Frodsham street will be closed from Monday (27 June) as the public realm improvements begin. The improvements will take approximately six months and will hopefully coincide with the opening of the world class bus interchange, and create a more attractive gateway to the city.
Frodsham street will be closed and traffic routes through the city will change. Buses that currently use Frodsham Street to access Foregate Street will need to be routed differently and from 27 June they will use Love Street and Foregate Street. Work has begun to put three bus stops in Love Street and widen the pavement outside Argos in Foregate Street to create more space for bus passengers. Bus stops will also be used on Vicars Lane and the Bars.
To ease the flow of traffic and maintain services for businesses and residents, it has also been necessary to join Eastgate Street to Foregate Street. A temporary road surface has been laid in place of the existing paved area outside the Royal Bank of Scotland. Traffic will use the temporary road while Frodsham Street is closed.
The Council have stressed that all businesses in Frodsham street will be open as normal during the works. Councillor Brian Clarke said that : “Staff from the Council’s Planning and Strategic Transport Team will be out and about wearing high-vis in Frodsham Street, Foregate Street and Love Street on Monday 27 June to give advice and guidance to bus passengers if needed.”
The new bus stops are as follows:
Foregate Street (near Argos)
Stop A
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| 7 | Vicars Cross |
| 8 | Vicars Cross, Pipers Ash (evenings and Sundays) |
| 9 | Pipers Ash |
| 21 | Helsby, Frodsham (Sundays) |
| 26, 28 | Guilden Sutton, Elton, Ince |
| C56 | Farndon and Wrexham |
| 82 | Tarvin, Kelsall, Northwich |
| 83 | Tiverton, Bunbury, Nantwich (Tuesdays only) |
| 84 | Tarvin, Tarporley, Nantwich, Crewe |
Stop B
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| 26 | Countess Hospital, Wervin, Ellesmere Port |
| PR1 | Wrexham Road (Park and Ride) |
| PR2 | Boughton Heath (Park and Ride) |
| X8 | Chester Zoo, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Liverpool |
Stop C
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| City Rail Link | Chester Railway Station |
| 1, 3, 4, X4 | Chester Railway Station |
Stop D
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| PR1 | Upton (Park and Ride) |
Love Street (near Café Nero)
Stop E
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| 9 | Connah’s Quay, Mold |
| 16 | Handbridge, Lache, Saltney |
| DB1 | Handbridge, Westminster Park, Dodleston, Higher Kinnerton, Caergwrle, Treuddyn, Mold |
| DB2 | Handbridge, Curzon Park, Saltney Ferry |
| T1 | Connah’s Quay, Flint, Holywell, Greenfield |
| X1 | Mold, Ruthin (infrequent service) |
Stop F
- Alighting only for terminating services
Vicars Lane (near St John’s Church)
Stop G
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chester Business Park, Rossett, Wrexham |
| 3 | Broughton, Penyffordd, Buckley, Mold |
| 4 | Broughton, Hawarden, Buckley, Mold |
| X4 | Chester Business Park, Hawarden, Buckley, Mold |
The Bars
Stop L
| Bus number | Bus service |
|---|---|
| 5 | Boughton, Huntington |
| 41, 41A, 41B | Waverton, Tattenhall, Whitchurch |
Thanks to Chris Jeffery for use of photographs
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Will the car park in frodsham st still be open and how will we get in and out of it? This seems to have been ignored!!
I have been told that access will be maintained to Kaleyards car park “at all times” . Don’t know how though
the new bus interchange is a night may
Why?