Shropshire to invest over £9 million in potholes and defects
Shropshire Council is to spend more than £9 million tackling potholes and defects on the county’s roads over the next 12 months. In total, £9.15 million has been awarded through the Government’s Pothole Fund, enough to repair around 20,000 potholes – the number reported to the council each year. This week the council and its […]
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier join forces to deliver carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme for Shropshire Council
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier are working together with Shropshire Council to deliver a £1m carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme – a first for any local authority. The company has developed its own bespoke Carbon Calculator to measure the overall carbon footprint of any individual surfacing project. By comparing its own manufactured Grouted Macadams with […]
Shropshire commits to addressing pothole challenges on its network
Shropshire County Council has moved to address recent concerns over the number of potholes on its network. The council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Steve Davenport said he was ‘determined’ to sort the problem as soon as possible. “I share people’s frustration about the condition of some of our roads. I’m a driver and […]
Shropshire’s Shifnal scheme could get approval next week
A £2.7 million project to overhaul the road layout of a town centre in Shropshire is set to gain further approval next week. The Shifnal scheme, which has been in development since 2013, aims to address the mounting burden placed on the town’s infrastructure by significant housing development in recent years. Shropshire Council’s cabinet will […]
Extra £1.5 million for Shropshire’s roads from Community Infrastructure Levy
An extra £1.5 million will be spent on Shropshire’s roads-mainly on road safety schemes and the installation of cycle routes and crossings. The funding has come from the Community Infrastructure Levy scheme, via developers who are building housing schemes in the region. One of the biggest schemes to have been given approval is a £225,000 […]
