Nottinghamshire invests £4.8m in highway maintenance and winter readiness
Highways in Nottinghamshire are to benefit from £4.8 million of extra investment to enhance highway maintenance and improve readiness for winter. The decision follows the exceptional winter conditions of 2023 which caused extensive damage to the county’s road network. The money will go to highway maintenance, focusing on permanent in-lay repairs and large-scale structural patching […]
£3million contribution towards Newark Southern Link Road
In a boost for local growth, Nottinghamshire County Council has given the green light to transfer £3m to Newark and Sherwood District Council (NSDC) to support the development of the Newark Southern Link Road scheme which will help unlock thousands of new homes and jobs in the area. The new 5km road will connect the […]
SEA’s ROADflow Fusion enables Nottinghamshire County Council to re-open vital bus route
Intelligent transport systems provider SEA has provided 11 ROADflow Fusion systems to Nottinghamshire County Council to enforce bus lane contraventions in the region. The installation of the intelligent enforcement systems has contributed to a change in driver behaviour, helping to stop motorists breaching bus lane rules and blocking bus stops, which has enabled a busy bus […]
WJ wins contract with Via East Midlands to deliver road marking services across Notts
WJ Group, the UK’s leading road marking and highway safety business, has been awarded a new contract with Via East Midlands to deliver road marking services across Nottinghamshire. Owned by Nottinghamshire County Council, Via East Midlands organises the delivery of a sustainable highways service for the region. In total, it maintains more than 4,400km of […]
Nottinghamshire County Council agrees a £66.5million investment in highways
Nottinghamshire County Council has allocated £66.5 million for highway works from in the council’s 2024 to 2025 Highways Capital and Revenue Programmes — which were finalised this week — and includes £33million for road and highway asset improvements. Work will include surface dressing, structural patching, pothole repairs and resurfacing. It will also cover a range […]
Nottinghamshire County Council to allocate more money to highway maintenance after a winter of storms
Nottinghamshire County Council is set to allocate extra money for highway maintenance repairs following the unprecedented rainfall during Storm Babet in October and Storm Henk in January. A cabinet meeting on February 8, which proposed the budget for the 2024-25 financial year ahead, heard that the council was in a better position than most authorities, reports the […]
Over £5million investment to support local bus services in Nottinghamshire
Residents across the county are to benefit from an improved, more integrated bus network and new Nottsbus on Demand services. Following the outcome of the county council’s bus network review, over £5million will be invested to support, improve and deliver new bus services across the county with a clear focus on reconnecting communities and protecting […]
All young people in Nottinghamshire to benefit from subsidised travel
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council are working in partnership to deliver Nottinghamshire U22, a new ticketing price point on buses and trams across the county offering student prices to all under 22-year-olds. The scheme aims to support all young people by improving access to travel for work, leisure and study. Tickets will be […]
New on demand bus travel launches in west Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire
Residents in west Rushcliffe are now able to travel across their local area without a fixed bus timetable, thanks to the launch of a new Nottsbus On Demand service. Nottsbus On Demand is currently being piloted in north and south Ollerton and Mansfield and gives passengers the flexibility to travel anywhere between bus stops and […]
£44 million for highways and transport projects in Nottinghamshire
Improvement schemes, road and path repairs, traffic signal upgrades, drainage schemes and road safety measures are all included in Nottinghamshire County Council’s plans for the year ahead. This investment includes: Highway maintenance funding is allocated based on detailed surveys of road condition across the county, therefore there will always be differences in the amount of […]
