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Resurfacing at Queen
Square Bus Station enters its 2nd Phase
THE second half of essential
resurfacing work at Queen Square Bus Station will start next week as the
1st Phase has been completed on time.
The work started on Sunday, 28 February 2016, the inbound carriageway will reopen, allowing
passengers to alight at the bus stop outside the Royal Court and depart from
stands 9 to 12.
For Phase 2, Stands 1 to 8, will close to allow for resurfacing of the
adjacent area, meaning buses that usually pick up at these stands will be
moved to temporary bus stops on Victoria Street, St Johns Lane or to bus
stops on Sir Thomas Street and Lime Street; this work is expected to last
for a further 5 weeks.
To minimise disruption to passengers and local businesses contractors are
working 7 days a week to keep the closure period as short as possible. So
far 1600 tonnes of tarmac and hardcore have been removed, all of which will
be recycled. It took 80 lorry loads to remove the rubble and 1050 tonnes of
concrete and 375 tonnes of tarmac have been laid on the new surface.
Originally constructed in 1996, Queen Square Bus Station, which is owned and
operated by Merseytravel, caters for one million buses each year and is
reputed to be the busiest in Europe. The road surface is already in a state
of disrepair and a full resurfacing programme is the most cost effective
solution. A robust, hard wearing material will be used giving the Bus
Station surface a 25 year life span.
During the resurfacing work businesses in the surrounding area are open and
accessible as usual, the travel and information centre remains open and
there are extra staff at key locations to direct bus passengers and give
further travel information. Information is also available on leaflets and
posters, the Merseytravel website, via social media or by calling Traveline
on:-
0151 236 7676.
Merseytravel would like to thank everyone affected for their continued
patience and cooperation during this essential work.
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