Work begins on regeneration of Harlow Bus Station and Terminus Street
Demolition's begun at the site, to make way for the multi-million pound regeneration plans
Work has begun to demolish and regenerate Harlow Bus Station and Terminus Street.
The multi-million pound project's funded by the Government, as part of Harlow's £23.7 million Towns Fund programme.
Demolition will enable a "first-class Sustainable Transport Hub" to be built, alongside improvements to Terminus Street. Plans include the existing bus station replaced with the new Hub, providing transport to residents, visitors and employees.
It'll also be connecting with the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town sustainable transport corridor.
Harlow Council say demolition of the footbridge will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend (25th-27th May), closing the bus station from 7pm on Saturday 25th, reopening on Tuesday 28th at 7am.
Bus services will continue to operate with temporary stands provided, as well as Terminus Street having traffic, pedestrian and cycle restrictions in place.
More information on the plans in place can be found on the Council's website.
The Leader of Harlow Council, Councillor Dan Swords, who was on site today (8 May 2024) in the Bus Station to mark the start of works, said:
“We are getting on with the job of delivering our mission to rebuild our town with the transformation of Harlow’s bus station and Terminus Street. The area will be transformed into a state-of-the-art Sustainable Transport Hub and Interchange to help put the heart back into Harlow’s town centre. The transformation of the area will make a huge difference to this side of the town centre and will complement our improvements to Broad Walk and our plans for Market Square.
“There will be some disruption to bus users during the demolition and construction works. We will be working closely with the contractors to keep disruption to a minimal and we will ensure that regular updates are issued for bus users and signs are kept updated.”