Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire: A417 drivers going through closed section to be fined

Drivers who ignore signs and go through a road closure on the A417 near Gloucester may be fined up to £1,000. The road has been closed at Maisemore since Monday due to “significant flooding,” reports Gloucestershire Live. The A417 is closed between the A40 and The Rudge as various road closures remain in place across the county. Gloucestershire […]

Gloucestershire considering ANPR cameras to improve safety

Gloucestershire County Council is considering introducing Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to enforce traffic restrictions. According to the BBC, the council is not planning to introduce any new driving restrictions but wanted to improve the enforcement of existing measures in 16 locations around the city. ANPR cameras would allow it to consistently and effectively […]

Gloucestershire: £46.7m Coombe Hill hub to replace “rotting” highways depot

Gloucestershire’s new Coombe Hill hub will see a rotting highways depot and out-of-county fire training centre replaced with new state-of-the-art facilities on land between Cheltenham and Gloucester. Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet members unanimously agreed to reclaim 27-acres of farmland next to the A4019 for the £46.7m project. It is part of a wider 102-acre site […]

Gloucestershire issues Highways Major Projects Construction Framework tender

Gloucestershire County Council is undertaking a competitive procurement process for a four-year multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of highway construction works required by the council in relation to Highways Major Projects, says ProContract, The framework agreement shall comprise two lots: one for Highways Projects and the other for Structures and Geotechnical Projects . Tenderers […]

Gloucester: CU Phosco and M Group Highways complete strategic lighting infrastructure improvements

CU Phosco, working with M Group Highways on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council, has successfully completed a lighting replacement scheme on Metz Way, Gloucester. The project involved the removal and replacement of high mast structures and installation of LED street lighting to improve safety, reducemaintenance demands, and support local connectivity on one of the city’s […]

Gloucestershire announces public information events for M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme

Gloucestershire County Council has announced that it is to host two public information events for the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme next week, despite a significant shortfall in fundung. The project was granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport in June, says Punchline Gloucestershire. The public information events are intended to give […]

Gloucestershire cracks down on road wrecking utility companies

Gloucestershire County Council is stepping up its crackdown on utility companies that dig up roads and leave behind damage. In a clear warning to those responsible, the council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, Joe Harris, has launched a renewed push to hold utility firms to account and demand higher standards. With utility companies responsible for 80% […]

Gloucestershire to undertake competitive procurement process for major highways projects

Gloucestershire County Council has announced that it is planning to undertake a competitive procurement process for a four-year multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of highway construction works required by the council in relation to Highways Major Projects. The framework agreement comprisea two lots: one for Highways Schemes and the other for Structures and Geotechnical […]