£19m plans for bus, cycle and walking routes in south Coventry
Plans for new cycling, walking and bus routes serving one of Coventry’s major development and growth areas are currently being drawn up following the award of over half a million pounds of funding. The funding will support the development of sustainable transport links to the growing employment area south of the city including the Battery […]
£200,000 highways improvements for Newcastle in Staffordshire
A £200,000 highways scheme to improve a busy junction in Newcastle, Staffordshire is set to start next week. Staffordshire County Council’s highways teams will be carrying out the work on the A34, Liverpool road at the junction by the entrance to the Sainsbury’s superstore. The scheme will include road and ironwork repairs, resurfacing and new […]
Cheshire East Council to review its parking services and approach to streetlighting as it looks to make savings
Cheshire East Council has given an update on work to deliver essential savings in its highways and parking services. At a meeting of the council’s highways and transport committee on 20 July, councillors will consider a report on proposals to deliver energy and cost savings measures from street lighting, as well a separate report on […]
Lincolnshire dresses up its roads in a big way
Lincolnshire County Council is increasing the amount of surface dressing on its road network this year. Now underway, LCC Highways is actioning £5 million worth of surface dressing for Lincolnshire that will run through to the end of July at over 150 sites. In total, there’s 137 miles of Lincs roads getting the treatment– that’s […]
Plans in place to restore the iconic Tyne Bridge
Final plans are being made for the start of an ambitious restoration of the iconic Tyne Bridge from this September. Those initial works will have minimal impact on the transport network ahead of work next year Engineers have now finalised project plans which will see work begin under the bridge after the Kittiwakes leave the […]
New machinery helps with weeding in Brighton
Brighton & Hove City Council has been trialling new machinery for weeding as part of a review into how it maintains pavements across the city. This includes mechanical sweepers, weed rippers and specialist strimmers with weed ripping brushes. Councillor Tim Rowkins and Councillor Theresa Fowler recently met with members of the Cityclean team to inspect […]
Welsh Government making progress on highways and transport plans
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change at the Welsh Government, has said the government is making progress on national highways and transport developments following the publication of the National Transport Delivery Plan and Welsh Government’s response to the roads review earlier this year. He said that Welsh transport infrastructure must be safe, accessible, […]
Residents in Haringey dispute benefits of LTNs and urge council to reconsider schemes
Council chiefs in Haringey are continuing to face stiff opposition to low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) despite claiming that the schemes are achieving their aims. Residents last night urged Haringey Council to reconsider the LTNs, which they said had failed to reduce traffic, damaged local businesses and caused more “isolation, deprivation and misery” for people with disabilities, […]
New road in Preston named after local war veteran
One of the three new roads to open in Preston this month, William Young Way, has been officially marked in remembrance of William Young, honoured with a Victoria Cross for his bravery in the First World War, by members of his family. William Young Way and Avice Pimblett Way are two new roads that link […]
Cheshire West and Chester Council to introduce Highways Board and implement electric charging strategy
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet has agreed today to establish a new Highways Board with the first meeting to take place in September. Councillor Karen Shore, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Transport said: “This new Board will examine the work of the Highways Service, including budgets, programmes, and […]
