Leicester City Council (LCC) has announced that work on a £1.65m project to transform one of the gateways into the city centre is due to start later this month.

A ground-level, 10m (32.8ft)-wide crossing pedestrians and cyclists will be installed to replace the existing underpass between Granby Street and the station as part of the scheme. Plans include alterations and landscaping to the surrounding areas and the development of a network of cycle lanes, with work set to get underway in the week commencing 24 May.

The government's New Growth Point initiative is funding the scheme, which will see the underpass filled in during the summer and work on the new crossing begin in the autumn. LCC cabinet member for regeneration and transport Abdul Osman said: "We are confident that once completed, this will be a major improvement, which will also complement the proposed new multi-million pound business quarter in the area around the station."