Healthier Metro Neighbourhoods (walking and cycling improvement scheme)
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Overview
A series of improvements have been made to encourage walking and cycling to the following metro stations:
- Chichester
- Bede
- Tyne Dock
- Simonside
The £3 million scheme was funded by the region's Transforming Cities Fund programme.
Aims of the project
Overall, the work aimed to:
- encourage walking and cycling along routes to Chichester, Tyne Dock, Simonside and Bede Metro Stations
- improve connections between walking and cycling routes within the borough
- create a safer, more secure environment for public transport users
- encourage people to walk or cycle to public transport links
- encourage people out of their cars and on to public transport
- improve air quality
What improvements have been carried out
The work included improvements to the:
- public realm area at the entrance to Chichester Metro Station
- lighting at Tyne Dock Metro Station
- provision for pedestrians and cyclists, such as changes to the width of the footpaths and improved signage, along the following routes:
- Dean Road
- Reed Street
- Tyne Dock Metro Station to South Tyneside District Hospital
- Middlefields Industrial Estate
- Olive Street to Biddick Hall
- Hudson Street
- Shaftesbury Avenue to Arches
Timescales
To begin with the project focused on improving the public space surrounding Chichester Metro Station. To minimise disruption, the early phases of work were completed at the same time as the work being carried out by Nexus to improve metro services at the station.
The majority of improvement work along the routes was completed by July 2023.
The scheme was substantially completed early June 2024.
There are some minor works remaining to carry out at Middlefields, to fully complete the scheme later in 2024.
More information
If you have a query or would like some more information, email trafficandroadsafety@southtyneside.gov.uk.
All enquires will be responded to within five working days. We will, of course, aim to respond sooner.