Bath & NES Council cabinet to consider Citizens’ Panel recommendations on active travel schemes
Bath & NES Council Cabinet will consider a report on the Active Travel in Bath and North East Somerset Citizens’ Panel, when it meets next week. The report highlights the outcomes of the Citizens’ Panel, which was commissioned earlier this year to consider active travel in and around Bath. The report also requests adoption of […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Highways team prepared for winter
Bath & North East Somerset Council Highways team has started its preparations for winter by stocking up on gritting salt and refilling grit bins. More than 1,200 tonnes of salt has been procured and is already in dry storage at the council’s Clutton depot. All 434 of the council’s grit bins have also been checked […]
Bath and North East Somerset Council to use low emission thermal road repair technology
A new carbon-saving alternative to traditional methods of repairing roads is being used by Bath & North East Somerset Council to help deliver its commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency. Bath and North East Somerset Council have invested in a thermal road repair system to help significantly reduce emissions as it improves and […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council start consultations on two active travel schemes
Two new proposed walking and cycling schemes could be brought to Bath following a public consultation on the plans to encourage active travel. The plans include new crossings, improved footways and a new bridge to help people travel by foot or cycle more easily. A scheme in the Scholars’ Way area of the city, will […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet to consider new long-term plan to decarbonise transport and reduce the impact of travel
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet will consider a new long-term plan to decarbonise transport and reduce the impact of travel this week. A report, which will go before councillors today (5th May), has been drawn up following months of consultation with residents and stakeholders. Almost five hundred and fifty people responded to a […]
Decision on Bath & North East Somerset Park & Ride contract before cabinet
A new contract to run park and ride services from Bath’s three sites to the city centre is being considered by Bath & North East Somerset councillors. A report before the cabinet which meets this week sets out options for the service because the current contract, set up ten years ago, is due to expire in August. […]
Highways engineer who ‘loves coming to work’ celebrates 50 years at Bath & North East Somerset Council
A Bath & North East Somerset Highways engineer says he’s not hanging up his hard hat or hi-vis jacket just yet despite clocking up 50 years working on the area’s roads. Allan Sperring, who started work for the council on April 17, 1972 aged just 17, is celebrating half a century of public service and […]
Air quality improving in Bath since introduction of CAZ
New data shows air quality is improving both in Bath city centre and outside the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) following the introduction of the scheme. A report to be considered by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s cabinet on Thursday 9 September reveals that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels have dropped by more than 12% compared with the same […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council to spend extra £950,000 on improving streets, parks and highways
An additional £950,000 may be found to fund more services to improve Bath’s streets, parks and highways. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, neighbourhood services, which include highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds, have had funding cuts over the last ten years. A report before […]
Plans for improvements to road network in Bath & North East Somerset
Plans for even more investment in neighbourhood services to improve streets, parks and highways will be discussed by Bath & North East Somerset councillors. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, Neighbourhood Services which includes highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds has had funding cuts over […]