More than £20m in funding agreed for key infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester
Members of the Bee Network Committee have approved the release of more than £20m to progress with key transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester. The latest release of funds – including £10m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and more than £10m from the Mayor’s Challenge Fund – will go towards a range […]
£25 million to change the face of Essex’s road network
Essex County Council has announced a multi-million funding boost to radically improve its road network. The funding has been called Priority One. This reflects the importance of highways to its residents and businesses, the council said. £25 million will go towards resurfacing key roads and repainting white lines. It will also see more drain cleaning, […]
£2m investment in improving road markings across Surrey
Nearly £2m will be spent this year on improving road markings across the county, with over 48 miles of line painting already completed. Surrey County Council has substantially increased its funding for this and coming years to make the county’s roads safer and improve their visual appearance. This is in addition to the largest ever […]
Over £74,000 awarded to monitor air quality in Wrexham
Wrexham Council has been awarded a grant of £74,281 from the Welsh Government’s Local Air Quality Management Support Fund to monitor air quality in Wrexham in an innovative and sustainable way. The project aims to set up a network of 10 monitors that will look at PM (Particulate Matter) Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide alongside […]
Improvements planned for A456 in Bewdley
Improvements are set to be made to the A456 in Bewdley, following completion of a detailed review of a section of the busy road by Worcestershire County Council. The review, which was launched earlier this year, took place after the Council listened to, and acted on, the views and feedback of local road users and […]
Highways improvements in Leek to start next week
A major highways improvements scheme in Leek will start on Monday 5 August. The £360,000 scheme is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and is part of a wider £50 million investment in the county’s roads over the next three years. The work on the A53 Buxton Road, is expected to take around six […]
Council invests an additional £9.1 million to deliver improvements to Cornwall’s road network
Cornwall Council has announced an additional £9.1 million of capital investment into maintaining and repairing Cornwall’s roads. The council already invests around £40 million a year in maintaining and improving the 7,250 kilometres (4,530 miles) road network, which ranges from busy A roads to narrow rural roads. This £9.1 million of capital funding means that an additional […]
£5.2m upgrade complete for Tyneside’s ‘world-first’ railway bridge
A year-long project to strengthen the iconic High Level Bridge which provides a vital road and railway link over the River Tyne is now complete. Network Rail has invested £5.2m to overhaul the underside of the Victorian-built structure which connects Gateshead and Newcastle. Designed by railway pioneer Robert Stephenson, when complete in 1849 it was […]
Simplifai-ing complex traffic challenges to help improve local communities
The DfT’s recent traffic signal fund was driven by the need for change on our road network. The fund, which rewarded 100 local authorities with investment to upgrade or make their traffic signals more efficient, will positively impact local communities in many different ways. The subsequent Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF) will provide a further […]
Luton Council starts extensive road improvement programme
A large, multi-million pound programme of works is underway to repair, protect and preserve Luton’s roads. The council’s contractor VolkerHighways, who maintain over 480km of Luton’s roads, supported by specialist companies, will work on over 221,000 m2 of roads in this financial year. These roads will either be completely resurfaced or be treated with surface […]
