Lane widening and new speed limit - £46million upgrade work to start on Sheffield Parkway

Work is starting on the £46 million upgrade of the Sheffield to Rotherham Parkway, including lane widening and a new speed limit.
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The Rotherham section of the road – which currently has a speed limit of 70mph – will be reduced to 50mph, and widened to three lanes.

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Both the northbound and southbound slip roads from the M1 to junction 33 will be expanded to four lanes, and streetlights, road surfaces and signs will be replaced.

Planned upgrade works to the Parkway between Sheffield and RotherhamPlanned upgrade works to the Parkway between Sheffield and Rotherham
Planned upgrade works to the Parkway between Sheffield and Rotherham

The project is due to start in February 2021 and expected to finish in the Autumn of 2022.

Councillor Denise Lelliott, Rotherham Council’s cabinet member for jobs and the local economy, the work will make a big difference to commuters.

She said: “We can’t wait to see work get underway on the transformation of the Parkway. The road is vital in connecting Rotherham with Sheffield and links to the M1.

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“The works will make a real difference to thousands of commuters’ journeys in the region every day and will also feed into our ongoing work to improve the air quality in the borough.”

The council has been working alongside Balfour Beatty on the design of the scheme since early 2018.

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