Repairs to Sheffield's Dutch roundabout postponed for months due to nearby roadworks
“To avoid overrunning into the busy term-time period, delaying the works is the best solution.”
Repairs at Sheffield’s Dutch roundabout have been postponed to avoid the start of the new school term.
Improvement works were due to start on Monday, August 17 and close the famous feature at West Bar for two weeks.
Now they have been put back until Easter, Sheffield City Council says.
A spokesperson said It was due to delays completing repairs on the nearby Townhead roundabout on Tenter Street, where high temperatures had affected concrete curing.
This, in turn, had delayed the start of works at West Bar and would have caused works to run “beyond our allotted timeframe”.
The spokesperson added: “Our contractor, Sisk, remains committed to completing the work, however, to avoid overrunning into the busy term-time period, delaying the works is the best solution.”
John Sisk and Son is replacing low profile kerbs on the Townhead Street roundabout.
Installed last year, they are designed to narrow the carriageway and reduce vehicle speeds.
They were damaged by an unexpectedly high number of lorries, The Star has been told.
The repairs closed the busy commuter route on Broad Lane and Tenter Street, which leads to the Dutch roundabout.
It was due to reopen by August 14.
The Dutch roundabout has similar low profile kerbs but the damage is much less severe, photos show.