Bailgate Improvement Project

Weekly Update 1

19^th January 2026

Current Progress:

Works are due to commence on Monday 19^th January 2026. Below is important information regarding traffic management, parking and deliveries over the first phase of the works.

Phase 1: Westgate to Eastgate w/c 19^th January to 6^th February

Traffic Manangement:

• Bailgate carriageway closed between Westgate and Eastgate
• Access maintained between Coffee by the Arch and Prince of Wales, then onto Westgate
• Parking bays open between Coffee by the Arch and the County Assembly Rooms
• No parking permitted between Westgate and The White Hart Hotel
• No parking permitted along Eastgate
• Diversion route via Newport/Church Lane to Northgate, near The Lincoln Hotel
• Pedestrian access shall be unaffected.

The area closed is show red on the plan here.

Concerns have been shared about bin collections, therefore on bin collection days if the bins are put out for collection as they usually would be, the site team will move the bins to the collection area which is marked in blue on the picture above. Once the bins have been emptied the site team will move the bins back to where they were presented. Please could all businesses who use Biffa or Veolia bin collections clearly label their bins with their name of business and address before the 19^th of January. This will assist the site team with returning your bins to the correct location following collections.

Parking

There will be 32 on-street parking spaces open next week along Bailgate. The bays along Bailgate from Westgate to Eastgate will be closed until 6^th February.

Please note that all of the nearby carparks remain open throughout the project.

Deliveries

Are you located in Phase 1? The areas shown green in the picture below can be used for deliveries. Send me an email or give me a call to discuss any accommodations.

2^nd February 2026

Current Progress:

The works are continuing along Phase 1 between Westgate and Eastgate. Despite some adverse weather the contractor has made substantial progress and we hope to complete Phase 1 by the end of the week.

Below is important information regarding traffic management, parking and deliveries over the remaining first phase of the works. I have also provided some important information on Phase 2.

Phase 1: Westgate to Eastgate w/c 19^th January to 6^th February

Next weeks traffic manangement (week commencing 2^nd February)

• Bailgate carriageway closed between Westgate and Eastgate
• Access maintained between Coffee by the Arch and Prince of Wales, then onto Westgate
• Parking bays open between Coffee by the Arch and the County Assembly Rooms
• No parking permitted between Westgate and The White Hart Hotel
• No parking permitted along Eastgate
• Diversion route via Newport/Church Lane to Northgate, near The Lincoln Hotel
• Pedestrian access shall be unaffected.

The area closed is show red on the plan below.

Phase 2: Newport Arch to Westgate w/c 9^th February to 6^th March

Following concerns raised by residents in the area with access to the Metodist Church car park, we have discussed this with the contractor to minimise the disruption. This means Phase 2 will now be split into two mini phases to allow access to the carpark for the majority of the time.

Traffic manangement:

Phase 2a w/c 9^th Febraury to 27^th February

• The one-way system on Westgate reversed to allow one-way entry onto Bailgate
• The area between Prince of Wales to The White Hart Hotel will be open
• No direct access to Bailgate from Chapel Lane
• Parking open from the Prince of Wales to The Artisan Maker, near Gordon Road
• No parking permitted between Newport Arch and Westgate
• Diversion route via Newport / Rasen Lane / Burton Road / Westgate / Bailgate
• Pedestrian access shall be unaffected.
• Access and egress to the Methdodist Church carpark will be allowed from Newport only.
• Free one hour parking in the City of Lincoln Council nearby carparks at St Pauls Lane and Westgate 1 throughout February.

Parking

There will be 32 on-street parking spaces open next week along Bailgate. The bays along Bailgate from Westgate to Eastgate will be closed until 6^th February.

Please note that all of the nearby carparks remain open throughout the project.

Deliveries

Are you located in Phase 2?  Send me an email or give me a call to discuss any accommodations when we move into your area in 2 weeks.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact, Sophie Ward-Owen, LCC Public Liaison Officer [email protected]