Roads shut for 拢120k traffic calming measures

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Image caption, E锘縱ington Valley Road is having speed humps installed

Two roads in Leicester have been closed while speed humps are installed.

T锘縣e work, which is expected to cost 拢120,000, is the latest in a series of traffic calming measures, the city council said.

S锘縯rasbourg Drive in Beaumont Leys and Evington Valley Road in Spinney Hills were closed on Monday and are set to reopen on Friday.

P锘縭eviously the council installed humps in Gwendolen Road, Spinney Hills, where a 20mph (32km/h) zone has been created.

'Encouraging cycling'

T锘縣e work in Spinney Hills totalled 拢100,000, while the Beaumont Leys scheme cost 拢20,000, the authority added.

At Strasbourg Drive, a speed table - a large flat speed hump - is being installed for a road crossing near Buswell's Lodge School, after a series of "traffic incidents".

I锘縯 is shut between Farrier Lane and Beauville Drive.

E锘縱ington Valley Road is closed between Ethel Road and Gwendolen Road.

Diversions for traffic and buses are in place, the council added.

Councillor Adam Clarke said: "These schemes are an essential part of our work to make streets safer for all road users, by encouraging more use of sustainable travel such as walking or cycling, reducing carbon and improving air quality in neighbourhoods in the process."