Last Leicester city centre pedestrian underpasses set to close

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The council says they are rarely used and people prefer to use road crossings due to safety concerns

33 minutes agoThe walkways under St Margaret's Way, which were constructed in 1978, will permanently shut from May.

It added signs will be displayed in the area before work begins to install security fencing and gates blocking access at a cost of about £30,000. Deputy City Mayor Councillor Adam Clarke, who leads on transport, clean air and climate emergency, said the underpasses were a "throwback to outdated transport policy and the original 1970s ring road".

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