The final push to complete the Valley Gardens project begins next week with the final set of road closures for resurfacing.
The last stage of road resurfacing starts this Sunday (28 June) and carries on for about five nights subject to weather, from 8pm to 6am.
Work will also continue to relandscape the gardens, lay new paving and parking on the west side of the Old Steine, put in benches, cycle stands and bollards on the seafront and lay a new surface for the rest of the cycle lane.
The hot weather has meant laying resin bound gravel around the war memorial and gardens has had to be paused for the time being.
The road closures will affect the southwest corner of the Old Steine, Castle Square and the section of St James’s St next to the war memorial. The A23 and A259 will remain open to through traffic as usual.
Buses will be diverted as follows:
- Westbound services will divert via the seafront and West Street. Services travelling south on the Old Steine will stop at S4 on the eastern side (south of St James’s St).
- Eastbound services will divert via Queens Road and North Road and then:
- Services travelling north will stop at R2 (King & Queen)
- Services usually going via St James’s St will stop at P1 (Sealife Centre) and then travel via Lower Rock Gardens
- Services terminating at the Old Steine will divert via Edward St and Lower Rock Gardens before restarting at bus stop R1 (north of the war memorial).
Access to properties on the western side of the Old Steine will be possible via Steine Lane (accessed via Church Street, Portland Street, North Street and East Street).
This will also be the case when access is restricted when new paving is being laid during the next few weeks.
