{"id":57929,"date":"2025-04-05T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=57929"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:09:39","slug":"in-pictures-tarmac-going-down-at-blackpool-north-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=57929","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Tarmac going down at Blackpool North Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Blackpool Tramway extension opened up Talbot Road to North Station there is little doubt that the area surrounding it had a rather unfinished look with undeveloped land. That is now changing and although its not the office development envisaged as part of the original plans it is starting to make it look a lot better than it did. Peter Dockerty provides us with some photos.<\/p>\n

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At one stage plans for the land either side of the approach to the tram terminus had included office blocks as part of Talbot Gateway but with this seemingly not progressing at the moment, Blackpool Council confirmed last year that they would be tarmacking the land to create a new car park. However, as 2024 went on \u2013 and indeed as 2025 started \u2013 this didn\u2019t happen and the \u201cwasteground\u201d remained in place.<\/p>\n

But the end of March and start of April has finally seen this change with contractors in situ to tarmac the area around the tram tracks. Whilst this may not be the best use of what is apparently prime development land and isn\u2019t as aesthetically pleasing as it may be, at least it is a vast improvement on what was there before and should open up the area a lot more than before.<\/p>\n

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The last day of March 2025 and work is underway on tarmacking the area. This is the Talbot Road side of the tram terminus compound.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Four days later on 3rd April and good progress has been made, even so far as lines being painted for the car park spaces. There does remain the temporary orange fencing in place, but hopefully that may be removed at some point as well. (Both Photographs by Peter Dockerty)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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