Work on site for the £150 million regeneration of Great Homer Street in Liverpool has began.

A ceremony was held to mark the official start if work on the scheme known as 'Project Jennifer', which is being delivered by St. Modwen in partnership with Liverpool City Council.

As well as a 110,000 sq ft Sainsbury's supermarket, the major regeneration project will bring 80,000 sq ft of retail, 900 free customer car parking spaces, a petrol filling station and homes.

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Major road improvements will be made, including a new junction linking Scotland Road to Great Homer Street and improved links to Everton Park. The new ‘Greaty’ market facility also opened its doors in Dryden Street last month as part of the scheme.

Paul Batho, Projects Director at St. Modwen, said: "The commencement of main site works is a major landmark for the scheme and represents the substantial investment being made in the city. This significant milestone brings more than 10 years of work to fruition and is testament to the support for the project in the local area. We are now in a position to accelerate activity on site, with a view to delivering this major partnership regeneration project by summer 2016."

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