Improving the area around the King's Theatre
Updates
11 March 2026
We will be renewing the road at the King’s Theatre junction to align with the new pavement and road layouts. This will be done overnight because of the location and scale of the work.
Overnight work will take place on Wednesday 18 March, Thursday 19 March and Friday 20 March, from 7pm to 6.30am.
At these times, the Gilmore Place approach to the junction will be closed to all traffic. Signs will show the diversions and local bus services will be rerouted during these times. Temporary traffic lights will be used to control traffic moving to and from Home Street and Leven Street, through the work area. Our contractor, Luddon, will make every effort to reduce noise disruption and undertake noisier work as early as possible.
About the project
We're working with the and other stakeholders to develop improvements to the public space around the theatre.
This part of the project will
- help deliver the Theatre’s aim to create step free access (from street to seat) through the main entrance for all patrons and visitors
- deliver our plans for improving the public spaces around the Theatre
- increase pavement areas by over 100 square metres
- make the exemption for cycling westbound on Valleyfield Street permanent
- alter the Greenways restrictions on Leven Street, from Tarvit Street to Glengyle Terrace, to suit the new road layout and provide a small increase in the overall Greenways loading bays.
Work will begin on Monday 12 January 2026 and finish late April 2026. We will continue to work with stakeholders, residents and local businesses to deliver these improvements before the King's Theatre's re-opens later 2026, and will do all we can to keep disruption to a minimum.