Designs revealed for new look Lime Street

To be completed by 2020, the 1st stage of Phase 1 is to begin this Autumn along this schedule:-

► Summer '18 to Winter' 18; Moorfields:- Improving the footways and introducing new trees to enhance the area and the entrance into Moorfields Station.

► Summer '18 to Winter' 18; City Bus Hub:- Creating a new bus layover with welfare facilities in Old Haymarket for buses leaving Queen Square Bus Station so reducing congestion and pollution in the City Centre.

► Summer '18 to Spring ' 19; Victoria Street:- Public space will be upgraded, creating wider footways and options for street café's.

► Spring '19 to Autumn' 19 - Lime Street:- Creating a new gateway into the City from Liverpool Lime Street Station and a new events space for St George's Plateau.

► Spring '19 to Autumn' 19; City Coach Park:- Provision of 1 location for dedicated off street coach parking, supporting visitor to the City Centre attractions.

► Summer '19 to Spring' 20; Tithebarn Street:- Creation of new cycleway to enhance links with Lime Street and the Waterfront.

► Autumn '19 to Spring' 20 - Brownlow Hill:- Creating a new cycle link, with Lime Street, and improved public areas that create a place for enjoying and accessing the Knowledge Quarter.

A 6 week public consultation was held last year on the LCCC scheme, which will receive ₤38.4m from the Local Growth Fund with local match funding of ₤6.3m and is a major part of Liverpool City Council's ₤300m Better Roads programme.

The second stage of phase one will see the installation of new bridges at Canning Dock and a series of highways improvements along The Strand, with work scheduled to begin in 2019.

Councillor Ann O'Byrne, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool, said:- "Liverpool's international appeal to visitors and investors has blossomed over the past decade and a widened St George's plateaus is going to create a major new event space for the City. As well as enhancing a major gateway into the City this new scheme also addresses many of our current and future needs to improve the City Centre welcome and provide an experience befitting a world class City. With a growing residential population, a huge rise in visitors and major developments in the pipeline, how we navigate around the City Centre needs a radical rethink in key locations and some major improvements. This 1st Phase which will also create a new bus hub, a new coach park and upgrades to cycling and pedestrian routes from the Knowledge Quarter to the Waterfront will open up a new world of possibilities for investors, event organisers and travel operators to further accelerate the future growth of the City Centre and wider City Region.  This is a scheme that will make a huge difference to how everyone from residents, workers, shoppers, students and tourists can enjoy Liverpool.''

For more information on phase one of LCCC scheme please go to the Liverpool City Council's website.