Liverpool Council is unveiling how it will regulate traffic flow around the new stadium
Further transport changes are to be implemented in the area around Bramley-Moore Dock ahead of Everton’s impending move to a new stadium. Liverpool Council is seeking to create a football match parking zone around the 52,888 seater ground.
Similar to the existing measures at the Toffees’ current home at Goodison Park and neighbouring Anfield, the proposed parking zone – which could be signed off by the local authority cabinet next week – will encompass the surrounding Ten Streets district and into the city centre. This could include the creation of new resident parking area, taxi ranks and bus stands.
The wider aim of the parking zone is to reduce congestion, improve air quality, safety and journey times to and from the stadium. The proposals have also been designed to complement the planned modernisation of parking across the city centre.
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New hours of operation would be adopted for existing parking zones in the Great Homer Street, Ten Streets and Love Lane area, with new industrial zones at the north and south ends of Boundary Street. Should the cabinet sign off on the plans when they meet next week, the city’s highways team will install new signage from the end of the year, with residents and businesses invited to secure relevant permits.
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Cllr Dan Barrington, Liverpool Council cabinet member for transport and connectivity, said: “Everton Stadium is going to be transformational especially for the surrounding Ten Streets district and the wider Kirkdale community. As well as the economic benefit, the vast volume of people the stadium will attract – and how they arrive and depart – needs to be carefully managed.
“The North Docks area has never had to cope with such large numbers of people in such concentrated time periods, but fortunately the city has the experience and knowledge thanks to Goodison Park and Anfield. By creating this new match day parking zone, we’ll be looking to adopt and incorporate those controls which so effectively move tens of thousands on a weekly basis.
“Bramley-Moore Dock is also a unique location given its very close proximity to the city centre and the fact the surrounding transport infrastructure is well developed. There’s more to be done but all the partners are talking to make those improvements.
“We’ll also be looking to encourage as many active travel options as possible for those attending the games or other events there, which is a win-win for everyone in terms of managing congestion and air quality and promoting healthy habits.
“There’s lots of residents and businesses, as well as Everton fans, who will be affected by these proposals and thanks to their feedback we’ve been able to formulate a plan which aims to accommodate their needs.”
Scheduled to open for the 2025/26 season, the Everton Stadium will be subject to a number of test events at the start of next year. The city council has already signed off on proposals by Merseyrail to create a fan management zone at the nearby Sandhills station.
