Lancashire sets out £20 million programme for its roads, streetlights and bridges
Lancashire County Council has unveiled a £20m programme of investment to support vital transport infrastructure. The fund will be considered the council’s cabinet and includes spending on roads, streetlights, and bridges over the next 12 months. Almost £12m of that sum is earmarked for resurfacing roads and preventing potholes appearing, with the county’s highways teams […]
Highways teams around the country ready for storms
Highways teams around the country are getting ready for the storms forecast over the next few days. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings covering different parts of the county for high winds from Storm Dudley finishes, and yellow and amber weather warnings for potentially more severe winds from the early hours […]
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 […]