Pendle
Colne town centre bus priority and highway improvements
Location: Colne town centre including Church Street, Market Street, Craddock Road, Windy Bank and the Bus Station.
Proposals: Improvements to the highway network in Colne town centre to improve bus movements.
The primary focus of the proposals is to change Craddock Road to operate two-way traffic and centralise access to bus services at a reconfigured bus station, whilst maintaining general access to the town centre.
To facilitate this change, new traffic signals with intelligent bus priority would be installed at the eastern end of the town at the junction of Market Street, Skipton Road, Keighley Road and Craddock Road.
At the western end of the town, a small clockwise gyratory would be maintained, to assist traffic flows, using Church Street, Colne Lane, Craddock Road and Walton Street.
Windy Bank would have a 7.5 tonne weight limit from Norfolk Street to Church Street to prevent larger, unsuitable vehicles from using the road. Windy Bank would still be open to other traffic.
Other proposed elements of the scheme include improved pedestrian access to the bus station by closing off traffic to Parliament Street from Market Street. Access to the car park would be maintained from the two-way Craddock Road. Additionally, to assist blind and partially sighted pedestrians a new traffic signal-controlled crossing would be installed near the market.
Progress: The original concept plans aimed to introduce a sustainable transport corridor through the centre of Colne Market Street. Initial stakeholder engagement with the local community took place in late 2023 followed by wider engagement in early 2024.
Constructive feedback was received, leading to adaptions to the proposals that focus on maintaining traffic movements within Colne town centre, improving bus priority and making better use of the bus station for the coordination of services
Proposals for the bus station are being developed in partnership with Pendle Borough.
The proposed delivery is to take place around September 2025.
Find out more:
The proposed scheme is detailed on the concept plan above.
Wider stakeholder comments and feedback can be made to our Bus Service Improvement Plan email address BSIP@lancashire.gov.uk.
Any responses or feedback received will be assessed and incorporated into the proposals where possible.
We will add details of the formal Traffic Regulation Orders here in due course.