Yate Tesco getting ready for rebuild

Yate bus station, which will be revamped as part of the Tesco rebuild

Agreement has now been reached on the highway works involved with the rebuilding of Tesco. The works directly involved with the rebuilding will start shortly, and Tesco have agreed to make a major contribution to other highway improvements around the town centre.

Yate Town Councillor Chris Willmore said ""We have waiting a long time for the green light. I am sure shoppers in Yate will be delighted to get rid of the current cramped outdated store and
get a new one. It will be massive, not just a replacement for the current store, but one of those enormous Tescos: great for local shoppers, as long as it does not push yet more local shops out of business, or gridlock our town centre."

Temporary bus stops will be installed in the Overflow Car Park starting in November, and a 3000 square foot temporary Tesco store will be erected by Xmas, just along from the East Walk toilets.

Building of the new Tesco is scheduled to start in January/February, and it is planned to open by Xmas 2010. Once the temporary Tesco has been removed, work can start on building extra shop units on East Walk - hopefully the business climate will have picked up by then. No doubt there will be competition to have shops near Tesco because of all the passing trade.