A £3.6 million refurbishment of Leeds Bus Station will be led by Willmott Dixon Interiors.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has appointed the fit-out specialist to deliver the significant upgrade, providing modern facilities, a new retail unit and improved accessibility for passengers.
The 36-week project involves the refurbishment of the station concourse, with contemporary, durable wall and floor finishes, replacement lighting and roof ventilation, new passenger seating, and real time information displays and signage.
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The travel centre is to be refurbished and made open to the concourse, while the existing drivers’ accommodation will be relocated.
Externally, the entrance canopies will be replaced with larger, more visually attractive canopies and signage.
New wall cladding will be installed to increase visibility of the station and a ramp and steps will be added to the station’s York Street entrance.
Works will be carried out while the bus station, travel centre, retail units and the adjoining Nation Express Coach Station remain in operation, with a maximum of six bus bays taken out of use at any one time.
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Phil Crowther, regional director at London-headquartered Willmott Dixon Interiors, said: “We know just how important a role Leeds Bus Station plays in serving local communities, so it’s vital that it remains at full capacity for passengers during construction.
"We’ve carefully designed and planned these works to minimise disruption to bus and coach movements and will be carrying out overnight operations for approximately 12 weeks, to maintain power to the facility. Our team is highly experienced at delivering projects in busy, working locations and we’ll be putting measures in place to ensure the safety of the public at all times.”
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The project will be delivered by a team including WSP as project manager; Enjoy Design Ltd as architect and principal designer; and Waterman Building Services as structural engineer.
It is the third recent fit-out and refurbishment project to be awarded to Willmott Dixon Interiors in central Leeds and the second on behalf of WYCA. The contractor is currently delivering the modernisation of 48,300 sq ft of office space at the authority’s Wellington House headquarters.
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