new bus station

gemz 1 · 20-10-2004, 20:33

I have just heard that they are building a new bus station in accy, am i right, if so where??

rockrabbit · 20-10-2004, 20:38

theres meant to be some talk of it as even peter britcliffe thinks the one we have now has gone wrong but they havent the money at the moment

Less · 20-10-2004, 21:20

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Originally Posted by gemz 1

I have just heard that they are building a new bus station in accy, am i right, if so where??

Knowing HBC they will fund it but probably put it in either Burnley or Blackburn.

WillowTheWhisp · 20-10-2004, 21:22

I'd heard Ellison Street had been mentioned.

mez · 20-10-2004, 21:33

id heard they were going to combine it with the raiway station ( there is a thread on here to that effect)

rockrabbit · 21-10-2004, 04:56

quite sure they are just rumours a freind of mine was at the market hall meeting of which peter britcliffe was speaking at and roughly said they couldnt afford it they are trying to find investers to fund sorting out the market hall

WillowTheWhisp · 21-10-2004, 06:38

I can't see it happening yet either with the HBC finances being the way they are.

Acrylic-bob · 21-10-2004, 07:27

Don't worry about the money, they will fund it in the usual manner - grants from the government, handouts from europe and more borrowing.

What we should be worrying about is where they are going to site the damn thing. I have heard several sites mentioned over the past couple of months; Eagle Street to connect with the railway station, Eastgate area, and the area at the back of the Railway pub. which would mean the demolition of the Blockade. Of all the sites mentioned the one which seems to have most merit is the latter, because of it's proximity to Hyndburn road, Blackburn Road via King Street and Burnley Road and Manchester Road via Eastgate. The other sites, particularly Eagle street, suffer by comparison because of the difficulty of access - narrow streets etc.