Conway Street and Europa Boulevard Active Travel Scheme

Wirral Council has received £7.2 million from the Government's Future High Streets Fund, Active Travel Fund and private funding, to help areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future and support increased levels of active travel.

We are proposing to use this funding to provide walking, cycling and public realm improvements on Conway Street, Europa Boulevard and across part of the existing Europa Car Park and Claughton Road. The improvements will provide a more attractive place for people to shop, live, visit or work and will support the regeneration of Birkenhead Town Centre, providing an improved, better connected and more sustainable experience for all who use this area.

The proposals have been developed by Wirral Council and an experienced design team to provide enhanced connectivity and road safety within the town centre. It is proposed to provide public realm enhancements and enhanced pedestrian and cycling safety measures with improved pedestrian crossing facilities and better links between Conway Park Station and Birkenhead Town Centre.

The three schemes proposed are:

Scheme 1 – Conway Street

This scheme aims to improve the look and feel of Conway Street from its junction with Hemingford Street to the roundabout at Argyle Street, and to improve accessibility for all. The scheme includes the full replacement of paving materials on the north side, new trees complementing the existing ones. A fully segregated cycleway will be introduced on the north side of the road with better pedestrian and cycle crossing points along Conway Street. Existing access points along this section of Conway Street will either be closed or made one way and made safer for pedestrians by raising the footway levels at each junction.

Scheme 2 – Europa Boulevard

This scheme aims to reduce the overly wide dual carriageway and share the available space more evenly. It includes the introduction of a fully segregated cycleway on the west side of the Boulevard, with northbound and southbound vehicular traffic using the east side of the boulevard. The scheme also includes the replacement of the current pavement with quality surfacing to improve the look and accessibility of the street environment.

Scheme 3 – Europa Car Park

The third scheme will take part of the Europa Car Park nearest to the Bus station to allow public realm improvements, allowing better connection between Conway Park Station and Birkenhead Town Centre. We are also proposing to make a short section of Claughton Road near the bus Station one way as a shared surface i.e. for all users not just traffic. The improvement will result in the loss of some 50 car spaces.

Visual representations of the proposed schemes are shown in the Consultation Board in the Documents section on this page. A concept plan, showing the extent of the proposals, is also available to view in this section.

Please provide your feedback on these proposals through expressions of support or objections by completing the short survey below.


Wirral Council has received £7.2 million from the Government's Future High Streets Fund, Active Travel Fund and private funding, to help areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future and support increased levels of active travel.

We are proposing to use this funding to provide walking, cycling and public realm improvements on Conway Street, Europa Boulevard and across part of the existing Europa Car Park and Claughton Road. The improvements will provide a more attractive place for people to shop, live, visit or work and will support the regeneration of Birkenhead Town Centre, providing an improved, better connected and more sustainable experience for all who use this area.

The proposals have been developed by Wirral Council and an experienced design team to provide enhanced connectivity and road safety within the town centre. It is proposed to provide public realm enhancements and enhanced pedestrian and cycling safety measures with improved pedestrian crossing facilities and better links between Conway Park Station and Birkenhead Town Centre.

The three schemes proposed are:

Scheme 1 – Conway Street

This scheme aims to improve the look and feel of Conway Street from its junction with Hemingford Street to the roundabout at Argyle Street, and to improve accessibility for all. The scheme includes the full replacement of paving materials on the north side, new trees complementing the existing ones. A fully segregated cycleway will be introduced on the north side of the road with better pedestrian and cycle crossing points along Conway Street. Existing access points along this section of Conway Street will either be closed or made one way and made safer for pedestrians by raising the footway levels at each junction.

Scheme 2 – Europa Boulevard

This scheme aims to reduce the overly wide dual carriageway and share the available space more evenly. It includes the introduction of a fully segregated cycleway on the west side of the Boulevard, with northbound and southbound vehicular traffic using the east side of the boulevard. The scheme also includes the replacement of the current pavement with quality surfacing to improve the look and accessibility of the street environment.

Scheme 3 – Europa Car Park

The third scheme will take part of the Europa Car Park nearest to the Bus station to allow public realm improvements, allowing better connection between Conway Park Station and Birkenhead Town Centre. We are also proposing to make a short section of Claughton Road near the bus Station one way as a shared surface i.e. for all users not just traffic. The improvement will result in the loss of some 50 car spaces.

Visual representations of the proposed schemes are shown in the Consultation Board in the Documents section on this page. A concept plan, showing the extent of the proposals, is also available to view in this section.

Please provide your feedback on these proposals through expressions of support or objections by completing the short survey below.


Page last updated: 19 Mar 2023, 05:05 PM