Burton Town Deal – Active Travel Improvement Scheme

Staffordshire County Council together with Amey will be carrying out phase two of walking and cycle improvements along Borough Road. This will be an extension of the recently delivered project on Station Street, linking up the town centre to the Railway Station.

The package of improvements for walking and wheeled users will include, pedestrian crossing upgrades, footway improvements, additional dropped crossings where necessary segregated cycle facilities and cycle parking.

The cycle infrastructure projects are being promoted by Staffordshire County Council and East Staffordshire Borough Council and as the local highway authority, Staffordshire County Council through the established Infrastructure+ partnership will be responsible for delivery of the projects. 

Below you can find a drawing illustrating the proposed layout for the route connecting the railway station to the Town Hall.

View Scheme Proposals

What are the Works

The improvements along Borough Road, between Derby Street and Burton Town Hall, will include:

A 2.5m segregated two-way contraflow cycle track between Curzon Street and Wellington Street. This will reduce the carriageway width to around 6.5m (two 3.25m lanes)

Widening of central islands at signalised crossings and re-positioning traffic signals to include provision for cyclists

Kerb realignment / repaving, relocation of planting boxes and benches together with new cycle access points outside Town Hall

Footway and carriageway resurfacing

Upgrades to traffic signs, lighting columns and road marking

During this time, the County Council will additionally take the opportunity to improve:

The bus stop outside No. 14 Wellington Street.

Traffic signals at junctions of Byrkley Street with Derby Street and Waterloo Street

Programme of Works

Works is scheduled to start on 5 January 2026 and are planned to be completed on 7th May 2026, a duration of approximately 18 weeks. The works will be suspended for two weeks from 15/02/26 to allow for other essential works in Burton with traffic management removed except the Curzon Street road closure.

The overall project works are subdivided into several construction phases. The Traffic Management strategy requires five operational phases, including the set up for Byrkley Street Signal Upgrade Scheme - Phase 5.

Temporary traffic lights with pedestrian crossings will replace the current traffic signals at Byrkley Street, Derby Street, Borough Road and Waterloo Street Gyratory while the roadworks take place.

Diversion routes will be signed but please feel free to use other routes that might be more convenient to you.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, and we kindly ask for your patience during this time.

The traffic management details and key dates are detailed below

Please note that the dates are subject to change. Further updates will be provided as the scheme progresses.

Phase 1 (05/01/26 – 14/01/26)

A road closure from No. 19 Derby Street to the Borough Road junction and a lane closure on Borough Road from No. 38 Borough Road to the junction with Wellington Street.

Temporary parking restrictions will be in place on west side of Derby Street between No. 1 – 26.

Diversion route will be via Borough Road, Wellington Street, Shobnall Road, Evershed Way, Orchard Street, Union Street and Station Street

View Phase 1 plan

View Traffic Management details

TTM Phase 1 sheet 1

TTM Phase 2 sheet 2

Phase 2 (14/01/26 – 15/02/26)

A road closure on Borough Road from Station Court to the Curzon Street junction and a lane closure on Borough Road to the junction with Wellington Street.

Roadworks will be suspended for two weeks from 15/02/26 to allow for other essential road maintenance in the area. All traffic management will be removed, except the Curzon Street road closure.

Diversion route will be via Station Street, Union Street, Orchard Street, Evershed Way, Shobnall Road and Wellington Street.

Access and exit to Curzon Street will be via Wellington Street and remain in place until 27/03/26.

View Phase 2 plan

View Traffic Management details

TTM-Phase 2 Sheet 1

TTM-Phase 2 Sheet 2

Phase 3 (02/03/26 – 16/03/26)

A road closure from the Splitter Island of Shobnall Road roundabout northbound to Curzon Street. There will be ‘access only’ for frontages within the closure points.

A full road closure will be in place between Curzon Street and No. 6 Waterloo Street, and on King Edwards Place from Rangemore Street to Wellington Street.

Traffic on Welington Street will travel southbound in a one-way direction from Borough Road towards Curzon Street whereby it will become two way traffic

Traffic from Borough Road will be able to turn left onto Waterloo Street

Diversion route will be via Shobnall Road, Evershed Way, Orchard Street, St Peters Bridge, Stapenhill Road, Bridge Street, Horninglow Street, Derby Street and Borough Road.

View Phase 3 plan

View Traffic Management details

TTM-Phase 3 Sheet 1

TTM-Phase 3 Sheet 2

TTM-Phase 3 Sheet 3

Phase 4 (16/03/26 – 15/04/26)

A road closure on Borough Road between No.37 and the Wellington Street junction, and a right-hand lane closure on Derby Street from No. 10 to the Borough Road junction.