East End Transport Scheme - latest news

Gdynia Way is closed to all traffic  for approximately 25 weeks from the 1st June 2010.
Please use the PlymGo journey planner to consider all your transport options during the delivery of the scheme and display on a map call the critical information which may affect your journey. For further details of the traffic management proposals and route diversions please click here http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/eastendtransportschemegettingaround.htm or  which will take you to the East End Transport Scheme website or look out for the Gdynia Way banner.

The £19m East End Transport Scheme, which has won funding from the Government's Community Infrastructure Fund and is supported by the Regional Development Agency's Regional Infrastructure Fund, will provide better transport infrastructure that will boost the area's local economy and support the future growth of our city.

At the heart of the scheme will be a new public transport corridor along Embankment Road heading east, which will help improve the reliability of existing local bus services as well as the future Eastern Corridor high quality public transport service.

The scheme is expected to nearly halve the amount of traffic using Embankment Road and significantly enhance the local environment and quality of life for residents living in this area.

There will be new and re-surfaced roads and pavements, new off-road cycle paths to better link the city centre with the East End, Plympton and Plymstock and improved pedestrian links offering better access to local shops and amenities in the area.

With a scheme of this size some disruption is inevitable, but we are doing everything that we can to manage the construction of the scheme as effectively as possible to keep this to a minimum and maintain the flow of public transport through the area.