Summary
- Where: Lordshill District Centre bus stop interchange
- When: 16 August 2021 for up to 10 weeks
- What: Improvements to nine bus stops and the Sainsbury's subway
- Why: To support existing bus services to and from the Hospital, and the new Hospital Park & Ride service
- How: Funded as part of the Transforming Cities programme
Latest News
Work planned to improve access and facilities at each of the nine main bus stops in Lordshill has been pushed back a week. This will commence on the 16 August due to the increasing number of covid self-isolation cases affecting our workforce. We have also revised the order of the bus stops to ensure that we complete changes to a stop used by school buses during the summer holidays. Advanced warning signs will be put up around the stops so you can plan your journeys accordingly.
Project Details
In March the council surveyed local people about plans to improve the nine bus stops in Lordshill district centre and there was overwhelming support for the delivery of a range of improvements that could include new bus shelters, resurfacing, new real time bus information, extended raised bus kerbs, new bins and one of the first large real-time bus timetable screens. In addition we are looking to improve the subway north of Sainsbury's.
Survey results:
Revised phasing of planned works:
Location 1: Lordshill Centre bus stop eastbound – 16 August for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, relocate the bus shelter with real-time bus information, provide a new bin, and replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 2: Lordshill Centre bus stop westbound – 23 August for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, add a new real-time bus information screen, redefine the bus layby to meet current good practice, and replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 3: Library bus stop southbound – 30 August for up to one week. This is to slightly extend the raised bus stop kerbs, add a new real-time bus information screen, address the road rutting at this location, and replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 4: Library bus stop northbound - 6 September for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, add a new real-time bus information screen, and replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 5: Library rear bus stop - 13 September for up to one week. This is to add some raised bus stop kerbs to relocate the bus stop slightly east of its current location and apply lining to the road to define the bus stop area. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 6: Andromeda Road bus stop westbound – 20 September for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt and to widen out the footway and relocate a new bus stop post in the correct location. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 7: Andromeda Road bus stop eastbound – 27 September for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt and add dragons teeth to the verge to prevent vehicles from parking here. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 8: Blackbushe Close bus stop eastbound – 4 October for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs and to replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. The existing bus shelter and bus stop post will be retained. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 9: Blackbushe Close bus stop westbound – 11 October for up to one week. This is to extend the raised bus stop kerbs, repair the damaged wall to redefine the bus layby to meet current good practice and replace the broken paving slabs with asphalt. This work will require the closure of this bus stop for up to a week.
Location 10: Subway north from Sainsbury’s – start date and duration to be confirmed. This is to refurbish the subway north from Sainsbury’s, which will include new lighting and repainting.
Revised map showing the location and phasing of planned improvement works
This scheme is part of a wider project to provide Southampton's first park and ride service, more details can be found here.