Gloucestershire County Council has confirmed the appointment of Montel Civil Engineering as the contractor for a major new cycling and walking improvement scheme in Gloucester.
Following a competitive tender process, Montel Civil Engineering will deliver the Black Dog Way and London Road scheme, with construction due to begin in early to mid-February at the Black Dog Way junction.
The project is designed to link existing infrastructure on London Road with recent upgrades on Northgate Street, creating a safer, more accessible and better-connected route for pedestrians and cyclists travelling in and around Gloucester.
Key benefits of the scheme include improved cycling connectivity between London Road and Northgate Street, as well as better public transport flow. Dedicated bus signals will be installed at Northgate Street to help speed up journeys across the junction and prioritise buses and emergency vehicles.
During the early stages of construction, motorists should expect reduced lane widths on approaches to the junction. From the start of the project, right turns from London Road onto Black Dog Way will no longer be permitted, a change that will remain in place permanently. The council says the measure is essential to maintaining junction capacity, improving traffic flow and protecting bus priority.
To enable construction of a new bus stop, the Northgate Street bus and taxi lane will also be temporarily closed from the beginning of the works.
Residents, businesses and other stakeholders are being invited to a “Meet the Contractor” drop-in event on Wednesday 4 February 2026, running from 10am to 6pm at the Gloucester Heritage Hub on Clarence Row. The event will give members of the public the chance to meet representatives from Montel Civil Engineering, learn more about the construction programme and ask questions about the scheme.
The session follows a “You Said, We Did” event held in November 2025, where the project team outlined how feedback from a 2023 public consultation helped shape and refine the final design.
Councillor Roger Whyborn, cabinet member for sustainable transport and strategic highways, said the scheme marked an important step towards safer and more sustainable travel in the city.
“This scheme is an important step towards improving safe, sustainable travel in this part of Gloucester, making it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport,” he said. “While some disruption is unavoidable as the works get underway, we’re working hard to minimise delays and would encourage road users to plan ahead and consider alternative routes where possible. I’d like to thank residents and businesses for their patience as we deliver these much-needed improvements.”