More construction taking place at Salisbury Coach Park

Various stakeholders gathered last month to mark the first phase of the River Park project nearing completion.

Those in attendance - including this newspaper - were told that most of the works were now complete, with further planting and seeding due to take place over winter.

But the Journal can now confirm that more work is being undertaken in the Coach Park, with electric lights being connected. 

Read more: PICTURES: First phase of Salisbury River Park project 'nearing completion'

Salisbury Coach Park photographed in September 2024 (Image: Spencer Mulholland) A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: “It was always planned that connecting the light columns would be one of the final tasks. We are hoping this will happen shortly, at which point we will then be able to commission the lights, backfill the trenches and do the final landscaping.”

Salisbury Coach Park, October 2024 (Image: Spencer Mulholland) The spokesperson added: "It was determined earlier on that it was better for costs and programme to tarmac the whole area at an earlier date and then cut out the small area where the connections are required at this point, rather than wait for all the connections to be made before doing any of the tarmac work."