Proposed enhancement scheme, Kings Road, Bury St Edmunds
Click here for plan showing materials to be used in Kings Road (PDF 109Kb)
In July 2005, we asked for suggestions, comments and ideas about how we could improve the streets around the cattle market development. One issue raised at that time was pedestrian provision in Kings Road.
The restricted highway space meant it would be difficult to increase the width of the footways without impacting on other road users. As a result, an experimental one-way scheme was introduced in October 2006 so that more space could be allocated to pedestrians.
Consultation was carried out on whether the one-way scheme should be made permanent and most people replied that it should. Attached is a plan showing changes which have been made possible with a permanent one-way system. Works have been completed which included repaving the area, widening the pavement on the south (Waitrose) side of the road and installing a contra-flow cycle lane so that cyclists can use the road in both directions.
A key area of the scheme is the site currently known as Hanchett Square, which is being created as part of the cattle market development. Here, the road surface has been brought up to the same level as the adjacent footways and paved in a similar colour material to the pedestrian areas. This is to help integrate the new development with the existing street, improve the appearance of the area and also reduce traffic speeds.
Link to plan
