Work set to start on Liverpool city centre scheme

A far-reaching multimillion-pound scheme designed to make Liverpool city centre easier to navigate is to begin.Liverpool City Council has instructed GRAHAM to undertake the first package of works for the £47m Liverpool City Centre Connectivity (LCCC) project, which will focus on re-engineering major routes from the commercial district through to the retail and knowledge districts.The first element will begin on 4 February on Victoria Street, running from North John Street to the Queensway Tunnel. It will include the widening of pavements, removal of bus layovers, tree planting and new public realm features.The LCCC scheme is being supported by a £38.4m grant from the Local Growth Fund with city council match funding of £8.7m. Local Growth Funding is awarded to the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and invested through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority through its Strategic Investment Fund.The remaining elements of this first package include improvements to Tithebarn Street and Moorfields, the second element will be a city centre bus hub, works to Brownlow Hill and an improved city coach park.One of the key aims of the LCC scheme is to improve the public realm in the city centre and enhance Liverpool’s international appeal to investors, shoppers and tourists with its visitor economy expected to grow by 25 per cent over the next ten years.