A major £300,000 revamp has been proposed for a busy city junction that would see bus and cycle routes improved.

As part of a £50m bus service improvement plan, Angel Road and its junction with Waterloo Road in NR3 would be reconfigured to improve journey times and safety conditions for cyclists by changing the priority traffic flow. 

This would be achieved by removing the existing give way and central island at the Angel Road junction and realigning the carriageway with changes to the kerb line. 

Norwich Evening News: The proposal would see Waterloo Road and Angel Road altered considerablyThe proposal would see Waterloo Road and Angel Road altered considerably (Image: Google)

Norfolk County Council plans show that a current continuation of Waterloo Road would be replaced by a continuation from Waterloo Road south into Angel Road which it claims will reduce delays to buses. 

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A new junction would be installed with Waterloo Road north and a new continuous footpath would be in place in Shipstone Road to help the movement of people walking and cycling along the road.

Norwich Evening News: The county council's proposals for the Angel Road and Waterloo Road junction in NorwichThe county council's proposals for the Angel Road and Waterloo Road junction in Norwich (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Julie Brociek-Coulton, Labour county councillor for the Sewell ward, said: "The point of the project is to get bus times quicker into the city and with the 25 new electric buses hopefully this will help.

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"The other thing we mentioned was that cyclists needed to be able to get from Heath Road to Angel Road safely and the officers have considered that.

Norwich Evening News: Councillor Julie Brociek-Coulton is in support of the scheme which she says will greatly improve bus punctuality and reliabilityCouncillor Julie Brociek-Coulton is in support of the scheme which she says will greatly improve bus punctuality and reliability (Image: Norfolk County Council)

"I would urge as many people as possible living in the immediate area to write to the county council with their thoughts."

The deadline for comments is December 22 and council bosses will decide the outcome based on public feedback. If approved, construction is planned to begin next summer. 

The proposal comes after the county was awarded nearly £50m in funding from the Department for Transport for its Bus Service Improvement Plan, aimed at bolstering infrastructure across the city by introducing new and more frequent services, travel hubs and facilities.