Lincolnshire County Council votes to fill £12m highways funding gap for a second year
Lincolnshire County Council has voted in favour of allocating £12m from a combination of resources toward covering Lincolnshire’s road maintenance funding gap. Cllr Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Although it’s incredibly disappointing that the Department for Transport and the Transport Secretary never responded to our plea for them to fill the £12m […]
Using council reserves to cover lack of road funding is not sustainable, says Lincolnshire council leader
It is not sustainable to use council reserves to pay for a lack of road funding, according to to Lincolnshire Council’s Leader. Speaking to his residents in the Grantham Journal, Councillor Martin Hill said: “Last year, we allocated £12 million from our reserves to cover the funding slashed from our highways maintenance grant by government. […]
Lincolnshire County council draft budget shows highways funding gap for 2022/23
Lincolnshire County Council’s draft budget for 2022/23 shows a £12 million funding gap for 2022/23 following a 25% cut from central government in February 2021. Cllr Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Unlike last year, we haven’t allocated the £12 million government slashed from our highways maintenance grant in our draft budget. This […]
Lincolnshire County Council asks its residents for pothole stories to add weight to its funding campaign
Lincolnshire County Council is asking its residents to tell them stories about the state of its road network, following the launch of a campaign this week with a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport about its funding for highway maintenance. The county council is now asking residents to write to their MP and […]
Lincolnshire gritters ready for the off
Lincolnshire County Council is gearing up to keep Lincolnshire moving when the winter weather comes. From October 1st the council started to monitor the weather 24/7, and our fleet of 43 gritters will be ready to go when road surface temperatures drop to around 0.5°C. Its gritting routes cover nearly 2,000 miles of highway, including […]
Work to start in October on new bridge near Quadring, Lincolnshire
A damaged bridge in Quadring Eaudike will be replaced in October, according to Lincolnshire County Council. The northern side of the Bedford bridge partially collapsed in late 2019 and was temporarily repaired. Now the structure is to be fully replaced with a new wider bridge with concrete parapets. Water Gate will have to be closed […]
£20m bid submitted for ‘Levelling Up’ in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council has submitteds a bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund for road improvements in the south east of the county. The bid is being boosted with letters of support from business leaders, local MPs and all councils across Greater Lincolnshire. The council’s submission aims to reduce congestion in Boston and along the […]
Lincolnshire goes interactive with map of maintenance work
Lincolnshire County Council is offering it residents the chance to see maintenance works as they happen after the inclusion of an interactive map to show the schedule of upcoming highways improvement works. The county council’s map, which sits on its website, shows upcoming resurfacing, surface dressing, footway works and more, and allows residents to filter works by […]
Lincolnshire County council partially open new Welton roundabout project
Vehicles have started using the northern part of the new Welton roundabout in Lincolnshire, marking significant progress with the project. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project is being part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport (DfT) from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. The remaining funding […]
Galliford Try’s Highways business wins final phase of Grantham Southern Relief Road
Galliford Try’s Highways business has been awarded the third and final phase of the Grantham Southern Relief Road by Lincolnshire County Council. This stage of the project, which commences in April, will be worth £48m to the business and follows on from works on phase two which are currently making good progress and expected to […]
