New powers available to enforce on county highway ‘hot spots’
New legal powers will enable Hertfordshire County Council to issue penalty charge notices to motorists who ignore Highway restrictions. The Department for Transport announced in June 2021 that councils would be able to apply for the legal powers to enforce moving traffic contraventions by camera, such as ignoring no entry and one-way restrictions, and waiting in […]
Walking and cycling improvements completed in Hertfordshire to boost active travel opportunities
Hertfordshire County Council has completed the construction of a shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists in Wiggenhall Road, Watford, boosting facilities for those that walk and cycle. The work involved widening the pavement to provide a two-way shared use path and extending the crossing width on the bridge over the River Colne. Footway resurfacing […]
Hertfordshire joins pledge to meet air pollution targets a decade ahead of the UK Government
Hertfordshire County Council has joined local and regional authorities from across the UK in signing a letter to the UK Environment Secretary George Eustice pledging to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) targets on deadly air pollution ten years ahead of the Government’s 2040 deadline. The pledge comes as a new report from the National Audit Office reveals […]
£47 million programme to improve pavements, cycleways and roads in Hertfordshire
Highways schemes worth £47 million have been given the go ahead by Hertfordshire County Council. Between April 2022 and March 2023 over £47 million will be spent delivering nearly 1,500 maintenance and improvement schemes across Hertfordshire’s 3,000 miles of roads and pavements. Planned works include repairs and maintenance to pavements, roads, bridges and traffic signals, […]
Hertfordshire County Council launches a public engagement exercise on HERT vision
Hertfordshire County Council has started public engagement for its proposed Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit (HERT). The HERT aims to deliver a step-change in the passenger transport network through an accessible, reliable and affordable mass transit system, connecting Watford and Hemel Hempstead in the west to Harlow (west Essex) in the east. The HERT will connect […]
Hertfordshire County Council is successful in bid for Local Authority Capability Fund
Hertfordshire County Council has successfully bid for £313,000 from the Department of Transport’s (DfT) Local Authority Capability Fund. The funding, which is part of the Government’s Active Travel programme, will help the council to plan, design, consult and develop more county-wide cycle and walking infrastructure schemes. The council will also work with the pedestrian charity […]
Mill Mound Bridge opens as A120 Little Hadham bypass scheme celebrates key milestone
A bridge carrying a popular local bridleway over the A120 bypass has opened, meaning an end to long diversions and the project reaching a key milestone. The newly built Mill Mound Bridge will now carry the bridleway over the new A120 Bypass, as well as providing local farm access and benefits to local wildlife, allowing […]
Additional funding for drainage shows Hertfordshire County Council’s commitment to making a difference to ‘the consequences of climate change’
A four-year package to improve the drainage systems on the Hertfordshire road network comes into effect this year with the highways teams at Hertfordshire County Council making use of additional drainage funding of £16million. Climate change has caused different rainfall patterns in the last few years, which means the drainage provision on the council’s roads […]
First planning stage starts on Hertfordshire to Essex Rapid Transit
Hertfordshire County Council has launched the first planning stage for its Hertfordshire to Essex Rapid Transit (HERT) project. The suggestion is that HERT would run from Hemel Hempstead to Stansted Airport. The county council is developing a proposal for a MRT system to run along the A414 corridor as part of a strategy to improve […]
Hertfordshire gets £6.4m in second tranche of Active Travel Fund
Hertfordshire CC has been awarded £6.4m by the Department for Transport after a successful bid by the County Council for a share of the second phase of the Active Travel Fund grant. The first phase of funding allocated to Hertfordshire in June (£1.25m) enabled the county council to implement a range of temporary active travel […]
