A NEW traffic scheme proposed for one of Belfast city centre's busiest throughfares could see almost all vehicles banned.
The Department for Infrastructure has launched a new consultation on York Street and if given the green light, only buses, bicycles and blue badge holders will be permitted to use it.
The new measures would run the length of the front of the new Ulster University campus.
The Experimental Traffic Control Scheme consultation was launched on Wednesday and if it gets the go-ahead, would initially run for a period of six months.
The consultation will remain open until October 6 at 5pm.
The plan would ban all vehicles, other than buses, cycles and disabled persons’ vehicles from entering York Street at its junction with Donegall Street and at its junction with Frederick Street/Great Patrick Street.
In addition, all vehicles would be banned from entering a length of Curtis Street at its junction with York Street and at a point 15 metres south-east of that junction.
The proposals would also ban vehicles waiting at any time, loading and unloading permitted, on lengths of Curtis Street and suspend pay and display parking places at the same location.
Parking places with unlimited waiting for disabled persons’ vehicles on lengths of York Street would also be provided.
Details of the scheme can be viewed at infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/consultations
