# New bus gate to be built in city centre – BBC

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/new-bus-gate-to-be-built-in-city-centre-bbc/
- Published: 2026-07-31T18:03:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T00:12:48+00:00
- Original publisher: 🔎 Sheffield
- Original article: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTFB2ZndWLUwzSm5lb0VGWTRLSGVmYUlOaGZyY1NqM1JZOWVfa0RCODlQekJSdWJYek85TW4taHdoSEVHdDFxYk5aQWNKbC1MRXNia0hhQjdhNm5DMnZI?oc=5
- Topics: Americas, Sheffield, World

## Key points

- Portsmouth plans a bus-and-cycle-only route on Charlotte Street.
- The aim is faster outbound bus journeys.
- Works include crossings, pavements and lighting.

## Summary

Portsmouth City Council is to build a bus gate on Charlotte Street in the city centre, restricting the short stretch to buses and bicycles. The scheme is intended to let outbound buses bypass other traffic, improving journey times and supporting the council’s efforts to encourage public transport, walking and cycling.

Work was scheduled to begin on 5 February and finish in May 2024. The gate will link Charlotte Street with Commercial Road North, east of Eden Street, replacing a pedestrian-only section with a road alongside new pavements, crossings and street-lighting improvements; loading access is to be maintained during daytime works.

## Coverage

- [🔎 Sheffield: New bus gate to be built in city centre – BBC](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTFB2ZndWLUwzSm5lb0VGWTRLSGVmYUlOaGZyY1NqM1JZOWVfa0RCODlQekJSdWJYek85TW4taHdoSEVHdDFxYk5aQWNKbC1MRXNia0hhQjdhNm5DMnZI?oc=5)
- [feeds.bbci.co.uk: New bus gate to be built in city centre](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5l0z1m301o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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