Loughborough Town Centre Transport Scheme

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November 2008 - Funding boost for Loughborough town centre improvements

Plans for £16 million improvements for Loughborough town centre took a significant step forward today.

The Department for Transport announced that the scheme has made its future transport funding shortlist.

The improvements involve completing the inner relief road, pedestrianising Swan Street, Market Place, High Street and Baxter Gate and adding high-quality bus stops

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The Scheme

The Proposals will:

Connect those parts of the town separated by the A6 to enhance development and regeneration of the town centre
Remove traffic from A6 Market Place by diverting traffic on to a new purpose built Inner Relief Road
Reduce accidents in the town centre
Provide a safe and attractive environment for pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities.
Provide high quality public transport waiting facilities and information systems

Below is an artists' impression of what the town centre could look like once improvements have been completed and traffic removed from the A6.

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Artist impression of how Market Place, Loughborough, might look

Scheme History

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