Harlow car park to become temporary bus station as work on starts on new £15m transport hub

An artist's impression of what the new transport hub will look like
-Credit: (Image: Harlow Council)


A car park in an Essex town will become a temporary bus station while the existing building goes through a massive redevelopment. Harlow Council has been granted planning permission for the change of use of Post Office Road car park to a temporary bus station.

The arrangement will be in place for 18 months and allow for the redevelopment of the existing bus station into the new "Sustainable Transport Interchange and Hub".

All existing services will continue to run for the duration of the relocation. Work to deliver the £15m new transport hub in Harlow began at the site on Terminus Street in May this year.

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Costing around £15m, the majority of funding is from a £23.7m investment for Harlow through the Government's Towns Fund programme. The "bright and welcoming" transport hub will provide public transport options for Harlow's residents, visitors and employees, Harlow Council said.

Once constructed, the temporary bus station will include:

  • 8 bus bays with shelters

  • 8 layover bays

  • New pedestrian pathways to provide safe and convenient access

  • New Sheffield cycle stands for 40 bicycles

  • New kiosk and waiting area at John Robson House

  • Improved lighting and CCTV provision

  • Widening of the car park entrance and exit to allow for bus movement

Post Office Road car park will be closed from Monday October 14 after which construction work, which will around three months, can begin. Details of when the bus services will be relocated to the temporary arrangement will be published in the coming weeks.