Bruton Way station entrance to be made safer
The entrance to Gloucester Railway Station is set to be closed for up to 12 weeks
The Bruton Way entrance to Gloucester Railway Station is set to be closed for up to twelve weeks as improvements are made to make the access safer for pedestrians.
Work will start on Monday, 9 May and is planned to last for twelve weeks.
More emphasis will be placed on greener, more sustainable ways of traveling to the station, such as walking, with these upgrades.
Further improvements will include a better road crossing across George Street, updated signals at the pelican crossing at Bruton Way junction, and facilities to help guide visually impaired users towards the station.
Cllr Mark Hawthorne, leader of Gloucestershire County Council, said: “Improvement works at the Bruton Way junction are the next step in the railway station project, and will deliver safer access for pedestrians."
“The upgrades carried out in this phase of the project will make the station more accessible to sustainable methods of travel, as part of our pledge to create a Greener Gloucestershire.”
Pedestrian access to the station from the city centre will become safer and easier to use with footpaths being widened at the Bruton Way junction.
Pedestrians will be able to use the Bruton Way entrance throughout the duration of the works.
Diversions will be in place to allow drivers to access the station from the newly opened entrance from Metz Way, or entrance on Great Western Road.