The City of London Corporation are working to transform the St Paul’s Gyratory.
Largely unchanged since the 1970s, the St Paul’s Gyratory Transformation Project’s new designs will reorganise the traffic-dominated streets to create a new public space, introduce safer walking and cycling routes, whilst retaining access for buses and motor-vehicles.
A new public space – Closing the southern section of King Edward Street to traffic enables the creation of a new, 3,000-square-metre public space called Greyfriars Square. A fly-through visualisation of the future Greyfriars Square can be seen below:
The works will start onsite from 28th April 2025 and take place over two years. The works are due to be delivered in phases, and there will likely be some disruption for people travelling through the area during this time.
Shravan Joshi, chairman of the City of London Corporation Planning and Transport Committee, said:
“The St Paul’s Gyratory project will enhance all that the Square Mile offers, creating a welcoming walking route that connects the Tate Modern to the future London Museum.
“I am extremely proud that this is the biggest open space ever to be delivered in the City, which will have amenities that offer a place to rest, socialise and play.
“We are committed to deliver new public spaces for everyone to enjoy, in line with our ‘Destination City’ growth strategy to secure the Square Mile’s status as a world-leading place to invest.”
Find out more about the project and its delivery phases on the cityoflondon.gov.uk website.
Images courtesy of the City of London Corporation