Extension to one way system within the Western General

To ensure the maximum safety of patient and staff pedestrians, access to Hospital Main Drive from Entrance A (Crewe Road South) will be closed to vehicular traffic through to August 2022.

From Monday 15th March, Hospital Main Drive and car parks (listed below) will only be accessible to vehicles entering the hospital via the Telford Road entrance (Entrance D). No vehicular access will be available to Cancer Services or patient car parks from Crewe Road South.

As part of this closure, a new pedestrian footpath will be constructed to the south side of Hospital Main Drive, from Turner House to the junction between Ward 1 and Car Park 4a, and a shared cycle/ pedestrian lane constructed from Ward 1 to Crewe Road South.  Details of these new paths are attached to this communication.

Pedestrians and cyclists will now be safely segregated from construction activity on the north side of Hospital Main Drive, notably from the LINAC construction site and Infrastructure improvement works. All diverted routes into buildings will be signposted accordingly.

Construction traffic will continue to use the temporary construction site access to the south of the SHSC on Crewe Road South and will access the LINAC site across Hospital Main Drive. Pedestrians and cyclists will be assisted by Traffic Marshalls when crossing in this vicinity.

The following car parks will now only be accessible from Telford Road:

  • Car Park 6
  • Car Park 4
  • 2 x blue badge spaces at SHSC

Entrance to the hospital from Porterfield Road will remain unaffected by these works.

HOSPITAL MAIN DRIVE INDICATIVE ONE WAY SYSTEM PROPOSED DIVERSION ROUTE PLAN Option 2

HOSPITAL MAIN DRIVE INDICATIVE ONE WAY SYSTEM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OVERALL PLAN