 On the demise of the bypass scheme following a Public Inquiry, Baxtergate was retained as a one-way street in the opposite direction to that planned and four pedestrian underpasses were hurriedly constructed to allow pedestrians to cross from the surface car parks to the shopping centre without having to cross traffic and bus stops which were constructed on the car park side of the road.The subways were a constant problem for the Council, being prone to flooding and the location of physical attacks on unwary shoppers and bus passengers.The development team proposed the realignment of Baxtergate to a position alongside the bank of the River Freshney and Hammerson were encouraged to extend the shopping centre to the new alignment of the road, building two multi-storey car parks, one at each end of the development, to replace the surface level parking.