Essex residents supporting the future of active travel in the county
Essex have residents have backed the aims of the council’s Safer, Greener, Healthier Active Travel campaign with almost three quarters (74%) supporting prioritising and increasing space for walking whilst 66% support more space for cycling. In the report, on a county-wide level, traffic congestion, air pollution and road safety were top of concerns. The six-week […]
Colchester e-scooter trial is helping reduce car journeys, says report
Colchester’s e-scooter trial is helping create less journeys by car, according to new research by the company running the scheme. According to survey data from Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company which is running the trial, 82% cof riders had opted to use an e-scooter instead of driving alone at least once. If […]
Major investment to upgrade 82,000 streetlights to LEDs in Essex
The county of Essex is set to make savings every year as it upgrades teh remaining of its 82,000 streetlights to LED. Installation of the remaining 82,000 LED lights started in May 2021 in Basildon and Chelmsford and the LEDs will be installed area by area until completion in 2024. Where the ad-hoc replacement of […]
Work on new dual carriage way linking A12 with Stansted Airport could start within four years
Work on a new dual carriageway link from A12 to Stansted could start in the next four years, a meeting has heard this week. The new road would then replace the existing A120 from Marks Tey to Braintree. Plans to build the new road from the A12 to Braintree, where it would link into the […]
Essex County Council proposes solution to high nitrogen dioxide levels on stretch of A127
Essex County Council has proposed a pedestrian and cyclist crossing scheme to improve air pollution in Basildon. A part of the A127 in Basildon and two areas to the south of it have been identified as exceeding legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. As a result, a scheme has been developed that will create shared pedestrian […]