Works are underway on busy city centre roads as part of city centre funding renovations.

Phase 2 of the Future High Streets Fund consists of revamping Trinity Street and St Swithin's Street.

According to Gov.uk, the aim of the Future High Streets Fund is to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that drives growth, improves experience and ensures future sustainability.

Highway maintenance workers are at the site, working on repaving Trinity Street and installing road closure signage for pedestrians and drivers.

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During the closure of Trinity Street, the St Swithin's Street taxi rank will be unavailable from 6am to 6pm and The Cross taxi rank will be unavailable 10am to 6pm for 7 days a week.

For the next five weeks, a temporary taxi rank will be available on Queen's Street between the hours of 10am and 6pm.

There will be no motor vehicle access to St Swithin's Street from Trinity Street between 10am to 6pm, 7 days a week for approximately 5 weeks due to the works.

Trinity Street, from the junction of Queens Street, will be closed to motor vehicles between the hours 10am to 6pm for the same time.

The works are also due to affect disabled parking available in the area.

Disabled parking found near the turning onto The Cross from St Swithin's Street is set to close for ten weeks starting from Monday 11 April.

Spaces on Trinity Street are also due to be affected starting from Wednesday 13 of April for ten weeks.

Phase 1 of The Future High Streets Fund Phase 1 scheme in Worcester was completed yesterday (Wednesday 6) in Angel Row and Angel Place after more than two months.

Contractors first began the revamp works on January 17, with plans to revitalise the area around Angel Street first unveiled by Worcestershire County Council and Worcester City Council in December 2021.

Worcester’s historic Scala Theatre will be converted into a new arts venue and the former Co-op building on Angel Street will undergo a major and much-needed transformation.