Nottingham’s new Transforming Cities-funded active travel bridge lifted into place
Nottingham’s brand-new walking and cycling bridge has been lifted into place. The 87m long, 175 tonne bridge was lifted into place by a 75m CC6800 crawler crane. This crane arrived onsite in sections last week and was carefully erected using other cranes. The crane lifted the bridge from its supports and began slowly moving into position to […]
Nottingham City Council issues invitation to tender for £9.6m Highways Surface Treatment and Insitu Retread Framework
Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified entitie for inclusion on a framework for Surface Treatments and Insitu Retread works within the council boundaries. There will be four lots on this framework and subject to suitability, the Authority is seeking to appoint up to two Contractors for each lot on this […]
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’s Streets for People programme making good progress
Over 45 schemes have now been completed across Nottingham as part of the city’s Streets for People programme. Using £5.85 million investment from the Government’s Local Transport Plan, we are continuing with the Streets for People programme to improve roads/paths and make walking and cycling easier and safer. The roads chosen for improvement have been […]
Nottingham City Council announce plans for Safer Roads funding
Two Nottingham locations will receive upgrades to help keep people safe A second tranche of funding to improve road safety in Nottingham City received approval at Nottingham City Council’s Executive Board meeting on 18 March. The Safer Roads Fund is a national programme aimed at improving road safety for users and improving reliability of the […]
East Midlands to receive £175m to improve region’s roads and public transport
Nearly £175 million for transport in the region is set to be approved in the next year (2025/26) – with a further £19m also being considered down the line. The funding, £88million of which is new to the region and is thanks to the East Midlands having a regional Mayor and a Combined County Authority. […]
Huge step forward on new walking and cycling bridge for Nottingham
Nottingham City Council have entered into a £12.6m delivery contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the city’s new 85 metre long walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent. Balfour Beatty have a proven track record of delivering high-profile infrastructure projects, and it is expected that over 100 people will be employed during the project […]
Welcome to Dottingham: Dott announced as e-scooter operator for Nottingham
Nottingham City Council has announced the re-launch of e-scooters across the city, with Dott chosen to operate the scheme. The striking blue and red e-scooters are approved by DfT and are used in other UK cities such as Bristol and Milton Keynes. The e-scooters are expected to be on the streets in early spring 2025 and will […]
Nottingham once again ranked among best in the England at active travel provision
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 – last week published its updated active travel capability ratings for local authorities. […]
Roads and paths improved in Nottingham thanks to Streets for People programme
Over 250 schemes, including resurfacing more than 100km of roads and paths, have been completed as part of the Streets for People programme. With additional funding secured, the programme can now continue later in the year. In 2021, the council successfully bid as part of a competitive process for £18 million from the Government’s Levelling […]