London Road and Broadfield Road improvements

We're introducing an extra lane for traffic at the Broadfield Road and London Road junction, as well as making improvements to the signal junction. This follows a successful bid for Government (Department for Transport) funding for a £3.36m improvement to A61 London Road/Broadfield Road to complement £1.46m of Streets Ahead maintenance work undertaken in 2019/20.

The scheme aims to relieve congestion to improve the reliability of public transport journeys along this stretch of road while also benefitting all traffic travelling into the city centre, particularly during the morning peak. The scheme will also open up a development site on land between Broadfield Road and Chippinghouse Road.

Improvements will be made for walking, including the introduction of a pedestrian island to make it safer when crossing London Road near Gleadless Road.

There will be new/updated signal-controlled crossings at Broadfield Road the London Road junction, but the existing crossing of London Road outside of Broadfield Mowers will be removed.

Wolseley Road and Staveley Road Junction Improvements

A new set of traffic signals at Wolseley Road / Staveley Road junction will be put in to improve cycling and make it easier to cross Wolseley Road when using the Sheaf Valley Cycle Route.

Signals will detect approaching cyclists, giving them priority over traffic on Wolseley Road. Although it is not possible to add in a controlled pedestrian crossing within these lights, we will work with the local community to understand where they feel the best place a crossing over Wolseley Road would be.

Double yellow lines will be painted on the corners of the Wolseley Road / Staveley Road to remove parking on the corners and footway, improving visibility for drivers. The double yellow lines will also make it easier to cross the road and build-outs will be put in on the south side of the junction to reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians and cyclists.

During prior consultation, comments were received regarding parking opportunities in the area. As a result, parking will be provided permanently on the southern side of Wolseley Road, between the junction with Staveley Road and 105 Wolseley Road.

We will also introduce a loading bay adjacent to the shop at No.68 between 7am and 6pm (Monday to Saturday). This parallel route to London Road provides an alternative into the city for cyclists away from the busy traffic on London Road.

Glover Road and London Road Junction Improvements

On Glover Road, the existing bollards near to the junction with London Road will be removed and replaced with kerbed planters. This will make the road look more attractive and prevent damage to cars and the bollards.

Double yellow lines will be painted on the corners of the Glover Road / London Road junction, as well as around the new kerbed planters. This would reduce the number of parked cars which block the cycle route as well as reduce damage to the bollards.

As a result of prior consultation, a number of parking measures are being brought forward in order to offset the loss of spaces around the ‘cycle only’ access, including the removal of the ‘Disabled’ bay adjacent to the now closed Citizens Advice Bureau. Other measures will be advertised as an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO), likely in early 2023 and will give residents and businesses the opportunity to comment based on practical experience of the restrictions.

An ETRO will mean that the changes are implemented and then monitored, giving people chance to further comment on the proposals for a 6 month period. Council officers will then either recommend further changes to the restrictions, make them permanent or take them out.  

These are:

  • allowing vehicles to park overnight between 5:30pm and 9:30am, Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday on a section of London Road
  • allowing vehicles to park at the end of the turning head on Glover Road, except on Friday between 6am and 6pm to keep the area clear for refuse collections

January 2024 update

This update is about night working for the planned improvement scheme at the junction of:

•    Broadfield Road 
•    London Road 

It also covers the improvement works at the junction of Glover Road and London Road.

Night working at the junction of Broadfield Road and London Road

We wrote to residents and businesses in November 2023 about night working for the final stages of the junction improvement project. 

London Road is busy, so we have to do the works on the footway and carriageway itself in the evenings and overnight between 7pm and 6am. That way we can to keep the road safe and open for traffic the following day.

We’re finalising our plans for the carriageway works. We expect night working to start in mid to late January 2024.

While we have the relevant approval to work at night, we recognise  this will cause some disturbance to residents. To minimise this, we plan to carry out the works that will create the most noise by 11pm each. 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
  • look at possible mitigating measures for activities, including the time we do them

We can’t guarantee that we will be able to finish all the work on the carriageway by 11pm. We may need to continue the work later into the night. We apologise in advance for any disturbance this may cause.

Works starting on Glover Road

We’re still planning to remove the existing bollards near the junction of Glover Road and London Road. They will be replaced with kerbed planters and new double yellow lines on the corners of the junction. We will also add some additional parking spaces on Glover Road. This will make up for the other parking spaces we’ll remove as part of the junction improvement works.

We expect work to begin on Glover Road in the week commencing 22 January for one week. 
The new kerbed planters will make the road look more attractive and prevent damage to cars. The double yellow lines will run around the corners of the junction and the new planters. This will improve safety by reducing the number of parked cars which block visibility for drivers and restrict access to the cycle route. They will also help to protect the planters from damage.

If you have any questions or comments on this work, or would like to report any issues that come up, please get in touch with us through info@broadfieldrdimprovements.co.uk or calling 0808 175 3084.

Our Emergency Broadfield Road night time contact number is 07803 877 713.

December 2023 update

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:

November 2023 update

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:

June 2023 update

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. 

May 2023 update

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.

Update from original bid

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

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.

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