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Neglected underpass to be improved with £300,000 funding
The history of the local area and the centuries-old St Philip & St Jacob Church could form some of the artwork on the refurbished underpass beneath Temple Way.
Neglected for years, the walking and cycling route is soon going to benefit from £300,000 of funding secured by the Redcliffe & Temple Business Improvement District (BID).
As well as the artwork, the redevelopment plan includes improvements to the lighting and drainage of the underpass that connects Broad Plain close to the former Evening Post building to the church – now known as Central – on the other side of the road.
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Peds to left (we have never noticed this sign before) – photo: Martin Booth
The spiral entrances at both sides of the underpasses are likely to eventually be removed in order to create much simplified and safer entrances.
Redcliffe & Temple BID also hope that this work will complement another longer-term ambition to add a pedestrian and cycle crossing over Temple Way near Avon Street.
The funding has been awarded from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and will be allocated to this specific project by Bristol City Council.
The underpass connects the church formerly known as Pip & Jay to the former Evening Post building now called 1 Temple Way – photo: Martin Booth
Redcliffe & Temple BID project manager, Tom Swithinbank, said: “It has been fantastic to work with the Old Market Community Association, local developers and businesses to successfully tender for CIL funding. We look forward to advancing our ideas over the coming years.”
Old Market Community Association chair, Paul Bradburn, added: “It is excellent news that the CIL funding has been allocated to this project.
“The area is changing very quickly, and the underpass is still a major route in and out of the city. We believe that this funding will really help to improve the underpass for all that use it.”
A street artist was at work in the underpass on Wednesday afternoon – photo: Martin Booth
Main photo: Martin Booth
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