With work progressing at pace on the Station Gateway project there will be some changes around the front of York Station in the coming weeks.
The area around York Station is currently being transformed to create a new and improved gateway to the city. The aim of the project is to improve access to the station, by providing an easier and safer experience for pedestrians, wheelchair users, cyclists and bus users. It will also introduce welcoming new public spaces for everybody to enjoy and showcase the city’s heritage sites at their very best.
To continue progress there are a number of works on the highway in the coming weeks.
- Queen Street, near York Station, will be closed to traffic from 7pm on Saturday 24th May until 6am on Tuesday 27th May as part of ongoing works to transform the area. This will allow contractor John Sisk & Son to remove and re-lay the road surface to form the new layout.
- The pedestrian crossings around the station will be replaced by a temporary crossing in the coming weeks. The new crossing point will be at the edge of the Station Portico. The temporary footpath behind where the old bus stops were located remains in place for people to access the new bus stops. Signage will be in place to minimise disruption.
- Nighttime lane closures have been requested. The work will take place overnight from Tuesday 6th May to Friday 9th May, between 9pm and 6am each night, finishing in the early hours of Saturday morning. During this time the lights at Blossom Street/Queen Street junction will be turned off and temporary 4-way lights will be in operation. Access to Queen St properties, York RI and the NCP car park will be maintained and footpaths will remain open at all times.
Councillor Kate Ravilious, Executive Member for Transport said:
“It has been great in recent months to see the area starting to take shape and get a feel for how much improved it will be once work is complete.
“We are very grateful to everyone for their patience and for adapting as work continues. We wanted to give people advanced warning of the upcoming works and we will be sharing much more information, as we have done previously, ahead of the planned road closure. York remains open for business and we hope that, as has happened with the previous closures that people will come to enjoy everything York has to offer but plan ahead when travelling to the city centre.”
Further details including travel information for those heading to the station and/or city centre over the late May bank holiday weekend will be published shortly.
City of York Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Network Rail, LNER and Sisk are working together to minimise disruption as we deliver this major upgrade.
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Notes to editor
About York Station Gateway
In 2021 a planning application was approved to transform the front of York Railway Station. This will provide an improved transport interchange and public spaces around the station for people to enjoy. The full scheme, which is valued at over £25m, is funded by the West Yorkshire-Plus Transport Fund and the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund.
This major scheme is being delivered in partnership by City of York Council, Network Rail, LNER and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The ambitious project will completely transform the station frontage, providing an improved transport interchange, as well as revamping the public space around the station. The scheme aims to enable more people to walk, cycle and use public transport to access the station, as well as creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment around the front of the railway station for the public. The scheme will also create an improved setting for the City Walls and other heritage buildings in the area.
For more information visit www.york.gov.uk/StationGateway.
About the West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority brings together the local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield, and is chaired by the Mayor of West Yorkshire. Working in partnership, we develop and deliver policies, programmes and services which directly benefit the people of West Yorkshire. Our vision is to create a West Yorkshire that is prosperous, well connected, safe, inclusive and a hotbed of creativity and sustainability. For more information visit www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk.
About the Transforming Cities Fund
Providing an accessible, attractive and cleaner alternative to car journeys is at the heart of the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) – a major programme of transport infrastructure investment secured as part of the West Yorkshire devolution deal.
The £457 million programme, which is being delivered by the Combined Authority in partnership with local authorities, is being paid for with money from the Department for Transport (DfT) and local match funding.
Communities across Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York are set to benefit from the schemes, which include new or improved bus and rail stations, cycling and walking infrastructure, and new Park and Rides.
The programme is focused on connecting people in the communities of greatest economic need with job and training opportunities.
This will, in turn, help boost productivity, living standards and air quality, helping to create happier healthier communities for the future.
It is estimated TCF schemes will improve journeys by bus, rail, bike and on foot for up to 1.5 million people, take up to 12 million car trips per year off our roads and reduce CO2 emissions from car travel by up to 15,000 tonnes by 2036.
Find out more information about at www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/TCF.
