The new walkway through Broad Marsh has officially opened - and some of the first people to use it said it marked a sign of the 'overwhelming change' around the site. The route, between Collin Street and Lister Gate, replaces the covered passage through the old shopping centre, which provided a link to the city centre from the railway station.
The new walkway will eventually feature views of the new 'Green Heart', called Lister Square, with a Major Oak the focal point. The walkway will be brightly lit with new lighting and monitored with CCTV along with bollards at either end, fenced off from the demolition site, at either side.
While work on the redevelopment of the western side of the shopping centre has been progressing, millions of pounds in levelling up cash is sought to redevelop the rest of the site under an ambition led by leading urban designers to build 700 homes, a hotel, create a new entrance to the City of Caves and re-use the shopping centre frame.
