- Road and Footpath Consultation - Thursday 24 May 11am-3pm
- Roadworks on Hazelrigg Lane
- Road Safety Improvements on Bigforth Drive
- Temporary Underpass Closure
Road and Footpath Consultation - Thursday 24 May 11am-3pm
Following comments and feedback on campus roads and footpaths, we will be holding an event on Thursday 24 May to demonstrate road and pedestrian improvements planned for summer 2012. The event will be held between 11am-3pm on A floor of Bowland Main, next to the Learning Zone. Anyone is welcome to attend and there will be an opportunity for you to comment on the proposed schemes. Members of the Facilities Projects team will be available for you to ask any questions you may have.
Roadworks on Hazelrigg Lane
Askam Construction has started roadworks which have required coning off part of Hazelrigg Lane from Chapel Lane to the motorway bridge. Traffic signals are in place and no parking will be possible but vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.
If you are visiting Lancaster University, the University encourages you to use public transport or park on campus rather than public highways. Discounted short term permits are available to staff and students and visitor pay and display parking is also available. To find out more visit the Travel Pages.
The work is expected to take no longer than 2-3 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Road Safety Improvements on Bigforth Drive
The opening of the new Sports Centre has led to many more people using this area. Facilities are planning some road safety improvements on Bigforth Drive between the west roundabout and the A6 junction. These will be delivered in two phases, the first phase will provide an immediate temporary solution and during the summer holiday further work will be carried out (phase two) to provide a permanent solution.
Phase One (temporary work)
Work will start on Monday 9th January, traffic control will be in place between 9.15am and 5pm but you will still be able to use Bigforth Drive.
On Friday 13th January the inbound carriage way will be closed to allow a new temporary speed hump to be located 5m from the existing crossing. The hump will be more suitable for buses and cars to pass over.
Traffic Diversion
Please use the Alexandra Park entrance during these times. All buses will enter campus via Alexandra Park before proceeding to the Chaplaincy Centre. Buses will depart campus the usual way down Bigforth Drive (the outbound carriageway will be open as normal).
The inbound bus stop at the Sports Centre will be closed during the period of the road closure but you can stay on the bus and be dropped off at the outbound bus stop as it leaves campus. The following bus stops will also be closed on Friday 13th January.
- Netball courts (outside the old Sports Centre)
- Alex Park – Lonsdale College
- Alex Park – Cartmel West Ave
Other phase one work to the area will include white lining and hatching to guide outbound traffic to a single carriageway before the crossing (opposite the entrance to the Sports Centre). A temporary kerb will be laid to extend the island at the crossing and reduce road width to single carriageway to slow traffic down. It will then return to two lanes opposite the bus stop to allow you to turn left or right onto the A6.
Phase Two Work (Summer)
Road widening to create required width for right turn lane into Sports Centre, traffic signage, permanent extension of island, crossing to be staggered to move from between the trees and installation of 6m wide raised platform with zebra to form level crossing for pedestrians. A further speed hump will be installed at the inbound entrance to slow traffic entering the site. A new pedestrian crossing and raised platform will also be installed where the footpath crosses the road on the bend between the Sports Centre and the roundabout.
Temporary Underpass Closure
Latest News 19/1/2012
During the works to improve Alexandra Square, the consultant structural engineers advised the University to undertake further repairs to the underpass over and above the original proposals. The structural engineers have confirmed that the square can remain in safe use but have imposed precautionary restrictions on the loadings. Everyday normal use is acceptable although they advise against large scale events/heavy vehicles entering the square. The Safety office or the Facilities office can advise on this should further clarification be required. The full extent of repairs has now been identified and the remedial work is underway. It is expected that the underpass will reopen this summer.
The University has had to temporarily close the underpass for the ongoing construction works until further notice. The bus terminus has been relocated to Bowland Avenue outside the Chaplaincy Centre and all of Bowland Avenue has been reorganised to support the new temporary arrangements. This has implications for deliveries and car parking. Bowland Avenue is now access only for buses, deliveries, drop-offs and disabled parking. All Visitor parking has been removed and relocated to North-West Drive. A plan showing the new layout of Bowland Avenue can be viewed here.
Changes to Bus Services
All campus bus services will stop at the new bus terminus outside the Chaplaincy Centre. Due to timing pressures, Services 3 and 4 will no longer be serving the southern, eastern and northern perimeter roads. Therefore, the bus stops at InfoLab21, Furness College and North Drive have been temporarily closed. Services 3 and 4 will stop at the Chaplaincy Centre on arrival then serve South-West Drive at the netball courts, loop around Alexandra Park before returning to the Chaplaincy Centre via South-West Drive before departing the campus. Users of the closed bus stops should use an alternative bus stop. Bus stops are now operational only at Bowland Avenue, the netball courts and the three bus stops on Alexandra Park.
Services X1, X3, X22, N1, 2, 2A and 42 will stop at Bowland Avenue only. The Sainsbury’s bus on Wednesday afternoons in term-time will now stop only at the Chaplaincy Centre. National Express services to London and Whitehaven will also now only stop at the Chaplaincy Centre. Private nightclub buses will serve the Chaplaincy Centre and perimeter road bus stops. There are at least 17 bus departures an hour from Bowland Avenue Monday – Saturday 07:30 to 18:30. Over the next few weeks new bus stops outside the new sports centre are also being provided for you to use.
Changes to Car Parking (Visitors, Staff and Disabled)
Visitor parking has been displaced from Bowland Avenue to North-West Drive until just beyond Rossendale Avenue. A new pay & display machine will be installed on North-West Drive this week and operational as soon as possible. The machine will accept payments by card and coin. The two parking machines in Bowland Avenue have been fixed and are available for use. Alternative parking machines can also be used. These are located at all the Visitor Car Parks on campus. Alternatively, parking tickets can be purchased from Security Reception. The Parking Zones Map has been revised to take account of the changes.
Staff parking spaces on North-West Drive have been lost as a result. Although there is still ample Staff parking on the main campus it will inevitably increase staff parking pressure on North Campus. Some staff (perhaps those that arrive late) will need to be flexible and find Staff parking elsewhere. The change has been made in the knowledge that there is ample Staff parking on the campus that is unoccupied even at peak times. It may mean walking further in some cases and we apologise for this inconvenience.
Disabled parking in Bowland Avenue is now provided in Bowland Avenue East opposite the temporary bus stop. Additional disabled bays will be provided there later this week as a result of losing the disabled parking bays elsewhere in the avenue.
Changes for deliveries and drop-offs
The Drop-off Bay outside University House has been closed to provide protection for pedestrians crossing the road at a new zebra crossing to the bus stop and to keep the roadway clear for buses. The Drop-off bay has been relocated to Bowland Avenue East opposite the new temporary bus stop and also to north side of Bowland Avenue North. It is vital that deliveries use these new locations and not stop in the roadway or in the bus stop, which is strictly prohibited and are being monitored. We apologise for the additional inconvenience that this will cause.
Changes for motorcycle parking
The Bowland Avenue motorcycle parking bay has been temporarily relocated to Bowland Avenue North near the exit to the avenue.
Advance notice of the construction compound for the refurbishment to the old Computer Centre (new HR Building)
From Monday 21st March 2011 the construction compound for this refurbishment will be placed on Bowland Avenue South to the north elevation of the old Computer Centre building. This will result in the temporary closure of 5 disabled parking bays and the redirection of traffic around the far side of the compound. Pedestrians will be provided with a protected route around the outside of the compound. The contractor will manage their deliveries within their own compound.