Planned enhancements to Church Street, Oswestry have faced a series of challenges, say the town’s Business Improvement District, but they will go ahead.
Planned enhancements to Church Street, Oswestry have faced a series of challenges, say the town’s Business Improvement District , but they will go ahead.The plan is set to include extensions to pavements, street furniture with garden planters, seating, and a defined one way system to significantly improve safety for pedestrians, while making for a more attractive place to shop and dwell in town.“This project has been extremely challenging, but we are committed to bringing it to fruition.
“Given the clear safety benefits provided by the temporary pandemic-led road layout, it was decided to consider making the one-way traffic regulation order permanent – a period of consultation then followed. Also at this time, BID had started to explore how Church Street could be improved to provide more pedestrian space, calm the traffic and ensure safety, all whilst enhancing the street scene.
Oswestry Town Council says it is pleased that a solution has been found and will be delivered in the upcoming months.“The temporary solution, whilst necessary, was in place for far too long and generated significant public dissatisfaction. We would like to thank Oswestry BID for their persistence, and look forward to seeing the improvements which will make Church Street a more pleasant place to spend time on.
“We’re going as quickly as we can. The new street layout has to meet a series of important checks, as with any highways scheme, all of which takes time, including stringent highways regulations, conservation requirements, consideration of drainage solutions, redesigning the drains to fit with the new scheme, and a topographical survey in co-operation with a number of partners in the public sector and the private sector.
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