Drivers warned of disruption ahead of demolition

Nottingham City Council has warned there will be "temporary disruption" to drivers during the demolition of a multi-storey car park and former college site.

The NCP car park and former Bluecoat sixth form college on Maid Marian Way are set to be demolished as part of the wider redevelopment of the Broad Marsh area of the city.

Homes England, the government's housing and regeneration agency, bought the site last year with plans to turn it into about 1,000 homes, alongside up to 20,000 sq m (215,000 sq ft) of retail, office and community space.

The Labour run council said from Wednesday work to prepare Maid Marian Way - including lane closures and temporary traffic lights - would begin.

The council said it would close lane two northbound and lane three southbound of Maid Marian Way at the Castle Gate junction.

Temporary four-way signals at the southern junction with Canal Street, Wilford Street and Castle Boulevard would also be introduced, it added.

From the end of September, the council said a contraflow system would be in place which would see traffic diverted from one side of Maid Marian Way to the other while the section of the car park that sits above the road is brought down.

It added vehicles would initially move on to the northbound side of the road close to St Nic's Church where a single lane will operate in each direction.

From early to mid-November, it said this would switch to the southbound side of the road to allow demolition work to be completed on the remainder of the NCP car park, and for works to start on the former college site.

A short period of highway reinstatement works is set to be carried out from the end of November to the start of December, when Maid Marian Way will fully reopen ahead of the Christmas period, the council added.

Bus stops in the immediate area may be subject to temporary suspensions during the works, the council said, it advised customers to check with their transport provider.

Leader of Nottingham City Council Neghat Khan said the next phase of works on the Broad Marsh site were "exciting" but added it would create "some temporary disruption".

"Our highways officers have been working closely with Homes England and their contractors over the past few weeks to make sure this happens with the minimum impact on drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

"I'd just ask people to bear with us over the next few weeks while we get through this stage ahead of Christmas, including using public transport and park-and-ride sites where possible.

"This is part of the wider regeneration of the Broad Marsh site and something we can all be excited about," Khan added.

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