Have your say on traffic scheme
Members of the public in Sunderland can have their say on proposals for a new gyratory traffic scheme and bus priority route.
The proposals would create a bus priority route along Holmeside through to Vine Place by creating a gyratory system turning traffic from Holmeside onto Maritime Street.
It means that a new road link would be created through the site of the former Peacock’s store, which was destroyed by a fire in 2019, on to Brougham Street.
As a result of the new link, Maritime Street, Broughham Street and Waterloo Place would become one-way to create the clockwise gyratory system – returning traffic to Holmeside in an easterly direction.
It is hoped that the plans will look to improve the public realm to the south of west of the new Sunderland Station by creating a more pedestrian-friendly environment.
The proposals will also help to link the new station with taxi ranks on Brougham Street, Blandford Street and the proposed multi-storey car
park on Holmeside.
Sunderland City Council is estimating that the project will begin in Spring 2022 and be completed by Spring 2023.
Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Councillor Claire Rowntree, is urging residents to view the proposals and submit their thoughts on them.
She said: “These proposals have been designed to increase accessibility and safety, while making improvements to the landscape and public realm around the new Sunderland Station.
"Improving pedestrian connectivity will also encourage the use of sustainable
transport to reduce carbon emissions and help us on our way to making Sunderland a carbon neutral city by 2040.
“I would encourage residents to view the proposals online and submit their views.
"This is an opportunity for you to engage with the council’s vision and provide us with valuable feedback.”
The council is proposing that the works will be carried out in short sections as a way of minimising disruption to both residents and businesses in Sunderland city centre.
To find out more about the new road proposals to Holmeside or to have your say, visit: www.sunderland.gov.uk/holmeside.