Improving access to Aldershot Station

Hampshire County Council has appointed Octavius Infrastructure Ltd to carry out improvement works in the area around Aldershot railway station. This scheme aims to improve accessibility between the station, the town centre, and the Wellesley development, as well as making the area around the railway station more attractive. Specifically, the planned works will take place on the following roads in the town centre: Station Road, Windsor Way, Arthur Street, Victoria Road junction with Pickford Street and Arthur Street, Pickford Street, A323 High Street near Naafi Roundabout, and the railway station forecourt itself.

The main works started on Monday 29 July 2024. The permitted working hours for these works will be between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday and between 8am and 4pm on Saturday. Some night-time works will be required for carriageway resurfacing work later in the construction period.

Traffic Management Update

The next phase of works relating to this project will be commencing on Pickford Street later this week. From Thursday 12 September, the northern end of Pickford Street at its junction with A323 High Street will be closed, whilst works are completed to permanently close this access from the A323 to motor traffic. Access to Pickford Street, both during the works and under the permanent arrangement, will be available from the south via Victoria Road. This change is being implemented in accordance with the new Traffic Regulation Order, which governs the way in which people use the highway, which was consulted on publicly earlier this year.

The closure of Pickford Street will allow the construction of a new pedestrian and cycle crossing across the A323 High Street to the east of the Naafi Roundabout, which will improve pedestrian and cycle connectivity between Pickford Street and Gun Hill, thereby providing better links between the railway station and town centre areas, and the development areas to the north. The changes will allow people to use the north end of Pickford Street for walking and cycling, without conflict with motor traffic accessing through this narrow part of the road.

Update: 19 August 2024

Starting the week of 19 August, works will begin on the Railway Station forecourt to deliver various improvements to pedestrian areas and the public realm. During this period:

Vehicle Access: Access to the railway station forecourt will be restricted.
Passenger Drop-off/Pick-up: These areas, along with the taxi rank, will be temporarily relocated to the railway station car park.
Pedestrian Routes: Signed pedestrian walking routes will be maintained through the site to ensure access to the station building, car park, footbridge, and walking routes to the town centre.
Parking: The South Western Railway car park is controlled by Automatic Number Plate Recognition. Any vehicle staying longer than 20 minutes will require a parking ticket for the full duration of the stay to avoid a penalty charge.

Please see the traffic management plan.

Duration
The works on the forecourt and the temporary traffic/pedestrian management arrangements will remain in place until the completion of the forecourt works in winter 2024. After completion, the taxi rank will return to its permanent location in front of the station building, and the pick-up/drop-off spaces will also revert to the forecourt.

The full package of works is programmed for completion during the winter of 2024.

The scheme will deliver:

The creation of a high-quality north-south cycle route between Aldershot Railway Station and the Wellesley Development. This will provide the second of two key cycle links between Wellesley and the town centre, with this being the eastern link which connects to the railway station. The scheme will also deliver improved facilities for pedestrians in the area.
Improvements to the public space in and around the railway station forecourt to enhance the quality of the public realm. This includes improvements to pedestrian areas and landscaping around the station forecourt. More space will be provided for the movement of pedestrians and cycle users in this area, with associated changes to the location of taxi ranks and parking spaces to make best use of the space available.
The updated scheme will also include a significant area of carriageway resurfacing on Windsor Way. There is an opportunity to coordinate the planned works with highway maintenance activities, to provide a high-quality outcome and to minimise the impact of future highway works on the local community and town centre highway network.

The planned changes to traffic movements and parking arrangements in the area include:

The permanent closure of the A323 junction with Pickford Street to motor vehicles;
The removal of on-street parking on the west side of Arthur Street between its junctions with Windsor Way and Victoria Road, and on-street parking on the east side of Arthur Street between Windsor Way and Station Road, with new parking spaces created nearby on Victoria Road and Windsor Way, to ensure no significant net loss of parking spaces of all types in the area;
Raised pedestrian crossing points on Victoria Road across its junctions with Pickford Street and Arthur Street.

Further details on the traffic order proposals and the planned changes in Aldershot are available on the below links:

Prohibition of driving in Pickford Street and Artillery Road - Public Notice and plan;
Aldershot Station Area, amendments to parking and waiting and introduction of a cycle lane - Public Notice and plan;
Raised Tables in Victoria Road - Public Notice and plan.

Aldershot Station Accessibility General Arrangement Technical Plans.

Please read the scheme background.

Funding for the transport capital delivery schemes is separate from the County Council’s revenue budget and savings proposals. In the majority of cases funding comes from external grants and / or Section 106 contribution from developers. This funding usually has conditions that strictly control on how, where and when it can be spent.

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Planned works are published on One.Network, an independent platform that allows real-time monitoring of all the UK’s roadworks and diversions.

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Hampshire County Council
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Improving access to Aldershot Station

Traffic Management Update

Update: 19 August 2024

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