Roads and transport Deansgate and Whitworth Street West Active Travel

Maps of changes

We have included short summaries of each section here.

Section 1 – Quay Street to Liverpool Road

This plan shows the changes to Deansgate between Quay Street and Liverpool Road. The changes include:

  • Two-way segregated cycleway

  • All motorised traffic one-way southbound only

  • Loading bays

  • Blue badge parking bays

  • Pay and display parking bays

  • Controlled pedestrian crossings

  • Zebra crossings

  • Taxi ranks

  • Cycle traffic from Peter Street redirected via Jerusalem Place and Bottle Street

  • Turning points for cyclists to leave Deansgate onto St John Street and Tonman Street

Section 2 – Liverpool Road to Whitworth Street West

This plan shows the changes to Deansgate and Whitworth Street West between Liverpool Road and the Bridgewater Viaduct. The changes include:

  • Two-way segregated cycleway

  • A bus gate on Whitworth Street West

  • Pay and display parking bays

  • Blue badge parking bays

  • Taxi ranks, bus stops and loading bays

  • Turning point for cyclists to leave Deansgate onto Tonman Street

  • Controlled pedestrian crossings at the junction of Liverpool Road and Great Bridgewater Street

  • Controlled crossings at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West (with ‘rain garden’ drainage)

Section 3 – Bridgewater Viaduct and Chester Road

This plan shows the changes taking place on Bridgewater Viaduct and Chester Road. The changes include:

  • Two-way segregated cycleway

  • Two-way traffic flow

  • New controlled crossing

  • New junction layouts with ‘rain garden’ drainage on Bridgewater Viaduct (Owen Street, Deansgate and Great Jackson Street) 

Download the maps showing the proposed changes.

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