Highways improvements in Newcastle, Staffordshire to start this week
A major highways improvement scheme in Newcastle, Staffordshire will start this week. The £285,000 scheme is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and is part of a wider £50 million investment in the county’s roads over the next three years. The work on the A525 Higherland, is expected to take around six weeks to […]
£1.25m Derby Road project completes in Burton
The second phase of a major highways project to reconstruct a key route into Burton has been completed. The works, which started in March, saw Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews reconstruct and resurface the A5121 Derby Road from James Brindley Way to the Pirelli roundabout. This phase of the scheme, costing £1.25 million, involved resurfacing […]
Highways work completed in Werrington
Work on a major highways improvements scheme in Werrington has been completed. The £780,000 Staffordshire County Council improvements on the A52 Ash Bank Road, included reconstruction and resurfacing of the road. Highways crews also carried out repairs to kerbs and ironworks as well as cutting back the vegetation and resurfacing footpaths throughout the scheme. The […]
Switch off when you drop off campaign returns to Staffordshire
Staffordshire schools are being encouraged to turn off their engines to help improve air quality across the county. As part of the county council’s Air Aware campaign, drivers are being encouraged to pledge not to idle outside schools, as part of Clean Air Day on June 20. Air pollution is about 30 per cent higher […]
Staffordshire highways crews focus on fixing roads and drainage for the next 12 months
Highways crews from Staffordshire County Council will be going the extra mile to repair more roads and drainage over the next year, said the council this week. With last winter being one of the wettest and stormiest on record, crews have seen a major increase in reported defects compared to previous years. Now, the county […]
First phase of £1.25m Derby Road project nears completion
Works to reconstruct and resurface the A5121 Derby Road between James Brindley Way and the Pirelli Roundabout in Burton are on track to be completed by 28 June. The £1.25 million scheme includes repairs to drainage systems, kerbing, ironwork and footpaths where required. Derby Road closed for a week at the end of April so […]
