Station Road is one of the main shopping areas in the town centre and is pedestrianised during the day. A market is held in this location every month. Vehicles can enter from Abergele Road in the evening for loading and disabled parking. Automatic bollards are set up to control vehicle access during prohibited times (pedestrianisation).
Outside the pedestrianised times, Station Road includes a roadway for vehicles and designated pedestrian areas on each side. This road connects Abergele Road/Conway Road to Princes Drive, making it a popular route to get to the promenade and the train station. Station Road has had public realm improvements including lighting, seating, and some planting.
Key issues
- The road suffers from some parking issues, whether accessed during periods when the bollards are lowered or illegally accessed from Princes Drive through the No Entry signing. This can make the area congested with parked vehicles, making it difficult for pedestrians to travel through.
- No loading or disabled parking spaces along the street, which is inconvenient outside the pedestrianisation hours.
- Even though bicycles travel in both directions unofficially, there are no designated cycle facilities that allow cyclists to travel up the road.
- Lack of cycle parking.
Proposals
- Keep the existing automatic bollard system. Provide an additional bollard to prevent drivers accessing Station Road from the passageway link through to Penrhyn Road.
- Introduce loading bays on the western side of Station Road.
- Introduce a mix of planting and street furniture to prevent parking in pedestrian areas.
- Add trees and plants to make the area look more attractive to shoppers and visitors.
- Create new raised junctions at both ends of Station Road to improve safety and make road crossing easier for pedestrians.
- Add a new contraflow cycle lane and cycle parking.
- Add new wayfinding signs to make it easier for people to find their way to the key local attractions.
Artist's impression
Station Road visualisation
Plans
View the Station Road plans. (PDF, 1.5MB)
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