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The Belgrave flyover, the concrete road-in-the-sky which links Belgrave Road to听leicester city centre, has closed as work starts on demolishing this giant piece of seventies architecture.

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While work to get rid of it is carried out, this is听how the council plans听to deal with motorists听trying to听avoid snarl-ups, gridlock and congestion.

From Saturday 15 February听bus services will not be able to access Belgrave Road or Loughborough Road. Abbey Park Road will also be shut in an eastbound direction.

The following services will be diverted via Abbey Lane and St Margaret鈥檚 Way -
2, 22, 22A/B, 100,听126/7 and 128.

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The following services will be diverted via Checketts Road, Thurcaston Road and Abbey Lane - 5, 5A, 6, 22, 100 and 128.

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The following services will be diverted via St Margaret鈥檚 Way for inbound journeys - 54 and 54A.

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Free shuttle bus services

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Leicester City Council have听organised a free shuttle bus to link Belgrave residents with the diverted bus services highlighted above along Checketts Road from 15 until 23 February.

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The service will operate on a loop taking in Checketts Road, Melton Road, Portsmouth Road and Loughborough Road before returning to Checketts Road.

It will take in all stops along the route including a temporary stop on Loughborough Road.

The shuttle bus will operate around every 15 minutes on the below dates:

• Monday 17 to Friday, 21 February from 06:00am until 11.30pm.
• Saturday 15听and Saturday听22 February from 06:00am until 11:30pm.听听
• Sunday 16 and Sunday听23 February from 09:00am until 10:45pm.