The walkway closed in July because of safety concerns.
This key route between Nottingham Railway Station and the city centre has been closed since midsummer when intu stopped the Broadmarsh centre redevelopment. Subsequently intu entered administration, their Broadmarsh companies were liquidated and the Broadmarsh Centre site was passed to the City Council by the Government’s Official Receiver. Reopening the walkway was identified as the City Council’s first priority after it gained control of the site.
Nottingham City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen said:
‘I am really pleased that after months of hard work, the walkway connecting Collin Street and Lister Gate has reopened, bringing back into use a key route between the train station and the city centre.
‘When the Broadmarsh Centre was passed to the City Council, we said our first priority was to reopen this walkway safely and as quickly as possible.
‘The walkway is an important through route for the city and its closure has been inconvenient for a lot of people, and while the future of the Broadmarsh Centre is still to be decided with the public’s help, I’m really pleased we’ve been able to reintroduce this public right of way. Whilst it is still a route through a building site, I’m pleased that this signals a step in the right direction and is a start.
‘The withdrawal of intu from the site presents a financial challenge for the City Council at a time when our budget is under immense pressure.
‘Equally, this is a great opportunity to look again at the plans for this key site, taking into account different ideas. We won’t be able to do this by ourselves and we will need to work in partnership.’
