The Council are asking for your views on a proposed Cleethorpe bus lane

North East Lincolnshire Council are asking for your views on a proposed bus lane and possible changes to surrounding parking.

As part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), the Council is considering an extension of the Cleethorpe Road bus lane along the Eastbound carriageway between the junctions of Freeman Street and Victor Street. The objective of this bus lane extension is to improve the punctuality of local bus services.

There are approximately 10 – 11 buses an hour that use this section of Cleethorpe Road, which is over 88,000 bus passengers a year! It’s also hoped that this work could help improve traffic flow to keep the borough moving.

If approved, the scheme would include the following:

• The proposed bus lane to start after Tomline Street to retain the off-carriageway parking bays between Freeman Street and Tomline Street. The bus lane would be in force from approximately 16:30 – 18:30 Monday to Saturday. This means that only authorised vehicles, such as local buses, can drive within the bus lane during these hours (number 1 on the bus lane map).
• Double yellow line restriction on Nacton Street to ensure loading access is maintained for those able to load from the rear of the building. This restriction would allow loading only on Nacton Street (number 3 on the bus lane map).
• New loading bay to be introduced on Tomline Street (number 3 on the bus lane map).Blue badge parking bays introduced on Kesgrave Street to ensure accessibility for customers (number 4 on the bus lane map).
• Double yellow line restrictions within the bus lane (Tomline Street – Levington Street), which would allow loading within the bus lane but no parking (number 1 on the bus lane map).
• Improvements to Strand Street (between Freeman Street & Bridge Street North) to provide greater personal and vehicle safety, through the provision of CCTV cameras and street lighting. Strand Street would provide free all-day parking (number 5 on the bus lane map).
• Existing car park on Orwell Street to provide 2 hours of free parking to ensure customers and visitors to local businesses can still park for free. The CCTV cameras in Orwell Street car park have recently been renewed, improving personal and vehicle safety (number 2 on the bus lane map).
• Existing parking on the Westbound carriageway of Cleethorpe Road to remain unchanged (number 5 on the bus lane map).

Should the scheme not go ahead, all other elements, such as parking arrangements, wouldn’t go ahead either. To give your views on the proposed project, visit https://tell-us.questionpro.eu/Bus-Lane-Engagement. All comments must be submitted by Wednesday, 18 February.

To receive a paper copy of the survey, please email [email protected]