Beryl Bikes by Breeze offers multi-city bike share scheme across Southampton and the Solent region
A new bike share scheme, launching in Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight this week, will give thousands of people the chance to enjoy two-wheeled travel Beryl Bikes by Breeze is part of the Solent Future Transport Zone, funded by the Department for Transport. It aims to help reduce congestion and CO2 emissions, improve […]
Consultation on new plans to enforce traffic regulations in Southampton to star
Southampton City Council is inviting residents to feedback on plans which could see automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras used to reduce moving traffic contraventions at different locations The cameras would help enforce measures to reduce congestion and increase safety on the roads, for example at School Street schemes (pedestrian and cycle zones at certain […]
Southampton City Council lead the fight with zero tolerance message around roadworker abuse
Southampton City Council, working with its contractors Balfour Beatty Living Places and Chapter 8 TM to reinforce a zero tolerance message around roadworker abuse. It is another key milestone for the Safer Highways led #stampitout campaign, Southampton City Council alongside its delivery partners Balfour Beatty Living Places and Chapter 8 TM have united against roadworker […]
Southampton City Council’s latest Local Transport Plan gets approved
Southampton City Council has approved the Council’s three-year Implementation Plan, covering the period from 2022-25 and forming part of the current Local Transport Plan (LTP) Connected Southampton 2040, at its Full Council meeting last week. The Implementation Plan sets out proposals to invest in supporting the growth of Southampton, including the Freeport, and helping support […]
More than 150 Southampton roads to undergo maintenance in multi-million-pound highways programme
Southampton City Council has revealed plans to carry out maintenance works to over 150 roads and pavements across the city, in a programme of works lasting around 18 months As part of a separate initiative, residents may have already seen the council’s new Pothole Patrol teams out and about in the city completing works. These […]
Southampton City Council launches a ‘Pothole Patrol’ as part of its commitment to road safety
Southampton City Council, along with its highways partner, Balfour Beatty Living Places, have announced that their new Pothole Patrol fleet has taken to the streets. In July the council announced in its mid-year budget there would be an investment of £830k allocated to a dedicated pothole repair crews and £10m to resurface local roads and […]
Rubber waste destined for landfill put to good use repairing Southampton’s roads
Southampton City Council, and highways partner Balfour Beatty Living Places, are pioneering the use of Rubber Modified Asphalt to reduce the environmental impact of highways maintenance activities. Southampton City Council recently approved an additional £10m investment to resurface residential roads and pavements across the city – boosting investment to a record £22m over the next […]
Southampton’s new £18.5m transport plan to be ‘reviewed immediately’ by new administration
A £18.5m transport plan for Southampton is to be reviewed “immediately” after the Conservatives took control of the city’s council. The authority’s new leader, Dan Fitzhenry, said the current plans, proposed in February by the then Labour-run authority, were “not something we will be fully endorsing”, according to the BBC. The planincluded new car parks, cycle […]