£1m project to create a 'public square' effect on Bolton's Deansgate approved
25.04.2022 - 17:29
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Up to £1m will be spent on softening the landscape and providing an 'attractive public space' in Bolton's Deansgate area. The spending has been agreed in the past week for the project, for the section of Deansgate between Knowsley Street and Bridge Street.
A public 'square' will be created in the central part of Deansgate, outside Marks and Spencer and Superdrug, by changing the paving to create a feature area. Documents said the effect would be created by installing paving stones of 'granite cubes in warm tones of pink'.
They will be laid in a fan pattern to create 'a more visually interesting flooring material and a focus for the street'. Seating on Deansgate will be also replaced.
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The move is designed to make the area more attractive for shoppers and visitors and make the pedestrianised area and also be used as 'an integral space used for a wide range of events which take place in the town'. The £1m scheme was approved by council leader Martyn Cox as part of his leader's portfolio.
A report by Jon Dyson, the borough's director of place services, recommending the project has been published by Bolton Council. He said: "The council is striving to provide attractive public space, where it can, to encourage residents, businesses, and visitors to the area.
"The section of Deansgate between Knowsley Street and Bridge Street has been identified as a discrete area that would benefit from hard and soft landscaping and distinctive dwell space. Deansgate is one of a number of important pedestrian areas in the inner town centre core.
"It is not only a main thoroughfare but also an integral space used for a wide range of events which take place in the town.
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