Work continues at Queensgate roundabout
New City Link access project taking shape at site of former Victorian burial ground
Anyone passing the Queensgate roundabout will have seen how the busy construction site is now beginning to look more like a distinct access way.
Up until now, observers will have been forgiven for thinking it was more of an archaeological dig, with workers frequently finding skeletons and crypts at the former burial ground following the onset of works in July.
Despite this, the construction project – known as City Link – still has an estimated completion date of autumn, 2027.
The £5 million overhaul, which has already seen two of the roundabout’s three subways filled in with concrete, will eventually provide realigned access from the railway station to Cowgate.
The vision is that people and cyclists will be able to make use of an inclined path starting at the retained subway at the station end of the roundabout that will then rise up to a street-level road crossing leading into Cowgate and the city centre.
The transformation of the Queensgate roundabout is the first phase of the £65 million Station Quarter regeneration, which aims to turn Peterborough railway station into a double-sided gateway with a new western entrance, commercial space, and enhanced cycle and pedestrian links into the city centre.