Busy Portsmouth road set for six weeks of lane closures as work on city’s first ‘tiger crossing’ continues

LANE closures will come into force at a busy road in Southsea today as work on the city’s first tiger crossing takes shape.
By ron Melton
Published 22nd Feb 2019, 11:39 BST
Updated 22nd Feb 2019, 12:40 BST
Ongoing construction of Portsmouth's first tiger crossing at Fawcett Road, pictured on Thursday, February 21. Picture: Rollo RawlingsOngoing construction of Portsmouth's first tiger crossing at Fawcett Road, pictured on Thursday, February 21. Picture: Rollo Rawlings
Ongoing construction of Portsmouth's first tiger crossing at Fawcett Road, pictured on Thursday, February 21. Picture: Rollo Rawlings

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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Cycling 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. 

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