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Capital Shopping Centres has plans
for three separate schemes that will significantly improve both the
retail offer and the public transport facilities at Eldon Square,
one of the country's leading shopping centres.
Work commenced in early 2005, with phased completions between 2006
and 2009. Some 1,000 jobs will be created on completion, with 2,000
workers being involved during the construction phases.
The schemes, which in total could cost £170m, will provide
a new, high-quality, fully enclosed bus station and a new mall at
the northern end of the scheme; a revitalised Old Eldon Square; and,
in the Southern Gateway scheme, a new Greenmarket, a new department
store and new, large shops.
The three schemes are:
ES West
This is the first stage of the revitalisation
of Old Eldon Square. Strada and Wagamama have opened at street level, and offer the opportunity of outdoor dining.
To complement this new activity in the square the city of Newcastle
is proposing to upgrade the landscaping and lighting of the square.
At the same time, seven new shops have been created on Blackettbridge.
ES North
A new bus station will be created at street
level facing onto Prudhoe Street with a modern, glass-fronted waiting
area that is secure and comfortable, providing direct access to
the buses and to the Eldon Square shopping centre. New facilities
will include travel information, drinks and snacks and new toilets.
Once the new bus station is open we will replace the existing bus
station with a new mall linking Prudhoe Street to Old Eldon Square.
New escalators and lifts will connect the mall to Chevy Chase above
through a spacious atrium, overlooked by a new John Lewis café.
ES South
The existing shopping centre between Clayton
Street and Newgate Street will be rebuilt to provide a new department
store and two-level modern shops along a wider mall. At street level,
there will be new shops and a modern Greenmarket.
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