London Road and Broadfield Road improvements

This update is about changes to our plans for night working for the Broadfield Road and London Road junction improvement scheme.

Night working during 2023

We wrote to residents and businesses in early November 2023, and we’ve spoken with our contractors about how we can reduce the impact of night working. We’ve now agreed a new arrangement for the work to provide new kerblines on London Road at the end of December. This means we don’t need to do any night working for this stage of the works.

Night working during 2024

We will still need to work during the night in later stages of the project. As London Road is a very busy road, we will need to do any work on the carriageway in the evenings and overnight, between 7pm and 6am, to keep the road safe and open for traffic the following day.



We’re developing our plans for the carriageway works now and we don’t expect these works to start before Monday 8 January 2024.



While we have the relevant approval to work at night, we know this will cause some disturbance. To minimise this, we plan to carry out the works that will create the most noise at the beginning of each shift, aiming to complete them by 11pm each evening. We will also:

• brief the workforce on the need to keep noise to a minimum
• direct temporary lighting away from any residential properties where possible
• position static equipment away from properties where possible
• check equipment regularly to ensure everything is in good working order
• use ‘super silent’ equipment where possible
• do a pre-start risk assessment to identify the activities that are likely to cause the most noise and look at possible mitigating measures, including the time at which we do them

If you experience any issues during any of this work, please feel free to contact us:

• info@broadfieldrdimprovements.co.uk (monitored 9am to 5pm)
• 0808 175 3084 (freephone, monitored 9am to 5pm)
• Emergency night time contact on 07803 877 713

This update will inform on:

• the planned improvement scheme at the junction of Broadfield Road and London Road
• improvements to cycling facilities, pedestrian access and parking opportunities at the junctions of Wolseley Road and Staveley Road, and Glover Road and London Road

Following preparatory work to the network of gas pipes and phone and internet cables under the road in June 2023, the junction improvement scheme at Broadfield Road and London Road is progressing on schedule. So far, we’ve done the work behind the site boundary fences, but we’ll now need to do some construction work on the carriageway of London Road.

Night working on Broadfield Road and London Road

The work to provide new kerblines and a new crossing point on London Road will mean that we need to excavate and modify the existing carriageway. Because a large number of vehicles travel along the road during the day, we’ll need to do this phase of the works in the evenings and overnight between 7pm and 6am. This work will start on Monday 13 November 2023 and we expect to complete it in phases by early February 2024.

While we have the relevant approval to work at night, we recognise that this will cause disturbance to residents. To minimise this, we plan to carry out the nosiest works at the beginning of each shift, aiming to complete them by 11pm each evening.

 

Excavating roads means there’s the possibility that we might find unexpected equipment beneath the carriageway. If that happens, we may occasionally need to continue with the noisier works beyond 11pm to ensure the road is safe and operational for the following morning.

As well as monitoring noise levels throughout the works, we will:

• brief the workforce on the need to keep noise to a minimum
• direct temporary lighting away from any residential properties where possible
• position static equipment way from properties where possible
• check equipment regularly to ensure everything is in good working order
• use 'super silent' equipment where possible
• do a pre-start risk assessment, to identify the activities that are likely to cause the most nuisance and look at possible mitigating measures, including the time we do them

Wolseley Road, Staveley Road and Glover Road

In July 2023, construction took place at the junction of Wolseley Road and Staveley Road. We have added new sets of traffic signals which will improve access for cyclists and make it easier to cross Wolseley Road when using the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route.

We have also painted double yellow lines around the corners of the junction, improving safety and visibility by removing parking which could obstruct sight lines.

Following comments on parking opportunities that we received in consultations throughout the project, we have provided additional parking on the south side of Wolseley Road, between the junction with Staveley Road and 105 Wolseley Road, to partially compensate for reduced parking near the junction.

Unfortunately the implementation of this scheme has faced some difficulties, including the vandalism of one of the new traffic signal poles and cyclist detector equipment. This is affecting how the traffic signals operate, which you may see as longer waiting times at the lights.

At the junction of Glover Road and London Road, we will remove the existing nearby bollards and replace them with kerbed planters. This will make the road look more attractive and prevent damage to cars and the bollards.

We will also paint double yellow lines on the corners of the Glover Road / London Road junction and around the new planters. This would reduce the number of parked cars which block the cycle route as well as reduce damage to the planters.

Back in July, we had to delay the works on Glover Road because of unexpected issues arising from the installation of broadband cables in the area. We now expect the works to begin this month. We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may have caused.



If you experience any issues during any of this work, please feel free to contact us:

• Email: info@broadfieldrdimprovements.co.uk (monitored 9am to 5pm)
• Freephone: 0808 175 3084 (monitored 9am to 5pm)
• Emergency night time contact: 07803 877 713

This update includes information about:

• a planned junction improvement scheme at the junction of Broadfield Road and London Road
• improvements to cycling facilities on Glover Road and improvements to pedestrian and cycling facilities at the junction of Wolseley Road and Staveley Road

These schemes are designed to make it easier for all vehicles to travel through the London Road/Broadfield Road junction and improve the parallel Sheaf Valley cycle route, which links Woodseats and Highfield to the city centre.

Broadfield Road and London Road

The closure was put in place so that Northern Powergrid could carry out work as part of the junction improvement scheme.

We expected the closure to be in place for one week, but Northern Powergrid discovered unexpected equipment under the road surface. They needed to manage it appropriately before they could complete their work. This is why the closure remained in place beyond the planned removal date. 

We have now completed the remedial works to in-fill some old basements on the land next to the junction of Broadfield Road and London Road. Northern Powergrid have also completed their necessary works, so we are ready to move to the next stage of construction, which will begin in June 2023. 

In June 2023 there will be some preparatory works to the network of gas pipes as well as phone and internet cables under the road. Once this work is completed, it will enable us to start on widening the junction of Broadfield Road / London Road from September 2023.

Advanced notice of all of these works will be signed with yellow signage on the side of the roads where work is due to happen. To allow the June works to take place, we currently expect to need to close the footway on the north side of Broadfield Road and the west side of London Road, between the junctions with Broadfield Road and Chippinghouse Road.

Barriers may narrow the road slightly, but Broadfield Road will remain open for two-way traffic throughout the works.

We expect that all bus stops along London Road will still be served, but we will provide updates at stops where appropriate.  

If you experience any issues during this work, please report them to Highways on 0114 273 4567 or through highways@sheffield.gov.uk 

Staveley Road, Wolseley Road and Glover Road 

We have now updated the improvements to include signal controlled crossings across Staveley Road, and added a small number of parking spaces on Glover Road in order to try to reduce the effect of losing other parking spaces in the area, including on Wolseley Road.

Construction is now due to start in early July 2023. During construction, vehicles will be allowed to enter Staveley Road from Wolseley Road – but not exit onto Wolseley Road. Pedestrian access will remain in place and working will happen on weekdays between 7am and 7pm. 

The crossing on the south side will be constructed first from 3 to 7 July 2023 then the north side between 17 and 21 July 2023. 

We wanted to provide an update on works taking place around the Broadfield Road area following one lane of London Road and Broadfield Road being closed for an unexpectedly long time.

One lane of London Road and Broadfield Road was closed during week commencing Monday 3 April for Northern Powergrid to carry out work to their equipment under the road surface as part of the junction improvement scheme. We expected this closure to be in place for one week.

Unfortunately, Northern Powergrid discovered unexpected equipment under the road surface which needed to be managed appropriately before they could complete their planned work. This is why the closure remained in place after it was supposed to be removed.

This extended closure was not communicated to businesses and residents appropriately and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by this.

Northern Powergrid are able to carry on this work during week commencing Monday 15 May and so the one lane closures will be reinstated overnight on Sunday 14 May for five days, being removed on the evening of Friday 19 May.

We will continue to update you on works going on around the Broadfield Road area, including works to Wolseley Road, Staveley Road and Glover Road as we progress through construction.

Price increases since 2018 have meant that we have had to review and reduce the cost of the scheme. This has led to keeping the Sheaf River bridge as it is. This means no additional traffic lane on the carriageway or new pedestrian and cyclist bridge next to the road bridge. However, there is other investment being made into the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route.

You can download the plan which sets out the scheme.

The land has been cleared and work to secure the final section of land almost complete.

Additional modelling has been undertaken on the revised design. The high-level summary of the morning peak (inbound) can be downloaded.

A revised business case for the scheme has been approved and can be downloaded.

We aim to be on site from 20 September and commencing construction a couple of weeks later, with the work expected to take around nine months. We should be able to maintain (at least) one lane working in each direction on London Road during the whole build period – with any short term closures on London Road being made overnight. We will keep local businesses and residents updated with the latest information. 

Public consultation on these proposals took place at the end of November 2020. There were objections to the Traffic Regulation Orders which led to some changes to the scheme. This included looking at retaining parking in residential areas where demand is high and contributing to the nearby Sheaf Valley Cycle Route to help improve facilities for active travel. The land was not available to put a high-quality active travel route through the London Road/Broadfield Road junction. However, the funding of a new signal-controlled crossing for Wolseley Road at Staveley Road will complement the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route.

The objections (and revisions to the scheme) were considered at the Transport, Regeneration and Climate change committee in June 2022. Details of the meeting can be found at Sheffield City Council - Agenda for Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee on Wednesday 15 June 2022, 2pm.

You can download and view a map of the scheme.

You can also access the original 2017 bid that we submitted to the 'National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) for the Local Road Network', as well as the letters of support for the original bid from First South Yorkshire and Stagecoach Yorkshire.