Lancashire County Council to invest £3 million in vehicle charging points

Almost £3m is being invested into new electric vehicles and charging points after Lancashire County Council aims for a ‘cleaner, greener future.’ The first service to go electric will be the county council’s parking enforcement team, who will be given 12 new vehicles to minimise the emissions produced during the many miles they cover each […]

Lancashire advertising £100m M6 scheme consultant contract

Lancashire County Council is advertising for a single Contractor to act as consultant to assist with work to reconfigure the M6 at junction 33 and a range of other work. It is advertising fort design and statutory procedure support and to undertake the construction as the main Contractor of the highway infrastructure for the Lancaster […]

Lancashire aims for more funding for transport schemes

Moves to support a bid for up to £50million for transport schemes in Lancashire have been given the green light by councillors Members of Lancashire County Council’s cabinet agreed last week to to back a proposal to create a bid for a share of the Levelling Up Fund, and make up to £5million available in […]

Proposal for new Penwortham to Preston Cycle Superhighway in Lancashire

Lancashire County Council has reported that plans are progressing for its Penwortham to Preston Cycle Superhighway scheme, which will improve facilities for those travelling the mile between the Cop Lane junction and Preston Railway Station. Lancashire County Council is delivering this scheme to build on the success of the new bypass at John Horrocks Way […]

Major Burnley junction improvement project near to completion

Work is set to be completed on a major junction in Burnley which has seen the widening of the junction of Accrington Road, Rosegrove Lane and Rossendale Road in the area, close to junction 9 of the M65, to manage traffic congestion. The £3m scheme is one of the final parts of a programme of […]

Lancashire and Blackpool agree plan for cross-boundary approach to maintenance

Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council have agreed to take on responsibility for maintaining a number of road lengths within each other’s boundaries as part of a ‘common-sense approach’ to improve efficiency. The Lancashire/Blackpool boundary cuts across a wide urban area, with the result that each council is currently responsible for inspecting and maintaining only […]

Lancashire County Council cabinet agrees to £45 million highways investmeny

Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has agreed a major programme of investment in vital transport infrastructure including roads, streetlights, bridges, flood prevention measures, and cycling and walking improvements as part of a package worth £45.8m over the next year. This will include a £30.3m to resurface roads and prevent potholes appearing following the damage caused during […]

Preston city centre transport scheme moves forward

More details about a scheme to improve pedestrian and cycle access and public transport journey times in and out of Preston city centre have been revealed. In March, Lancashire County Council was granted £40m from the Transforming Cities Fund to support projects across the city designed to boost connectivity by bus, rail and active travel […]

Number of potholes being fixed in Lancashire has increased

The number of potholes being fixed in Lancashire has increased by 28% since last year, Lancashire County Council figures have revealed. Between 1 January and the end of September, 36,577 potholes were found and repaired by the county council’s highways service. Of those, 92% were fixed within their target time of 22 working days. This […]

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