Road closures are set to take place within weeks for final stages of part of the work on a major York regeneration project.
Overnight closures are planned around York Station from Monday evening to Friday morning during the first four weeks of June as part of the ongoing Station Gateway scheme.
The works aim to finish the new road layout at the front of the station and their completion would pave the way for the next stages of the regeneration project.
The four sets of closures in June are set to see restrictions in place overnight from 8pm to 6am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and through to Friday mornings.
Roads would reopen to traffic during the days when the overnight closures are in place.
Temporary traffic lights are also set to be in place between 7.30pm and 5.30am from Monday, May 18 while new cycleways and a pedestrian island are being built in Queen Street.
Roads will remain open but delays are expected from 8pm on Tuesday, May 26 to 6am on Thursday, May 28 when temporary traffic lights are also planned.
They are for works which are set to take place near the left luggage building, formerly Autohorn.
In June, the first week of works is set to see overnight closures from the entrance to The Milner Hotel to just beyond the Station portico in place.
Alternative arrangements for taxi drivers and Blue Badge holders are due to be announced soon.
Measures for the latter only are planned during works in Tea Room Square on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
The stretch of road from the South Train Shed to near the Station portico is set to be closed during the second week.
Arrangements are being planned to keep access to the portico and Tea Room Square open for vehicles from Leeman Road during the closures.
Overnight closures are due to be in place between the South Train Shed and the Blossom Street junction in the third week for resurfacing and cycle lane linking works.
Tidying up and finshing off some areas is set to take place in the fourth week until 6am on Friday, June 26, under the council’s current plans.
Bus stops are set to be out of use from 8pm on Friday, July 3 to 6am on Monday, July 6 for resurfacing works.
Temporary traffic lights are set to be in place and bus diversions are planned a long with a shuttle service to get people from the area to their route.
The council is set to announce further details about how the works will affect people and alternative arrangements soon.
Open spaces and safe routes
Cllr Kate Ravilious, City of York Council’s Labour transport spokesperson, said their completion would see the creation of open spaces and safe walking and cycling routes as part of the hugely-complex project.
The works come as the wider Station Gateway scheme is currently more than a year behind schedule and faces a forecast overspend of £28.5 million, according to the latest council estimates.
The final stages of contractor John Sisk & Son’s works set to take place in June would bring package two of five of the project to an end.
It focuses on the highway parts of the scheme and is set to see the installation of continous cycle ways and footpaths, new bus stops and public spaces.
Network Rail works on a new multi-storey car park and LNER improvements inside the station and to the portico at the front of the building are set to follow.
Council transport executive member Cllr Ravilious said officials were grateful for people’s patience and the city centre remained open for business in the meantime.
Cllr Ravilious said: “Since the removal of Queen Street Bridge the area has been completely transformed.
“Once these final stages of the highways works have finished there will be fantastic open spaces for everyone to enjoy, safe walking and cycling routes and an improved road layout.
“This is on top of the benefits people have already seen, with the new bus stops, wider pavements and incredible views of the city walls not seen since the 1860s.”
