Planned works and their impact
Activity has been taking place on site. Overnight closures in November have allowed for further removal of Queen Street Bridge. The temporary road is in place while work continues on the project.
The car park remains open. However, sections of the long stay car park have closed, resulting in fewer spaces being available.
For the latest information see our project updates.
City walls
Throughout the ongoing Station Gateway works, special care has been taken to monitor and protect the historic City walls.
The walls and ramparts are designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This means they are nationally important, and any works which might have an impact on them will need a special permission, called a Scheduled Monument Consent, from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Historic England acts as an advisor to the DCMS. Their specialist team of inspectors and engineers have been working on this project for several years and have reviewed the proposed works well in advance. A Scheduled Monument Consent was submitted to and agreed by DCMS, allowing the works to be carried out.
A key part of this was the installation of a monitoring system, with monitoring targets being attached to the walls and embankments. This allows the council, Historic England and the contractor to monitor the behaviour of the walls before, during and after the works. Advance works have enabled the team to understand typical wall movement throughout the year and develop a plan to mitigate for any movement during or after the works.
During the Queen Street Bridge demolition works, no movement has been recorded to date.
Plan ahead
Journey times may be affected during the works around the station. However, we'll be doing everything we can to keep delays to a minimum.
Residents and visitors are urged to plan ahead and allow more time for journeys on routes which may be busier than normal.
We apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause and can ensure measures will be taken to minimise disruption over the course of the works.
Also see
York Station Gateway (Major Projects Team)
Transport Office