Work is well underway to pedestrianise a closed section of a Kenilworth town centre road.

Having been closed since 2020, the end of Station Road has now been blocked off fully, with the pavement along Warwick Road continuing right across the disused turning.

The temporary pocket park has also been removed, with permanent planters and benches currently being installed.

However, Warwickshire County Council has come under fire as one of the benches has been installed - and bolted down - in front of one of the newly-dropped kerbs.

New bollards have also been installed on Station Road (image by Nub News)

Traffic bollards have also been built, to properly mark out the closed section.

The redundant signage is also being removed.

The old road markings are still yet to be removed and a new material in the pedestrianised section is yet to be laid over the old road surface.

Traffic lights were temporarily in place on Warwick Road while the workforce built the new pavement.

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These have now been removed.

A view of Station Road before the works began (image by Nub News)

Station Road first closed in 2020 as a temporary measure during the Covid-19 pandemic to allow better social distancing by preventing pedestrians crowding near the junction with Warwick Road. 

Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) then requested the closure become permanent. 

A consultation was launched through Warwickshire County Council and the closure was signed off in 2023. 

New planters and benches have been installed (image by Nub News)

KTC then used funding through the EU's 'Welcome Back' scheme to install the current 'beautiful benches' and planters along the road as a temporary solution to improve the aesthetics of the road. 

Station Road has also been identified as a key issue for improving accessibility for disabled people in Kenilworth by KTC.

A completion date for the whole project is yet to be confirmed.

Works are yet to be finished (image by Nub News)

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