Upcoming work
Phase 1a High Street
The improvement works along the High Street are now almost complete. As well as new paving; new electrical connections, lamp columns and ducting have been provided.
Design works are underway to install bollards that can be used to secure the High Street from vehicle entry during certain events, like our St George's Day or Festival of Light Parades, or the Big Christmas Switch On.
Once this design work is complete, a new planter will also be installed in the High Street, which will include new seating. Locations for additional seating which does not impact on shopfronts or access along the High Street is also being investigated.
Phase 3A Spital Street
Between Summer 2025 and Summer 2026 we will be removing all of the paving and carriageway surfacing within Spital Street and replacing it with new granite paving, raised tables and new surfacing.
The improvement works will provide safer and better designed places to cross the busy carriageway, along with new paving and surfacing.
Improvements include:
- Widened footways
- Changes to the Kent Road junction with Spital Street to allow pedestrians to cross and require vehicles to slow
- New contraflow cycleway on the eastern section of the street, separated from pedestrians to improve safety
- New LED street lighting providing more consistent lighting and improving safety
- New seating, tree planting and cycle stands
- Creation of defined parking bays; amendments to existing parking controls
We shared an artist's impression of the proposals as part of a consultation that ended in March 2025. Thank you to everyone who responded.
We will work as quickly and efficiently as possible and will inform you in advance of any disruption. Please note the final stages of this work will include overnight road closures in Spring 2026 for the road to be resurfaced.
View the technical drawings setting out these works in detail
Phase 3 Hythe Street and Phase 4 Westgate Road/Hythe Road junction and Prospect Place/Kent Road junction
Timings for work on Phases 3 and 4 will be shared once they are finalised.
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