Liverpool City Council seeks views on major new active travel route
A public consultation has launched this week on a major new active travel route in the city. Liverpool City Council is asking the public for their feedback on the proposed active travel route, which would run for approximately 8km from Childwall through Wavertree and into the city centre. This new route, which would provide access […]
Liverpool City Council and partners to ‘green’ highway maintenance funding with Live Labs 2 funding
Liverpool City Council and partners Colas and Liverpool John Moores University will invest in research and development of highway material processes as part of its Live Labs 2 project. Working with local highways contractors Huyton Civils, the authority’s successful pitch, the Ecosystem of Things, will look at every step of the maintenance process, be it […]
Liverpool Council looking to make pop-up cycle lanes permanent
Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation on converting the city’s three original pop-up cycle lanes into permanent corridors for active travel. The pop-up lanes were first installed in 2020, in the early stages of the pandemic, as an emergency measure to help encourage people to take more exercise. The routes chosen were Vauxhall […]
Vision Zero strategy launched to drive road safety across Liverpool City Region
A new strategy focused on driving down the number road traffic collisions with a bold aspiration that no one will die or be seriously injured on the region’s roads by 2040 will be launched today. The Liverpool City Region’s Road Safety strategy will be unveiled by the Merseyside Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell and Mayor Steve […]
Colas among contractors appointed to deliver Liverpool’s roads programme
Liverpool City Council has appointed three contractors to deliver a £35m Highways Improvement Programme (HIP), including Colas. The council’s Highways and Transportation team and their delivery partners are now progressing with the upgrade of more than 100 roads through the HIP. The improvement works, funded from a mix of sources including the city council, Liverpool […]
Liverpool City Council start public consultation on three new cycle routes
A major public consultation has being launched to get views on improvements to three cycle routes in Liverpool. Liverpool City Council is asking the public for their feedback on the proposed permanent lanes, which are located on the following routes: • East Lancashire Road to the city centre – from Norris Green to Breck Road and on […]
New multi-million pound investment in walking and cycling throughout Liverpool city centre
Almost £13.5m is to be spent improving routes across the city after Liverpool Council approved the receipt of a grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). The funds are from the investment it received from the government’s Levelling Up fund. Cllr Pam Thomas, Liverpool Council cabinet member for equality, diversity and inclusion, said the new scheme […]
Major highways scheme in Liverpool enters final week
One of Liverpool’s key highways schemes, which was delayed due to the collapse of a contractor, is due to complete this week. County Road, part of the historic A59, is a major gateway into the city centre from the north of Liverpool, passing Everton FC’s Goodison Park, before linking up to Aintree Racecourse and on […]
Yunex Traffic retrofit technology to help reduce CO2 emissions across Liverpool City Region
Forming part of a Transforming Cities Funding project, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to upgrade over 750 traffic signal sites across the region. The programme will see existing halogen traffic signals upgraded with Yunex Traffic’s LED central light source (CLS) technology, which consumes less energy while delivering […]
Liverpool looks to AI to improve highways investment
Liverpool City Council has turned to Artificial Intelligence in a bid to improve the state of the city’s roads. The council’s Highways and Transportation team has set out a new evidence-based strategy using a mix of AI and photography to devise a multi-million pound programme that will improve more than 100 roads over the next 12 […]