The Queen Street improvement scheme in Newton Abbot is substantially complete, and work will now take a break ahead of the Christmas shopping period with the final touches being completed in the New Year.
The scheme, which Teignbridge District Council are delivering in partnership with Devon County Council, will transform Queen Street into a more attractive, healthier and greener place for visitors and businesses.
The improvements the Councils have delivered so far includes a new Pedestrian and Cycle Zone covering the section between Albany Street and Courtenay Street, two flexible loading bays and widened pavements.
They have improved side road crossings which will provide additional space and better access to shops and businesses particularly for less-mobile visitors or those with young children in buggies.
Daytime works will now pause until Thursday, 2 January 2025 and most of the fencing and red barriers will be removed during this time.
Contractors will return in the New Year to put the final touches to the scheme, when trees will be planted in seven wooden planters, flowers in hanging baskets will be added and cycle parking and additional public seating will be installed.
A raised junction with a red coloured surface, to increase driver awareness of the new Pedestrian and Cycle Zone, will also be installed opposite Albany Street.
Additionally, the Council will install a new zebra crossing near the War Memorial, and new signs and road markings will be added across the scheme area.
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