Consultation launched for major Moor Street Gateway transformation

A consultation has been launched for the transformation of the area between New Street Station, Moor Street Station and the new HS2 Curzon Street Station.

Plans for Moor Street Gateway will see the creation of a new entrance and welcome into Birmingham for residents and visitors, alongside linking the existing New Street and Moor Street stations with the new HS2 Curzon Street Station. 

As the arrival of HS2 will bring more people into the space resulting in more congested footways and traffic, the gateway will have clearer routes and improved spaces to catch alternative modes of transport, as well as trees and greenery being planted,

Moor Street Gateway is being tackled in five zones, addressing pedestrian safety, cycle lanes, bus stop reconfigurations, and road improvements:

Zone 1: Improving safety is high on the agenda, with proposals set to reinvigorate the St Martin’s Queensway tunnel between New Street and Moor Street stations with a wider footway, upgraded lighting, integrated speakers and shared road space for buses, taxis and cycles at the existing speed limit of 20mph.

Zone 2:  Moor Street Queensway will have segregated cycle lanes with a cycle hub for publically accessible bikes through West Midlands Cycle Hire. A water refill station will be developed, alongside raised pedestrian crossings, reconfigured bus stops to help people change with ease and signposts. 

Zone 3: Moor Street and Park Street will also see the addition of segregated cycle lanes and cycle parking stands, as well as improvements to bus stops, signs and footways. 

Zone 4: Traffic signals at Worcester Street on Smallbrook Queensway form proposals, in order to improve pedestrian crossing and provide a transition from the tunnel to the new central cycle track on Smallbrook Queensway. The two-way segregated cycle route along Smallbrook Queensway would link Hurst Street and Hill Street routes to New Street station and the wider cycle provision.

Zone 5: A two-way cycle route between Priory Queensway and the A34 blue cycle route would be provided, with the existing loading bay by Exchange Square to be retained. Improvements would be made to Jennens Road/Moor Street Queensway junction, as well as at pedestrian crossings at Dale End/James Watt Queensway junction.

The consultation is running until Friday 15 November 2024, with in-person drop-in events where you can see the plans and talk to the project team, plus an online briefing session.

You can read the documents here.