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The new coach station will open in September
Plymouth's new coach station will open in September, the council has announced.
The new site off Mayflower Street, which replaces the existing Bretonside station and paves the way for a £42million leisure park development, is set to open on Thursday, September 8.
The giant canopies which provide cover for passengers getting on and off coache are now up on the eastern end of the site, and the former Lloyds Bank building is being converted into a ticket office.
Granite stones are being laid in what will become an outside waiting area, creating the "chequered board" look which will feature across the coach station.
Deputy council leader Patrick Nicholson said: "It's good to see this new coach station taking shape and the opening date means the end of the build is in sight.
"For a long time people have felt that Bretonside did not give the welcome a modern city should give visitors. This new coach station will change that.
"We hope it will also mean more people spend money in and around this part of the city centre.
"Moving the coach services out of Bretonside will allow a £42million investment get underway, which is great news for the city centre and great news for Plymouth."
National Express service delivery director Kevin Gale said: "National Express is getting in gear to move into the new coach station and it's fantastic to see it taking shape.
"This is a really exciting new development, not just for us as a business, but also for the city as a whole, and will provide our customers with a really modern and welcoming experience.
"We will continue to work closely with the council throughout the latter stages of the build and as we transition over to the new site."
The council says it will work with National Express to put up signs so passengers know where the new coach station will be.
A new time lapse video shows Plymouth's £4.85 million coach station coming together.
Contractors SWH Civils have created a video showing the updates to the new site which is expected to be ready this summer.
Work started on the eastern side of Mayflower Street to create the "21st Century" station in January. Images of the glass canopy over the coach bays can now be seen.
The western side of the site will be turned into parking spaces for 97 cars.
Former council leader Tudor Evans had declared: "It's huge and even bigger than Manchester's coach station."
Artist impressions show that the new station will include seven coach stands, taxi stands and a "blue badge holder" drop-off bay.
The former Bretonside coach station will make room for plans for a £42million cinema and leisure complex.