Plymouth: £6.6m funding boost for highway maintenance and pothole repairs

Plymouth City Council has approved the release of more than £6.6 million to our highways capital budget to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the city’s road surfaces, footways, structures, signals and street lighting. As well as the citywide programme of preventative treatment and resurfacing recently announced, the funding will be used to begin urgent work to protect […]

Two more Plymouth schools to make Safer School Streets permanent

Two more Plymouth schools will be making their ‘Safer School Streets’ schemes permanent after the summer holiday, following successful 18-month trials. The schemes see roads closed to school-run and through traffic during morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up times, improving safety for everyone, making it easier for families to walk, cycle or scoot to school […]

Views sought on £156m Plymouth roundabout revamp

Residents, businesses, schools, and community groups are being asked to share their views on a £156m revamp of a roundabout “at the heart of Plymouth’s transport network”. Plans for Manadon roundabout, which links the A38 and Tavistock Road, feature wider roundabout entrances, bus priority lanes, and new cycle and pedestrian bridges. The transformation of “under-used […]

Plymouth planning 20mph zones

Parts of Plymouth city centre could be turned into a 20mph zone, supported by average speed cameras. Plymouth City Council has written to thousands of residents to tell them it wants to make dozens of streets in Stonehouse and Stoke 20mph. Council documents suggest the extent of the proposed zone, which would be bordered by Saltash Road, Western Approach, Union and Union Street as far […]