14 March 2011 - First phase works

Summer 2011 - Junction signalisation works (Belvedere Street/Station Road)

On 4 February 2011 Ministers gave full approval to the scheme and confirmed the Department for Transport's funding contribution which allowed construction to commence.

The new bus interchange is to be constructed in the heart of Mansfield. This will replace the old out-dated bus station situated off Rosemary Street which opened in 1977. There are numerous problems with the existing bus station [PDF 228KB] which the new scheme will seek to resolve.

The project is being led by the County Council working in partnership with Mansfield District Council. The £9m scheme to provide a first class interchange for Mansfield is to be funded by contributions from the Department for Transport (DfT), Nottinghamshire County Council, Mansfield District Council and EMDA.

The scheme will offer a major improvement to the quality of the bus waiting environment benefiting the existing five million passenger trips using the current bus station and encourage more people to travel by public transport.

The new station will be fully enclosed and will boast a comfortable waiting area with plenty of seating, toilets, shop, café and baby changing area.

It will also include a staffed travel information office, CCTV cameras linked to the town centre system and automatic doors separating the waiting passengers from buses.

Site location

The new bus station is proposed to be relocated to the Station Road public car park, off Quaker Way, just 180 metres (195 yards) from the Market Square and within the heart of the town centre. It will be much closer to the train station and a pedestrian bridge will link the train station to the bus station making interchange between the two easier.

When the exisiting bus station moves there are plans to redevelop the Stockwell Gate North area of the town including the bus station site and the old Tesco store which will help the overall regeneration of the town.

Curent landuse on the site of the proposed new Mansfield bus interchange

Artists impression of the new Mansfield bus interchange

A map showing the location of the existing bus station and the new site [PDF 3020KB] is available to download.

Public consultation

There has been a high level of public and stakeholder interest on the proposals and the scheme has been refined taking into account feedback received.

Exhibitions were held during December 2006 in Mansfield Market Place, Mansfield Town Hall, local libraries including Mansfield, Ladybrook, Forest Town and Warsop and the Coop foodstore in Mansfield Woodhouse.

Over 300 questionnaire and 60 postcard responses were received to the consultation.

• 95 percent of respondents felt that Mansfield needed a better bus station
• 66 percent stated that they would use buses more if a new bus station was provided
• 78 percent of respondents felt the proposed location was either 'very good' or 'good'
• 85 percent of respondents rated the scheme as being either 'very good' or 'good'
• Only a small percentage of respondents disliked the design (2 percent) and location (9 percent).

Bus operators are obviously a key part of the scheme. Regular meetings have been held with the two main operators Stagecoach and Trent Barton and both are supportive of the scheme. In addition to this, a full scale layout of the site has been trialed at Newark Showground (on two occasions) and the design has been altered based on this testing.

Next steps

• March 2011 - Enabling works: complete
• Summer/Autumn 2011 - Signalise the junction of Belvedere Street/Station Road: ongoing
• Winter 2011 - Construction of building/main site works: next phase
• Winter 2012/13 - Interchange opens.

An artists impression of the bus turning area and bridge connecting to the railway station (Midland Hotel can be seen to the right). Below - a 3D visualisation of the proposed new Bus Station in Mansfield.