Around 14 weeks of roadworks will begin at a busy junction in Stoke-on-Trent next week.

Traffic lights in Stoke-on-Trent are getting a major upgrade as part of the council's drive to improve public transport in the city.

From Monday 5 August, improvement work will start on the traffic lights at Limekiln Bank in Bucknall.

The work will be split into three phases:

• Phase one will see the traffic lights at the junction of Bucknall Road / Leek Road removed and replaced.
• Phase two will see the traffic lights and the associated splitter island at the Dividy Road / Bucknall Road junction removed and a new traffic light system installed.
• Phase three will see new line markings painted on the road.

During the works, lane closures and temporary traffic lights will be in place.

Traffic lights at the Dividy Road / Bucknall Road junction will also be removed (Google).

Councillor Finlay Gordon-McCusker, cabinet member for Transport, Infrastructure and Regeneration, said: "We are making it our mission to improve public transport in the city. We have already made some excellent progress through our BSIP project, and this latest scheme will build on that success further.

"However you travel, we want to ensure that you can get around the city quickly, easily, and affordably. This work will also aid us in our vision to become a cleaner, greener city by helping to reduce traffic and, therefore, emissions from stopped vehicles.

"Our city's infrastructure is undergoing major transformation work at the moment, and we know that, although we will ensure disruption is minimised, there will be an impact on road users. We would ask residents to plan their journeys well in advance and thank everyone for their patience during this time as we make necessary improvements."

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