- Client: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Value: £2,600,000
- Date: April 2017 – Jun 2018
Hinko Construction Were Awarded this £2.6m public realm scheme in December 2016 by Wakefield council to improve the highway and environment works within the Kirkgate development area. This meant:
- Improved accessibility for all modes to the Kirkgate development area sites
- Improved connectivity for all modes of travel
- Improved storm water drainage facilities
- Improved highway safety and the perception of safety
- Improved environment and landscaping
The “key scheme components” of the scheme comprise:
- Carriageway widening to Marsh Way to provide an additional traffic lane on the approach to the roundabout
- Carriageway widening to Kirkgate to provide a priority approach to the bus stops on Kirkgate
- Existing subway crossings are removed and replaced with toucan crossings within the signal control arrangement
- Traffic signals installed on three legs of the Kirkgate roundabout
- Extensive landscaping on the roundabout and on the “boulevard” towards the Kirkgate station (Monk Street and Ingwell Street)
- Extensive paving to match the street-style design provided for the rest of the city centre and the Emerald Ring
- New LED street lighting throughout the scheme to replace old street lighting
- Storm water drainage installed in the centre of the roundabout to cater for flood events
- Open Park Street at the junction with Kirkgate
- New traffic signals installed
- Monk Street closed at the junction with Brunswick Street
The works are ongoing in line with programme and budget and are due for completion Summer 2018.
