Conway Street and Europa Boulevard Active Travel

We Asked

Wirral Council has received £7.2 million from the Government's Future High Streets Fund, Active Travel Fund and private funding, to make improvements on Conway Street and Europa Boulevard. The funding cannot be used for any other purpose. The proposed improvements were designed to provide walking, cycling and public realm improvements, increasing connectivity and road safety within the town centre.

Phase 1 consultation (found here) sought reasons for supporting and objecting to the proposals, with feedback considered in the design process. Following this feedback, a second phase (found here) of consultation was designed to give notice and detail of the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO’s) required to make the proposals effective and collected feedback on these TRO's.

You Said

88 people responded to the phase 1 consultation. 71.6% of responses supported proposals on Conway Street, 70.5% supported proposals on Europa Boulevard and 62.1% supported the proposed changes to Europa car park.

24 people responded to the phase 2 consultation. 50% supported and 50% objected to the introduction of a one-way road system on Conway Street, 54.5% objected to the proposed introduction of on-street parking restrictions on Conway Street, 58.3% of respondents supported the proposed introduction of a bus lane on Conway Street, 50% supported and 50% objected to the introduction of cycle facilities on Conway Street, 52.2% supported the proposed introduction of on-street parking restrictions on Europa Boulevard and 62.5% supported the proposed introduction of cycle facilities on Europa Boulevard.

We Did

Conway Street and Europa Boulevard Active Travel Scheme was approved for delivery with completion scheduled for Summer 2025.

Update 09/07/2025

Following the consultation and a review of the results, the scheme was given approval to progress. As a result, the following traffic regulations orders will be made on 9th July 2025:

  • Amendments to the Birkenhead Town Centre Controlled Parking Zone
  • One-way traffic arrangements on Grange Road and St John Street
  • Pedestrian/Cycle Zone on Grange Road, St John Street, Catherine Street, Vincent Street, Horatio Street and Coburg Street
  • One-way arrangements on Adelphi Street
  • Bus Lane on Conway Street
  • Revocation orders to remove existing orders to facilitate the project on Europa Boulevard and in the Grange Road pedestrian area

The regeneration scheme in Birkenhead Town Centre, that these traffic regulation orders relate to, has been progressing on site. These traffic regulation orders, will be introduced on site in phases, as the works are completed.

These traffic regulation orders do not include changes to Grange Road West, which will be introduced as works are completed in that area. The regulations for Grange Road West will be introduced as Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders, which means that once we introduce them, they can be amended and changed. Wirral Council will invite comments from residents and local businesses during the initial 6 month period of the new traffic proposals and the experimental traffic regulation order process will allow Wirral Council to make any necessary changes to the traffic arrangements and the use of the road in its new layout.