THE future of one of Chester's Park and Ride sites is to be looked at in the new year.
Chester has in recent years had four Park and Ride sites on Wrexham Road, Boughton Heath, Chester Zoo and Sealand Road, with its regular bus services stopping off at a number of locations around the city.
However, the Sealand Road Park and Ride site has not been open since the Covid pandemic.
Its most recent use was as a Covid-19 testing site.
A look at Cheshire West and Chester Council's website says the service from this site "is currently suspended until further notice".
After an enquiry from the Standard, the council has revealed its Cabinet will be "reviewing the options" for the Sealand Road Park and Ride site in the new year.
That could mean reopening the site as a Park and Ride hub, or finding an alternative use for the land.
In the meantime, Chester's Park and Ride has started operating a late-night Christmas service from its three remaining routes.
The last bus from Foregate Street will be 9pm on Thursdays.
There will be a late-night service each day during Christmas week December 19 to 23 up to 9pm, and the last Park and Ride bus on December 24 will be 6pm.
Park and Ride costs £2 per person (up to three children under 16 can travel free with an adult) with buses running every 10 to 12 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays and every 15 minutes on Sundays and bank holidays.
- PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride: Grosvenor Road (for Racecourse and Law Courts) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Pepper Street (for the River Dee and Boat Trips) – Grosvenor Road - Wrexham Road Park & Ride
- PR2 – Boughton Heath Park and Ride: Boughton Waitrose (for Business Quarter) - The Bars – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Boughton Waitrose - Boughton Heath Park & Ride
- PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride: Liverpool Road (for Countess Hospital) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange (for the University) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop BB (for shops and visitor attractions) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange – Liverpool Road (Countess Hospital) - Upton (Zoo) Park & Ride
- For more details visit: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/parkandride
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