There has been talk over the last few months that the Belgrave flyover taking you onto Melton Road when coming from the city may be demolished. While in the early stages the idea is that by removing the flyover it will unite Melton Road with the city, increasing traffic flow and custom between the city centre and Melton Road.
Many Melton Road business owners welcome the move as it is felt that the flyover is an eyesore and if removed it will increase the vision and overall aesthetic appeal of the area. Likewise the council is thinking about this move because the concrete structure is starting to suffering with fatigue and wear and tear, like any concrete structure of its age. This means that maintenance costs will be expensive in the long term.
The council has said of the plan to remove the Belgrave flyover:
" [It is an] idea that's very much worth further consideration".
"The two solutions that we would look at, if we took the flyover down, is how much traffic would we get through a very much revised junction underneath and what traffic would be diverted down other ways into Leicester,"
Personally I feel the flyover is not aesthetically appealing but it does a very good job. In fact I think that if the flyover was to be removed it would reduce the potential of people visiting Melton Road from the city because the traffic build up on the roundabout underneath could potentially be a nightmare.
Having used the flyover on a regular basis given that I personally live in the city centre, the view of having to use the roundabout underneath with extra traffic from those that use the flyover included fills me with dread.
A review should be done at a renovation of the flyover and an architectural design built in to make it a colourful and aesthetically appealing gateway to the Golden Mile so it not only delivers its designed purpose, but also becomes an attractive feature at the same time.
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