Motorists face severe disruption to road network from Paradise scheme
THE redevelopment of Paradise Circus in Birmingham, announced earlier this week, will involve major disruption to the local road network, it has been announced.
The £500m city centre scheme – re-named Paradise – starts in January and will involve the demolition of the Central Library and other buildings to make way for a huge mixed use scheme which will open up the link between Chamberlain Square and Centenary Square.
But inevitably work on such a large scale will involve disruption to local roads.
Paradise Circus Limited Partnership (PCLP), a partnership between Birmingham City Council and Hermes Real Estate, has announced that the first phase of the development will see the start of demolition to clear the site for the new development, together with work on new road layouts.
It said the extensive highways works, to be carried out by contractors Carillion, will involve changes to the Paradise Circus Queensway junctions with Broad Street, Parade/Sand Pits and Summer Row, leading to restrictions on private vehicles and a number of changes to bus routes and stops.
It said “significant disruption” should be expected.
Work will start immediately after the festive break, with bus diversions in place from 5th January and road closures and lane restrictions enforced from 10th January.
The initial programme for highways works is:
5th January 2015 – Bus Diversions: Routes 82, 83, 87 and 89 will be diverted via Newhall Street and Newhall Hill
10th January 2015 – Summer Row temporary closures. Temporary restrictions to all vehicles between Lionel Street and Great Charles Street. Diversion route will be in place and signed.
10th January 2015 – Parking restrictions. All parking on Summer Row will be suspended.
17th January 2015 – Parade/Sand Pits Diversions for traffic travelling out of the city. Parade/Sand Pits will be closed outbound to all vehicles. Diversions via Cambridge Street. Traffic into city will be open to all vehicles with reduced lanes.
From 17th January 2015 – Broad Street/Bridge Street/Holliday Street temporary overnight traffic closures with diversions. Broad Street lane restrictions into city from Bridge Street.
31st January 2015 – Broad Street restrictions and diversions for traffic into the city. Access on Broad Street restricted from Bridge Street to buses and official taxis only for traffic into city. Diversion routes will be in place and signed. Some minor preliminary works will also be carried out on the diversion routes to prepare the roads for the additional traffic they will be bearing. These will be signed.
