Busy Portsmouth road set for six weeks of lane closures as work on city’s first ‘tiger crossing’ continues
It comes after a Portsmouth City Council spokeswoman confirmed the 24/7 closure of Fawcett Road, at its junction with Fratton Roundabout, is on-track to be lifted at 3.30pm.
The road has been shut off since Monday, with motorists being diverted via Orchard Road.
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Hide AdCycling safety activists have welcomed the construction of the tiger crossing – a zebra crossing with a cycle lane – which it is hoped will coax bikers off the roundabout.
It is the first traffic measure of its kind in Portsmouth and work to install it is scheduled to continue until Sunday, April 6.