Connecting Sheffield: Magna - Tinsley

Construction to start on Sheffield Road - Monday 17 February

Following the completion of the crossing near Raby Street in 2024, we’re now starting work on the next phase of the project’s construction. Our contractor, Amey, will start to install the cycle route on Sheffield Road from Monday 17 February.

We'll work in sections, starting by linking in with the cycle route that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has already delivered and working towards Blackburn Meadows Way. We’ll manage traffic flow with temporary traffic lights at the section we’re working on to avoid road closures and diversions during this phase.

We will need to close Sheffield Road later in the programme to add the kerbing which will separate the traffic lanes and the cycle route. We'll keep residents and businesses up to date nearer the time when we need to do this with alternative routes and access plans.

When we've finished the work on Sheffield Road, we’ll move on to delivering the improved cycle route on Blackburn Meadows Way, and then to the work to improve the crossing at Meadowhall Way and Meadowhall Road. The project will make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle between Rotherham and Tinsley, then on to Meadowhall.

We will keep you up to date as we progress. We’d also like to thank businesses and residents in advance for your patience throughout the work.

Work is due to start on the Connecting Sheffield: Magna – Tinsley project. Our contractor, Amey, will start from Thursday 18 April 2024 to build a new crossing for pedestrians and cyclists on Sheffield Road by the junction with Raby Street.

During construction, we’ll need to install temporary traffic lights to operate on Sheffield Road on either side of the junction with Raby Street. There will also be no access to and from Raby Street from Sheffield Road during the works to allow space for the work to safely happen. We will have the following diversions from Raby Street in place:

• To and from M1 Junction 34 South: via Bawtry Road and Norborough Road
• To and from Rotherham (Sheffield Road): via St Lawrence Road

You can see the diversion routes on the map below.

We expect the works to take around three months, and we’ll work to get access restored as soon as we can.

If you’d like more information on the construction work you can email us via connectingsheffield@sheffield.gov.uk(External link)

Map of the Connecting Sheffield: Magna - Tinsley project area

Meadowhall Road Crossing

We plan to relocate the proposed Meadowhall Road crossing point near Alsing Road to go via the existing crossing point between Meadowhall Road and Meadowhall Way.

We are exploring ways to overcome the existing pinchpoint for pedestrians and cyclists on the approach to Alsing Road from Meadowhall Way over the River Don.

Our proposals for the Meadowhall Road crossing

Meadowhall Way to Blackburn Meadows Way

We plan to further separate pedestrians and cyclists along Blackburn Meadows Way to provide more dedicated spaces for cycling, walking and wheeling.

Pedestrians will be able to walk on the pavement on the Meadowhall to Tinsley side of the road, but there will be a shared use section for walking, wheeling and cycling from the crossing under Tinsley viaduct to access the Canal Cycleway link.

Map of the project area at Meadowhall Way and Blackburn Meadows Way

Blackburn Meadows Way, Meadowhall to Rotherham

We will introduce a segregated cycle route on the Tinsley to Meadowhall side of Blackburn Meadows Way.

We propose a shared use section for walking, cycling and wheeling, between Sheffield Road and the Blackburn Meadows Way Meadowhall-bound bus stop.

Map of the project area at Blackburn Meadows Way, showing the proposed cycle route

Blackburn Meadows Way to Sheffield Road

We plan to reduce the width of the Blackburn Meadows Way two-way cycle route on the approach to Meadowhall Way from 4m to 3m, so we can keep two lanes for road traffic approaching Meadowhall Way.

We plan to reduce the number of vehicle lanes on Sheffield Road, heading towards Rotherham, from two to one at the junction with Blackburn Meadows Way. This will help to remove a safety concern around vehicles having to quickly merge after the junction.

Map of the project area at Blackburn Meadows Way to Sheffield Road

Sheffield Road

We plan to further separate pedestrians and cyclists from vehicles and each other along Sheffield Road to provide more dedicated spaces for cycling, walking and wheeling with one-way cycle routes to directly connect into the scheme being delivered on Sheffield Road in Rotherham.

We propose continuous pavements and cycle routes across business access points on Sheffield Road where appropriate to give pedestrians and cyclists priority over turning vehicles.

We propose to Introduce the ability to turn right into Tinsley Village from Sheffield Road to improve access into Tinsley. This will help to remove a safety concern of vehicles U-turning on Sheffield Road.

Map of the project at Sheffield Road

Raby Street intersection

Map of the project at the Raby Street intersection