Friargate development

Cllr. Rachel Lancaster was on the radio this morning quoting £50,000 to repair it sufficiently for it to be placed back outside! (You couldn't make it up!) Edit: I've just read that it costs £50,000 to maintain a WWII Spitfire for a whole year, how on earth can the restoration of a 'scrap-metal' horse cost the same?

Hi all Latest picture from me, not much different from our friend Pixrobin's picture from Monday, 7th.

If it's corroded in the legs, that must be a lame excuse. ! (sorry carry on as if I wasn't here)

Morning all, I haven't been on for a while and have been trying to find a plan that shows the actual new road layout at Friargate. I was unfortunate enough to have to go to Central 6 a few weeks ago and ended up going past the church on Queens Road and then doing a U turn on Warwick road as I headed back to the city. I thought I had followed the road markings having left the ring road (clockwise). The 2nd time I went to Central 6 I worked it out. However, I have to take my daughter to the station tomorrow and cannot find a plan that shows the way in and out. It may be obvious but with my past experience with this 'creation' I'm not confident I'll find the way. EDIT: I've just found a picture on google maps which explains it sufficiently. I'm glad I don't venture into this part of the city very often. It must be chaos at rush-hour. Progress... Steve.

Hi Steve, you could also take a look at the plan in post 56 (page 4) of this thread. The arrows show the flow of traffic around the station Although on the radio this morning they are saying there isn't a "flow" at busy times as the new junction is nothing but a bottle-neck!

Thanks Tony. This is the picture I found. It seems to show 2 way traffic to and from the station now. Also I'm sure I read somewhere that you can't go back to the sliproad/roundabout the old way as it is buses only now?

I use this junction at rush hour and it's fine. Never had a problem with it. Getting to the station is also better now. Progress indeed. People have been complaining that Coventry is a concrete jungle for decades.

My son uses this junction daily and getting from Manor Road to Central Six island, at 5:30pm each day, takes him 30-40 minutes most days.

You cannot turn east bound on to the Ring Road if you are approaching North from Warwick Road at that junction. You either have to go West to the Croft Road junction and double-back or go down to New Union Street and get on the RR at Little Park Street. Bit daft. As Tony says - stay well clear at Rush Hour. Took my sister an hour to get out of Central Six a few weeks ago at that time!

Contrasting views over Coventry Station (16 Oct 2014 / 23 Dec 2015), showing the progress in the demolition of Station Tower Work is underway in constructing the pedestrian route from the station towards the city centre

Road closures and route changes as demolition of Coventry's Station Tower reaches final phase - Telegraph report

An interesting web-cam view of the development, as seen from the 10th floor of the adjacent tower, is available here. From the "image calendar", which provides a good history of progress, it appears that the image is updated every 20 minutes.

Another contrasting view from yesterday

Park Road comparison - 23 Dec 2015 and 25 March 2016

View from the railway station towards Greyfriars Green Even the Bees and Storm get a mention in the hoardings alongside the walk