New drive to accelerate use of electric vehicles in Norfolk
A new drive to accelerate the use of electric vehicles in Norfolk is being considered by the county council’s cabinet. A report says more charging points could be provided on Norwich streets, at village halls and community hubs and in parking spaces for every new house. In April there were already 2,631 electric vehicles registered […]
Major Norwich road set for revamp to accommodate cycling and walking
A city centre road in Norwich is poised to get an £800,000 revamp to improve the area for walking and cycling. One-way roads, a new 20mph zone and a segregated cycle lane are just some of the proposals put forward in a shake-up of Norwich’s St Stephens Road and the surrounding areas. St Stephens Road was used […]
Norfolk County Council awards Ferrovial Construction with Norwich Western Link project
Norfolk County Council has awarded the contract to design and build the Norwich Western Link to Ferrovial Construction, a leading construction and engineering company. Ferrovial Construction will start work immediately alongside the council’s existing project team to further develop the design of the Norwich Western Link, including the new 3.8 mile dual carriageway road between […]
Norfolk councillors back relief road plans
Multi-million pound plans for a relief road serving a village on the edge of Lynn in Norfolk have been approved by county council leaders this week. Members of Norfolk County Council’s cabinet voted on Monday to approve a £42m programme of maintenance, 113 small highway schemes worth £715,000 and other improvements totalling £85m. Amongst the […]
Norfolk Council Council to discuss £42 million road maintenance spend
Norfolk County Council’s cabinet is set to meet next week to discuss a possible £42 million maintenance programme including 113 small but ‘locally important’ schemes as well as improvement projects totalling £85 million. Cllr Martin Wilby, Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Transport, said: “It’s an impressive range of projects on the table and it […]
Norfolk County Council says pavement and footpath maintenance programme is set to continue
Norfolk County Council has said £8.9million is due to be spent on pavement and footpath maintenance across the county in 2020/21. The council’s response comes after research by Living Streets said that one in three over 65’s across the East of England said cracked and uneven pavements prevented them from walking their local streets. Cllr […]
Contractor Farrans starts work on two major bridge projects in East Anglia
Contractor, Farrans, has started work on two new bridges on the East Anglian coast, which promise to bring huge economic benefits locally. Work is now underway on two new bridges on the East Anglian coast, promising to bring huge economic benefits locally. Farrans is involved with the construction of both projects. The Third River Crossing in […]
Major highway improvement schemes to continue in Norfolk this year
Norfolk County Council has reported that its multi-million road maintenance programme is set to continue in 2021 with major schemes due to get underway in Great Yarmouth, Downham Market and Stalham. The improvements have been made possible thanks to the £22m highway funding for Norfolk that the Department for Transport announced in May 2020, to […]
Norfolk tops the list in NHT survey but Portsmouth wins on maintenance performance
Norfolk has come first for the second year in a row in the National Highways and Transport survey on roads and transport. The annual survey showed again that the highest satisfaction among 29 UK counties and authorities was to be found in Norfolk. Some 3,300 people from across the county gave the highest above average […]