The walking and cycling improvements in central St Albans are designed to:
- enhance north-south connections;
- complement existing active travel routes, including National Cycle Network Route 6 and the St Albans Green Ring;
- make it safer and easier to walk and cycle to the city centre, train station, council offices and local schools;
- support the objectives in the Local Transport Plan and Sustainable Hertfordshire Strategy to decrease the number of trips people take by car, thereby reducing congestion, improving air quality, and boosting physical and mental health of local communities.
Delivery of improvements
We've scheduled the improvement works to begin on 24 June 2024 and continue until early October 2024.
Our highways contractor, Ringway, is carrying out the work in four phases to keep disruption to a minimum. We are working hard to minimise any impacts but apologise in advance for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience while the improvements are completed.
Overnight carriageway resurfacing works
As the improvements near completion, some overnight road closures will be needed so that carriageway resurfacing works can be completed. These are expected to start at the end of August and continue into early September.
Update
The main improvement work has been completed in St Albans, with some minor works still outstanding. We will be undertaking further works to the traffic signals at the junction between Victoria Street and Marlborough Road between 31 March and 4 April 2025.
You can find out more about the project on the St Albans scheme page.
Hertfordshire County Council is creating a consolidated, safe, easy and attractive pedestrian and cycle corridor known as a quietway in the Maylands Business Park. The new corridor is key to improving local connectivity, linking properties and workplaces in Leverstock Green, Maylands and Woodhall Farm, with onward connections via the Nickey Line to Redbourn and Harpenden.
With over 11,000 new homes and 10,000 new jobs to be provided in the area by 2050, we need to provide a more viable walking and cycling options, particularly for shorter journeys, to help reduce congestion as the local population grows. The improvements will also provide better connections for those who do not own a car.
Buncefield Lane quietway
The southern section of the quietway between Green Lane and Boundary Way roundabout has been completed. This includes a new signal-controlled crossing at Breakspear Way and shared-use path between Green Lane and Breakspear Way.
Improvements to the junction with Three Cherry Trees Lane have been completed and Buncefield Lane is now permanently closed to motor vehicles, with bollards installed to create the quietway. Final minor work is underway to complete the northern section of the quietway between Boundary Way and Cherry Trees Lane. However, the quietway is now open for walking, wheeling, and cycling.
Boundary Way roundabout
We are introducing a ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout at Boundary Way to link the two sections of the quietway, providing a junction that is more inclusive of all road users. The improvements include a dedicated space for people cycling around the entire junction, separated from vehicle traffic, as well as pedestrian crossings and widened footways.
Construction of the roundabout began on 6 January, with completion anticipated in summer 2025.
The roundabout at Boundary Way is currently closed, with no direct access between the Maylands area and Green Lane towards the M1. A diversion route is in place via Breakspear Way and Maylands Avenue. This route is signed, but please plan ahead and avoid travelling at the busiest times if at all possible.
Three Cherry Trees Lane closure
Please note that from the afternoon of Sunday 9 February, Three Cherry Trees Lane between the junction with Cherry Tree Lane and Green Lane, will be closed in both directions until the Boundary Way roundabout works are completed in the summer. This decision has been made following an ongoing review of the traffic management of the scheme and safety concerns raised by the local community and stakeholders. A large and increasing number of vehicles are ignoring the current one-way closure that is in place putting themselves and other road users at risk. Following engagement with stakeholders it is unfortunately considered necessary to close the road in both directions to ensure the safety of all users.
Find out more about the Boundary Way and Buncefield Lane scheme, road closures, and diversions
For more information on the closure of Three Cherry Trees Lane closure, please refer to the Q and A document