Grantham Market Place to fully reopen after controversial works which were 'major headache' for businesses

Grantham Market Place will reopen following works to pedestrianise the area
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Grantham Market Place will fully reopen this week around four months after controversial works began to pedestrianise the area. The refurbishment of Grantham's Market Place was part of a two-phase £4.1 million project developed by South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) to improve both the Market Place and Station Approach.

Many business owners in the area were furious with the works, which Lincolnshire County Council carried out on behalf of SKDC. The completion date for the Market Place works was supposed to be mid-August, but this was pushed back due to supplier issues.

On Friday, September 13, all traffic management will be removed and people will once again have full access to the area. Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: "I’m really happy to say that the final closed off section of the Market Place area, at Conduit Lane, is set to re-open end-of-day Friday.

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"That means people will have full access back to this area of Grantham come the weekend. Once re-opened, our contractor will have some very minor works left to do to the finish off the job. However, these will be hyper-localised, meaning there won’t be any road closures needed.

"I know this scheme has been a major headache for businesses and residents in the Market Place area, so I want to thank everyone for remaining patient throughout the project. We did everything we could to keep disruption to a minimum, including removing bollards to improve access for deliveries and maintaining access for pedestrians.

"Hopefully these little things helped take the edge off while the works were being carried out."

The Station Approach works being delivered by the county council are currently underway at the Station Road/A607 junction until this winter. These, in conjunction with work on Dysart Road, have caused traffic issues in the town.