Barton Village

In Barton village we’re delivering improvements designed to make day-to-day journeys easier by:

• Making walking and cycling safer for everyone, including children, families, and older residents.

• Improving visibility with better lighting.

• Increasing comfort and safety for more vulnerable pedestrians with smoother pavements and crossings.

• Reducing speeding by introducing a 20mph speed limit.

Currently, the project is expected to finish in early 2026. The site is currently demobilised and there will be no works taking place in December. We will return to complete the programme in the new year. We would like to thank everyone from the local community for their patience as work on the Barton Greenway continues.

Overall, our works in Barton village will deliver:

• Improved drainage to help keep the carriageway safe.

• Upgraded street lighting.

• New features such as speed humps and raised table junctions to complement the extension of the 20mph speed limit throughout the village, making roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists

• Resurfaced paths and roads.

• A new crossing to make journeys safer.

• Improved landscaping including wildflowers and trees.

• Vegetation clearance making walkways easier to navigate.

Barton Road (A603) improvements

Works on Barton Road started in August and will last for just over four months. The road remains open during the day, with night-time closures (8pm–6am) and a signed diversion route in place each night.

A temporary footway has been installed to safely divert pedestrians and cyclists while works are ongoing on the main pathway.

The scheme runs from the A603/M11 roundabout to the Barton Road lay-by, including a safer, wider path for pedestrians and cyclists, better drainage, and a reduced speed limit. Access to properties will be maintained.

The newly constructed three-metre-wide path is anticipated to be fully operational by the end of the year. The site will be cleared by the end of the year, returning the layby to its original state.

Currently the pathway is undergoing surfacing. Once this is completed, the final stage of works will start around the city boundary/opposite the layby area. To enable this the temporary push button crossing points will be moved to this area.

The official diversion can be viewed below. During the day, the road will be re-opened with a speed restriction and temporary traffic lights in place to enable pedestrians and cyclists to cross at specific locations (push button lights). The diversion route has been selected so that it is suitable for all vehicles, including HGVs, along roads that are designed for higher volumes of traffic to ensure vehicles are able to flow freely.

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