One way streets to change as FIVE months of roadworks in Sheffield city centre planned
Roadworks will see major changes to city centre routes throughout the summer
From next Tuesday (April 21), until September 1, a section of Pinstone Street and Charles Street will be closed to vehicles to allow for the replacement of the paving and carriageway.
Pinstone Street will be closed from its junction Charles Street to Cross Burgess Street
Meanwhile Charles Street will be closed from Arundel Gate to Union Street, but Sheffield City Council have ensured motorists that access to the Q-Park and loading bays in this area will remain available.
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It comes as long-running roadworks further down Pinstone Street - between the junctions with Furnival Gate and Charles Street - have been completed and are set to reopen for regular use.
While the upcoming closures will only affect a small section of the roads, it is expected to cause massive disruption to the wider road network.
Drivers heading to Cambridge Street will have to travel further down the ring road, turning onto Broad Lane from University Square, before following a one-way system down Townhead Street and past the City Hall on Holly Street.
To allow for this route to work, the council will also be reversing the one-way system on Burgess Street, allowing drivers access from Barker’s Pool through to Cross Burgess Street.
Similarly, the flow of traffic on Charles Street will be reversed to maintain access to Union Street.
Those wishing to access those area are being advised to drive up Charter Row, before following the one-way-route which will lead through to Furnival Gate.
Access to loading bays on Pinstone Street, Norfolk Street, St Paul’s Place, Union Street, Union Lane, Charles Street.
An update on the council’s website adds: “The improvement work is part of the Council’s Connecting Sheffield: City Centre project and has already seen parts of Surrey Street and Pinstone Street regenerated into fantastic, pedestrianised areas.”
Work on Pinstone Street started last February, with the city centre road - which is home to a Beres and Greggs - seeing major changes over the past year.
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Plans have included making a cycle route that runs from Pinstone Street, past the Town Hall and through to Fargate while pedestrianising the roads in the process.
Large fences still block off most of the road as construction workers continue their operations.
Areas in front of the Card Factory and Superdry have seen new paving tiles added to extend the pavement out, with areas for vegetation and trees marked out.
Closer to the Peace Garden, much of the road has been dug up with multiple vehicles continuing work.
Beyond the city centre improvements, a cycle super route is also set to be installed on Arundel Gate.