Road, for the duration of the project (footpath than runs in Hobblers Hole alongside Whittons Park).
• Closure of the footway along the top of the Whittons Park and the west-side footway of Yarborough Road for the duration of the project.
• Please note that a temporary pedestrian crossing facility will be in place to assist with crossing the road.
• Night-time road closures (8pm to 6am) for up to two weeks, weekday evenings only, starting in early August for road resurfacing.

*Please note that access to Whittons Park from Yarborough Road will not be available during the project. However, access to the park and all play equipment will remain accessible from Long Leys Road.

Works to build the site compound are expected to start w/c 25th May.

These works have been aligned with the upcoming Tritton Road / Rope Walk / University Roundabout improvements, which are also due to start in June. Careful planning has gone into coordinating traffic management to minimise disruption as much as possible during both schemes.