Lime Street overhaul begins
Contractor MNCN has started work on a year-long, £9m upgrade of the Liverpool road to make it more suitable for pedestrians and cyclists and create a more attractive gateway to the city.
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Liverpool presses on with pop-up cycling project
The city’s intention to establish seven pop-up cycling routes remains on course to attract Government support, with tweaks made to the routes as further funding is sought.
Liverpool latest to get e-scooters
A year-long trial has started today that will see Swedish firm Voi bring 50 electric scooters to Liverpool as part of a drive to boost sustainable transport in the city centre.
REGISTER NOW | September conferences with Place
The future of offices and a look at developments in Greater Manchester and Liverpool are among the topics under scrutiny at Place conferences in September.
Liverpool wants ‘bus gate’ to ease traffic flows
The city council intends to block off a major road connecting the Knowledge Quarter and the waterfront and close to the now pedestrianised Bold Street, to reduce congestion and improve transport flows.
Kirkby Headbolt Lane station takes step forward
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has pledged £3.3m to develop a new rail station for the town, which will form part of the extension of Merseyrail’s Northern Line.
Work starts on £22m Strand upgrade
The civil engineering arm of construction firm Graham is to deliver works to redesign one of Liverpool’s most famous roads, making it more cycle-friendly, improving public spaces and reducing congestion.
Liverpool to invest £2m in cycling infrastructure
The council will build a network of temporary cycle lanes to help kickstart the city’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, following a review of traffic movements in the city that will also see the Merseyrail local rail network increase services from Monday.
Merseyrail and Metrolink ‘under threat’ without Govt support
The light rail networks that serve Liverpool and Greater Manchester city regions may have to suspend operations as severely reduced passenger numbers hit revenues, metro mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham said.
Work starts on £4m Liverpool road improvements
Liverpool City Council will take advantage of the quiet roads to carry out improvements to Princes Avenue and Princes Road which connect Toxteth with the Georgian Quarter.
