Summary
- What: New bus hub includes new waiting facilities, seating and travel information, all using high quality public realm materials enhancing the old town's heritage setting. Alongside New urban park (Arundel Gardens) using high quality public realm materials, landscaping features and ambient lighting to enhance the public space and reflect the City’s rich heritage by strengthening the connection with the historic city walls. Overall improved bus access and enhanced pedestrian environment along Portland Terrace bus/taxi/cycle only stretch of road.
- Where: Albion place off Castle Way, outside Westquay shopping centre.
- Why: The scheme generates an improved public transport access into and around the city centre.
- when: Completed in December 2024
Benefits of the improvements
- New bus hub includes new waiting facilities, seating and travel information, all using high quality public realm materials enhancing the old town's heritage setting
- New urban park (Arundel Gardens) using high quality public realm materials, landscaping features and ambient lighting to enhance the public space and reflect the City’s rich heritage by strengthening the connection with the historic city walls
- Improved bus access and enhanced pedestrian environment along Portland Terrace bus/taxi/cycle only stretch of road
- Provides a high quality gateway in the form of a new bus hub
- Increases the number of bus journeys into and through the City Centre
- Reduces the longer term impact on climate change and air quality through increased use of sustainable transport
- Improves the health and wellbeing of residents, including deprived communities through creation of a new urban park
- Provides opportunities to attract additional outdoor events within the new urban park
Project details
The new Albion Place bus hub and Arundel Gardens at Castle Way creates an exciting new space within the heart of the City Centre whilst helping to future-proof bus operations to the west of the City Centre. The scheme increases the number of available bus stops while greatly improving public transport access into and around the City Centre.
Amenities at the interchange include:
- New waiting facilities
- Public seating
- Landscaping
- Access to e-scooter & cycle hire
- Travel information
Changes to Castle Way carriageway including new and improved crossings will improve access for pedestrians using the new interchange.
Completion: December 2024
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