The stretch of Forder Valley Road (west), between Novorossiysk Road and Fort Austin Avenue, reopened on March 26.
The road was reopened for a short period at the beginning of March, but the effect of the three-way lights at the junction with Novorossiysk Road was much worse than anticipated and put pressure on other major junctions in the city.
Council officials were keen to put this right and quickly made the decision to close Forder Valley Road (west) while they looked at how the road could safely reopen again.
Changes have been made to traffic management measures, which allowed the road to reopen. This time, the junction will operate under two-way, rather than three-way, traffic lights which means drivers will not be waiting for as long at a red light and traffic flow will be improved.
To achieve this, there is a temporary restriction of the straight ahead movement from Novorossiysk Road onto Forder Valley Road (west), towards Crownhill. Drivers will be diverted down Forder Valley Road (south), around Leigham Roundabout and back up Forder Valley Road. All other movements will be available.
The signals will be automated in the off-peak periods but will be manned during peak periods to help reduce congestion.
It may take a little longer to drive through this junction as lights are reintroduced and road users get used to the changes, so please allow some extra time for your journeys.
The council will be monitoring traffic flow over the coming weeks.
If the delays become unacceptable then a decision will be made to revert back to closing Forder Valley Road (west) until the scheme is completed in the summer and when the entire junction can be opened up.
