Hampshire County Council

Hampshire updates North Eastern Romsey Active Travel improvements plan

Hampshire County Council is developing a series of improvements in Romsey to create safer, more attractive routes for people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys in the town. Plans focus on linking new and planned housing developments with existing neighbourhoods, schools, local shops, the town centre and the railway station. Two walking and cycling […]

Hampshire councillor addresses pothole crisis on social media

Hampshire’s roads have taken an absolute battering this winter. Weeks of relentless rain and violent freeze–thaw cycles have ripped open the surface across the county. Potholes are appearing faster than crews can fill them. Hampshire County Councillor Nick Adams-King has made the authority’s position clear in a long Facebook post headed: “The Brutal Truth”. Among […]

Hampshire provides £200m A326 widening plan update

Hampshire County Council expects to submit a long-awaited planning application for improvements to the A326, following months of delays to the programme. A spokesperson confirmed that development work is continuing for the scheme between Totton and Marchwood, reports the Daily Echo. The application is accompanied by the preparation of an outline business case ready to […]

Hampshire approves £8m scheme to improve active travel in Basingstoke

People travelling in Basingstoke are set to benefit from a major scheme to make cycling and walking easier following the go-ahead from Hampshire County Council for a range of improvements centred around the A30 Winchester Road and Winchester Roundabout. The scheme includes: • Widening the footpath on the southern side of the A30 to include […]

Hampshire lane rental plan edges closer

Plans to charge operators for road closures on Hampshire’s busiest roads have moved a step closer, with the county council’s lane rental scheme potentially set for submission to the Department for Transport (DfT). If approved by the DfT, the scheme is forecast to generate around £2.8 million a year in gross income to Hampshire County […]

8,500-tonne M27 underpass ready for installation

A huge concrete structure that will form a new junction on the M27 motorway is ready to be slid into position. Work begins on Christmas Eve to install the 8,500-tonne, four-lane wide underpass, as part of a £100m project run by Hampshire County Council and National Highways, says the BBC. The M27 will be closed […]

Hampshire issues tender for £100m transport and infrastructure consultancy framework

Hampshire County Council (HCC) has issued a tender notice to establish a new four-year multi-supplier consultancy framework for transport, highways and infrastructure services. According to New Civil Engineer, the framework is designed to replace its existing Place, Connectivity & Infrastructure Professional Services Framework, which started in 2022 and runs to 2026 with suppliers including the […]

Inquest rules Hampshire man died after losing control of car on flooded road

A coroner has warned National Highways and Hampshire County Council about providing “more regular maintenance” for a flood-prone A road after a man died in a crash. James Scott, 25, lost control of his car after driving through an area of standing water on the A33 southbound near Kings Worthy, on the evening of July 5 last year. […]