INRIX journey time analysis underlines TSOG benefits
A before-and-after comparison of journey times on a corridor benefitting from the Department for Transport’s Traffic Signals Obsolescence Grant (TSOG) funding has shown a near-four per cent improvement since work was carried out. The transportation analytics and data company INRIX looked at a stretch of the A631 through Maltby to the east of Rotherham, after […]
Rotherham Council set to spend a further £20m on active travel schemes
Work has started on new active travel infrastructure improvements in Rotherham. The Broom Road / Wickersley Corridor Sustainable Transport Scheme has begun this week. The project includes work at Stag roundabout, sustainable travel measures on Wickersley Road, the extension of the recently completed Broom Road cycleway, and an Active Travel Scheme in the Moorgate area. […]
Shorter journey times promised as £44m highways upgrade is completed
Work is now complete on the £44m upgrade of the A630 Rotherham Gateway, which links Rotherham and Sheffield. The Rotherham Gateway leads into the Sheffield Parkway and has undergone significant improvements. It now benefits from an additional lane on both the eastbound and westbound carriageway. Junction 33, on the intersecting M1, has also benefited […]
Innovative carbon negative asphalt wins national award
Rotherham Council and SteelPhalt have won the Innovation Award at the 2022 ALARM Risk Awards for its pioneering use of carbon negative asphalt in the borough. Earlier this year, the new asphalt was on a stretch of Broom Lane, just outside the town centre as part of the £24 Million to 2024 Roads Programme. The […]
More than £10million for repair to Rotherham’s roads and footpaths over the coming financial year
Rotherham Council has listed 193 roads for repair, covering a distance of 34 miles-an area of 360,000sqm. As part of the project, 34 new crossings will be installed across the borough, and £800,000 has been set aside for footpath resurfacing in Wales, Thurcroft, Woodsetts and Maltby. During a cabinet meeting, this week Councillor Chris Read, council leader, […]
Rotherham could get Sheffield City Region funding to increase cycle routes
Key routes across Rotherham town centre could be transformed thanks to regeneration funding. The Sheffield City Region copuld spend up to £11 million on infrastructure to accommodate cyclists in pedestrianised areas, on a new bridge as part of the Forge Island scheme, and on creating walking and cycling routes between Rotherham and Sheffield. The Rotherham […]
