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Lime Street to close for work on £39 million
regeneration scheme
LIME Street is to close for up to 3 weeks, from Tuesday, 30
August 2016, for work to begin in earnest on a £39 million regeneration scheme. The
scheme, devised by Liverpool City Council in partnership with Neptune
Developments, includes a hotel, shops, restaurants and student accommodation
between the Crown and Vine Pubs which will create more than 300 jobs.
The work getting underway next week will see the remaining frontages on Lime
Street taken down as part of the clearance of the site and will also mean the
closure of Bolton Street. Construction will then begin on the new buildings;
with the project scheduled for completion in 2 years.
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Ann O'Byrne, said:- "Lime Street has been
neglected for far too long and this scheme will see it brought back to life,
creating much needed new jobs and a fitting gateway on one of the main routes
into the City.
We know that the road closure will cause disruption for motorists and commuters
but it is absolutely vital to the project. Once this work is complete and the
site is cleared, we will be able to get on with the construction side of the
development and we are confident there will be no need for further full
closures. This is an exciting time for the area as we crack on with a scheme
which will help transform the fortunes of Lime Street and make it part of the
city that we can all be proud of."
Developers are working with the City Council to reflect the former Futurist
cinema; which could not be saved because of its poor structural condition; in
the development.
A planning application is also expected to be submitted shortly to restore the
ABC Cinema and transform the listed Art Deco building into a major live music
venue and TV studio.
The diversion routes during the road closure will be:-
► For traffic travelling from the South:- Berry Street, Leece Street, Rodney
Street, Clarence Street, Russell Street, Seymour Street, London Road and Lime
Street.
► For traffic travelling from the North:- London Road, Seymour Street, Russell
Street, Clarence Street, Rodney Street and Leece Street.
► Traffic travelling along St Anne Street and Pembroke Place: Seymour Street,
Russell Street, Clarence Street, Rodney Street and Leece Street.
► Traffic travelling up St Johns Lane:- Lime Street, Commutation Row, Islington,
Hunter Street, St Anne Street, Norton Street, Seymour Street, Russell Street,
Clarence Street, Rodney Street and Leece Street.
► For motorists on Lime Street (between London Road and Georges Place) who have
missed the advanced signage, the alternative route is:- right onto St Georges
Place/St Johns Lane, Whitechapel, right onto Victoria Street, Byrom Street,
right onto Hunter Street, right onto Norton Street, Seymour Street, Russell
Street, Clarence Street, Rodney Street and Leece Street.
► There is a secondary diversion route for motorists on Renshaw Street who have
missed the advanced diversion signs on Berry Street:- Copperas Hill, Seymour
Street, London Road and Lime Street.
► Access to St John's Shopping Centre car park will be maintained.
More information about the Lime Street redevelopment can be found
online at:-
LimeStreetFuture.Co.UK. |
