Further roadworks have been announced for a city roundabout which has only just reopened after a seven-month project. 

The Heartsease Fiveways roundabout reopened in May following the lengthy £4.4m project to improve its poor safety record. 

When announcing the scheme, Norfolk County Council highlighted that the five-junction roundabout had 33 recorded safety incidents between July 2011 and November 2022, including injuries to 15 cyclists and eight pedestrians. 

Wider pedestrian crossings were added during the project (Image: Newsquest)

During the project, the reconfigured five-way junction was narrowed to one lane and cycle paths and wider pedestrian crossings were added. 

But just weeks after opening, Plumstead Road East will close at its junction with the roundabout following a safety audit. 

The road will close from 7pm to 6am each night between August 12 and August 16 so roadworks can be carried out. 

These will include the relocation of some of the tactile paving, changes to some of the signs and alterations to some of the road markings on the cycle paths. 

One of the cyclist and pedestrian crossings at Heartsease roundabout​ (Image: Sonya Duncan)

It comes after vice chairman of Inclusive Norwich, Rachael Andrews, who is severely sight impaired and regularly crosses the busy roundabout, called the new site a "death trap" for the visually impaired. 

"There's so many issues with the crossing and paths,” she said. "There is also no tactile line between the segregated cycle and pedestrian parts." 

Additionally, works to unblock one of the surface water pipes and clean the drainage system will take place.  

Just three weeks after the work was completed water had started gathering on the road surface during heavy rain. 

A section of the roundabout is prone to flooding in heavy rainfall (Image: John William)

To manage the road closure, there will also be temporary four-way traffic lights on the roundabout during the same times. 

A signed diversion route will be via Plumstead Road East, Woodside Road, Salhouse Road and Heartsease Lane. 

The work will be carried out by Norfolk County Council’s Infrastructure Department and its contractors Tarmac.