City Council to resolve stalled highways schemes
Liverpool City Council is set to appoint a number of highways contractors to complete five schemes which had stalled.
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Liverpool gets on board a clean green bus plan
Liverpool City Council is to embark on a multi-million pound journey to clean up emissions from the city’s buses.
Historic street set for two week closure
One of Liverpool’s original seven medieval streets is to temporarily close this week as part of a £47m highways scheme in the city centre.
Liverpool launches consultation on next phase of pop-up cycling
Liverpool City Council has today (1 March) launched a month-long consultation on the second phase of its ambitious pop-up cycling network.
£47m highways scheme set for game-changing phase
Two of Liverpool’s most famous roads are to undergo major changes next week as a £47m highways scheme reaches a critical phase.
City’s e-scooter scheme expands due to demand
Liverpool’s e-scooter trial has been expanded to meet increasing demand.
£22m revamp of The Strand enters new phase
Work on a radical redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads is to enter a new phase this week – with festive shoppers being asked to make allowances in their journey.
Bus Gate for key city centre corridor
Cars will be banned from a major road in the heart of Liverpool city centre from tomorrow (Monday, 30 November).
Radical revamp of Lime Street begins!
A major gateway into Liverpool is to undergo a radical revamp from today – Monday, 19 October.
Discover Liverpool’s newest Art Trail
Following a stunning £4m makeover, you’re invited to take a stroll down Princes Boulevard – and discover Liverpool’s newest art trail. In the heart of Toxteth, explore the unique story of how this community was shaped and reacted to the rise and fall of the British Empire. Download the illustrated map and take an illuminating … Read more
Story of Toxteth written into heart of beautiful boulevard revamp
The role of a slavery defending Liverpool MP has been acknowledged in the heart of the Toxteth community – almost 40 years after his statue was removed following the infamous riots.
It’s a hat trick – work starts on third pop-up cycle lane
WORK has started installing Liverpool’s third pop-up cycle lane, connecting the city centre with Bootle. The temporary 2.5 mile ‘Liverpool Loop North’ route comes into town from Bootle New Strand via Stanley Road, Commercial Road and Vauxhall Road into Hatton Garden and Dale Street. It is one of seven which will eventually be rolled out … Read more
Toxteth road upgrade work to start
Work gets under way next week on a £1.3 million scheme to improve a key route in Toxteth as part of Liverpool City Council’s Better Roads programme. The improvements on Kingsley Road – which links Upper Parliament Street and Princes Avenue – will see resurfacing, new drainage, kerbs and pavements, the installation of cycle lanes … Read more
Liverpool seeks to introduce bus gate in heart of city centre
Cars are to be stopped from accessing a major road in the heart of Liverpool city centre to allow a “bus gate” to improve the flow of public transport for tens of thousands of passengers every day.
Liverpool’s roads programme tops £100m on-site for first time
New phase of roadworks takes value of on-site construction on Liverpool’s highways past £100m for the first time.
£22M upgrade to historic road to begin
Work is to begin next week on a radical eco-friendly redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads. The Strand – which runs past the historic Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool ONE and Three Graces and hosted the finale to Liverpool FC’s Champions League homecoming last June – is to undergo a £22m upgrade in a … Read more
Work begins on second pop-up cycling route
Work has begun on installing Liverpool’s second pop-up cycle lane, connecting a historic park to the city’s main hospital.
City’s cycling pop-up plans to get £4m boost
A special £4m fund is to be established to pay for a vast network of temporary cycle lanes in Liverpool.
Temporary cycle network to aid city’s Covid-19 recovery
A vast network of temporary cycle lanes are to be introduced in Liverpool to help kick-start the city’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Key route closes for £4m improvement scheme
Major work gets under way this week which will see the closure of a key route in Liverpool. Contractors for Liverpool City Council are working on Princes Avenue and Road as part of a £4m scheme which is seeing the creation of a unique cycle path along the central reservation. Improvements to the area include … Read more