£1m project to create a 'public square' effect on Bolton's Deansgate approved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukUp to £1m will be spent on softening the landscape and providing an 'attractive public space' in Bolton's Deansgate area. The spending has been agreed in the past week for the project, for the section of Deansgate between Knowsley Street and Bridge Street.
A public 'square' will be created in the central part of Deansgate, outside Marks and Spencer and Superdrug, by changing the paving to create a feature area.
Documents said the effect would be created by installing paving stones of 'granite cubes in warm tones of pink'. They will be laid in a fan pattern to create 'a more visually interesting flooring material and a focus for the street'.
Seating on Deansgate will be also replaced. READ MORE: Green light for bus reform: What does it mean for passengers? The move is designed to make the area more attractive for shoppers and visitors and make the pedestrianised area and also be used as 'an integral space used for a wide range of events which take place in the town'.
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