Nottingham named as one of top local authorties for Active Travel
Nottingham City Council has been ranked as one the highest performing local authorities in a Government review of active travel infrastructure and support. Active Travel England, the government’s executive agency tasked with making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyday trips, recently published its active travel capability ratings for local authorities. Nottingham is […]
Plans for A52 closure during roadworks ‘shelved’
National Highways has announced that the planned overnight closure of the A52 in Nottingham while roadworks take place has been shelved. Only last week the agency said Derby Road would be closed between the Priory and Queen’s Medical Centre roundabouts from 20:00 to 00:00 BST from Monday until 10 October while work was carried out, […]
Nottingham completes Renewing Local Streets programme
In 2021, Nottingham City Council bid for and won £18million as part of a competitive process from Central Government to deliver the ‘Renewing Local Streets’ Programme This work aimed to improve streets and local town centres and made walking and cycling easier and safer, through three main strands. Renewing Local Streets programmes are now complete, with £18million […]
Nottingham: National Highways investing in safety and resilience as major scheme to get under way
National Highways has today announced that the work on the A52 Derby Road in Nottingham that will bring the road up to modern standards and beyond will begin on Monday 19 May. National Highways’ Programme Development Manager Ian Doust, who is part of the team delivering a large improvement scheme set to get under way, […]
A52 improvements: Meet the team
Local residents and road users are being invited to meet the team behind a scheme to build a cycleway and make road improvements on the A52 Derby Road in Nottingham. National Highways is carrying out the work between Priory roundabout and the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) roundabout. The new cycleway and pedestrian footpath, which is […]
Nottingham: Congestion warning from A52 bridge repairs
National Highways has warned of major delays as large scale bridge repairs take place on the A52 near Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. Road users are advised to allow extra time for journeys as bridge repairs are set to begin on a busy commuter road early next month. Starting on Monday, July 8, safety work […]
East Midlands funding deal confirmed as part of plans for devolutionEast Midlands
Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has been agreed and will be spent on improving transport, housing and the skills of local people in the region. This includes £750,000 for a new cycling and walking route in Derbyshire – a 1¼ mile link connecting Markham […]
Record-breaking JCT Symposium fills exhibition and programme
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium has announced its programme has been filled at the earliest time of year ever, while the event’s exhibition space is almost sold out with only room to squeeze in two more stands. The event brings together traffic management and control professionals from the public and private sector for a […]
A52 improvements near Nottingham completed
Improvements to the A52 Gamston Roundabout near Nottingham are now complete with the junction fully opening to traffic. The National Highways project has included widening all three approaches to the roundabout to create extra lanes in order to reduce congestion and queuing. New traffic lights and a traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing have been installed to […]
Nottingham E-Scooter trial set to continue until May 2024
Nottingham’s e-scooter trial, which began in autumn 2020, will be continued until May 2024. In July, the Department for Transport announced that local authorities would have the option of carrying on with the trials up to this point. Nottingham is one of many cities trialling e-scooters, and learning made in the city will be used […]