Gosport Interchange Improvements

Transforming Cities Fund - bus, taxi, pedestrian and public realm improvements in Gosport.

Last update: December 2024

Latest updates

The new bus station is now open and buses are operating across High Street, between South Cross Street and North Cross Street, with signage provided on High Street to advise pedestrians on High Street of the presence of buses. For more details on the plans for the old bus station site, please contact Gosport Borough Council.

Access into High Street from South Cross Street remains in place for permitted vehicles, which includes those requiring access for emergencies, maintenance, deliveries, and market stall holders displaying the appropriate access permit. When exiting High Street, vehicles should do so via North Cross Street.

Landscaping works, including the planting of several new trees, will be carried out between Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 December.

The landscaping contractor will make use of two short-stay parking spaces on The Esplanade for the duration of the works and will also require short-term use of one of the passenger set-down spaces to unload plants for the areas adjacent to the taxi rank and passenger set-down area. On Friday 6 December, bay A in the new bus station will be temporarily closed with buses operating from bay C, to enable planting works adjacent to bay A to be undertaken.

The Coates Road car park is now fully re-opened to the public.

Please see the High Street completed works visuals.

Traffic Management Update

All traffic management has now been removed across the site.

More information can be found in the FAQs.

Construction Overview

The main construction works for the scheme commenced on Monday 26 June, and completed in October 2024. Knights Brown were the appointed contractor for delivering the Gosport Interchange Improvement scheme.

Scheme Overview

The proposed scheme seeks to:

  • Improve the bus interchange facilities at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, served by the Fareham to Gosport Eclipse bus service.  The Gosport Ferry Terminal is a key travel hub to Portsmouth Harbour from which people can access onward links to Isle of Wight via catamaran services, to the wider rail network and bus services across the city region. 

The proposed scheme consists of the following enhancements:

  • Relocation of the existing bus station to the site of the existing taxi rank and Falkland Gardens short stay car park and drop-off/pick-up facility;
  • Relocation of the existing taxi rank and drop-off/ pick-up facility to the western part of the existing bus station site;
  • Provision of alterations to the existing highway network, including the provision of a bus-only link across the High Street, between North and South Cross Street.

The proposed relocation of the bus station will facilitate the provision of a new Waterfront development by Gosport Borough Council, in line with its adopted Gosport Waterfront and Town Centre Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

Alterations are being made to the highway on South and North Cross Street to facilitate bus access which were approved at Hampshire County Council's Executive Members decision day on 12 May 2022.

An engagement event was held on Wednesday 7 June 2023 at the Gosport Discovery Centre, representatives from Hampshire County Council and Knights Brown were on hand to answer questions about this scheme.
Feedback Survey Results

The report summarises key findings from the feedback survey which took place from 8 July 2021 to 2 September 2021. This was an opportunity for local residents and businesses to provide their views on the proposed improvement scheme. The information pack is still available to view.

Funding Arrangements

Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council and the Isle of Wight Council have jointly secured nearly £56 million of funding from the government's Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) to improve the way people travel around Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham, Waterlooville , Havant and the Isle of Wight.

This funding will support the delivery of the Gosport Interchange along with 22 other schemes across the region which include improvements for walking, cycling and bus travel and provide an important next step for the three authorities towards developing a rapid transit network for the area.  For more information please see the funding bids.

Hampshire County Council will be delivering a further seven TCF schemes in Havant, Gosport and Fareham;

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