The Strand - Highway Works
A £5m City Centre Movement Strategy scheme is currently being implemented that will improve the section of the Strand between Water Street and James Street.
It will create a new right turn into Brunswick Street (West) and changes to the James Street junction. The work will also create a new right turn from the tunnel exit.
It is divided into two phases, the first of which commenced in May 2006 and last for five months. This part of the works, Phase 1, takes place in the central reservation and there will be some lane closures although traffic flow will be maintained and new traffic signals put in place.
The section of The Strand between the Albert Dock and Chavasse Park is currently under the Traffic Management of Laing O'Rourke (contractors).
There are currently minor alterations being made to the Albert Dock entrance until June with no lane closures.
Stages 5 and 6 of The Strand Works have now also commenced to construct tunnel entrances to access the new underground car park that is being built underneath Chavasse Park as part of the Liverpool One/Paradise Street Project. This will result in the closure of the southbound carriageway, with traffic being redirected onto the existing northbound carriageway. Two lanes of traffic in each direction will therefore remain operating at all times.
Construction will be completed in March 2007.
Phase 2 will take place after April 2007 to allow for other work in the scheme, and will consist of three parts:-
- remodelling of the James Street junction to bans = all turns into Mann Island which will be accessed straight across from James Street; all movements will be possible to exit Mann Island;
- the demolition for the pedestrian footbridge at Brunswick Street. It will be replaced by "super crossings";
- installation of new street lighting.
Overall, this scheme will improve the connection for pedestrians between the city and the Pier Head and also improve the business links and make buildings on the river side of The Strand more accessible and attractive to employees. Improved crossings and lighting will also make the area safer.
Throughout the works, which are being undertaken by Aggregate Industries, three northbound lanes will remain open and two southbound. The work on James Street junction will be delayed as long as possible and the new access into Brunswick Street West will be provided before the central reservation at Water Street is blocked off.
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