Nursery Street work to start

New park on Nursery Street
New park on Nursery Street

Story: Douglas Johnson

A new park is being created that should help keep the Wicker flood-free.

Work is being started at Nursery Street to create a new ‘pocket park’ alongside the River Don. This is a flood prevention measure, which will also be a pleasant public amenity. The park will have grass terraces and new paths and there will be a canoe platform and tree-planting. The park will protect against floods by filling up with water when the river is high, acting like a big sponge. The work starts in March and should take about 3 months. A formal launch event is proposed for September.

The long-term plan is to close Nursery Street to traffic altogether. Buses would be diverted round Stanley Street and Joiner Street.

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