Side streets will also remain closed
It has been decided that Leamington Spa's Parade will remain pedestrianised until June.
The road, which runs through the town's centre, as well as a number of side roads, have been closed off to traffic since June 2020.
This was to help visitors to socially distance and prevent the spread of Covid-19, by allowing pedestrians to walk on the road.
Warwickshire County Council, Warwick District Council, Royal Leamington Spa Town Council and other partners have now made the decision to keep the road this way until the country enters step four of leaving national lockdown, which is due to happen on June 21 at the earliest.
At that point, as long as all government measures are met and it is safe too do so, all safety measures will be removed.
At the same time, Warwickshire County Council will start work to consider the longer-term future of road space within the town centre. Using lessons learnt from these temporary arrangements, they will consult on options for how road layouts and transport movements could be changed in the future.
Councillor Jeff Clarke, the county council's portfolio holder for transport and planning, said: “The temporary road layouts have been an essential piece of work to enable the safer reopening of the town centre and still have a very important role to play as more businesses reopen in coming weeks.
“The road layout measures have generated a wide range of comments from residents, businesses and other stakeholders and have given us a lot of learning to take forward. In time, there will be a consultation around future planning for the town centre and the responses we have received will be invaluable in developing that.”
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:52 pm