A major revamp of a popular south Liverpool street has been extended.
A three-week programme to improve the layout of Lark Lane, which began earlier this month, will now end at the end of April, Liverpool Council has confirmed. In a tweet, the local authority said that “the unexpected poor state” of the road’s sub-surface meant that the scheme required revision.
As a result, a resurfacing of the full carriageway is now required, pushing the finalisation date of the project back to April 22. The work on the popular Aigburth street also included the removal of widely-unpopular orange bollards along the road.
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The rows of bollards were installed almost two years ago as the council looked to facilitate more outdoor hospitality space during the covid pandemic. A one-way system was also installed on the lane - famous for its bars, restaurants and independent shops, in a bid to make it more pedestrian-friendly.
The bollards came in for criticism among some on Lark Lane, with retailers placing signs in their windows complaining about the installation. It was confirmed in February that improvements to the area would go ahead.
Contractors Dowhigh Limited said in a letter that work was slated to last for three weeks from March 14, with road closures in place during that period. The closures will be done in four phases, with phase one covering Lark Way to Little Parkfield Road, phase two covering Little Parkfield Road to Waverley Road and phases three and four running from Waverley Road to Livingston Avenue and Livingstone Avenue to Aigburth Drive respectively.
In a second tweet, Liverpool Council said that the first of the four phases was almost complete and 1,500 sqm of new surface and road markings had been laid this week. A further 1,500sqm will be laid next week, with pavement licences suspended while work is completed outside relevant premises.
