Staffordshire starts work on historic bridge refurbishment
Refurbishment of an 18th century Grade II Listed road bridge in South Staffordshire will be completed in July. The seven-week scheme at Wodehouse Lane Bridge, A463, Gospel End, near Wombourne started on Monday 1 June and is the second and final phase following work completed last year. Work on the masonry arch bridge will improve and […]
Staffordshire: Major road scheme gets under way with new traffic management in place
Work to create a junction to a new commercial development next to the M6 in Stafford is set to progress this from today (18 May) with new traffic management arrangements confirmed. The junction and road widening forms part of the Stafford Gate scheme at Creswell on the A5013 Creswell Grove, close to junction 14, as […]
Crews rolling out preventative maintenance and resurfacing programmes in Staffordshire
Highways crews in Staffordshire are rolling out their preventative maintenance programme for the year, which will see hundreds of roads undergo surface treatments. This highway treatment is carried out on roads before they deteriorate too far and require more costly repairs. Surface dressing reduces the risk of potholes and can prolong the life of roads […]
New Burton town centre cycleway completed
A major project to extend the cycleway through Burton town centre has now been completed, creating safer and more convenient routes for people walking, wheeling and cycling around the town. The £1.2 million scheme, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, has created a new two-way cycle track along Borough Road that links the railway station directly with the […]
Staffordshire: Safety improvement scheme to begin in Biddulph
Work to improve safety on two Biddulph roads in response to community concerns is set to begin on Monday 18 May. The scheme will include a range of measures introduced on Halls Road and Station Road. These will improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Staffordshire County Council is investing £108,000 in the scheme which […]
Staffordshire reiterates ‘zero tolerance’ policy on road worker abuse
Peter Mason, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways has reiterated that the abuse of highways crews in Staffordshire ‘will not be tolerated’ as repairs to the network ramp up. With the county council’s road repair season well under way, crews have seen a rise in incidents, ranging from drivers ignoring ‘road closed’ signs, […]
May start for new Staffordshire junction
Work to create a junction to a new commercial development next to the M6 in Stafford will get underway next month. The junction and road widening forms part of the Stafford Gate scheme at Creswell on the A5013 Creswell Grove, close to junction 14. Scheduled for 39 weeks, the road project is fully funded by […]
Staffordshire County Council agrees highways management plan
Staffordshire County Council has agreed how it will manage traffic and co-ordinates utility and road works across the county over the coming year, to keep Staffordshire moving and reduce disruption. The Traffic and Network Management Plan explains how the council will work to manage more than 4,000 miles of highway and keep traffic flowing. This […]
£2.3m Burton resurfacing scheme to start in May
Work to fully resurface Derby Road, in Burton, will begin next month. The £2.3m scheme, expected to take around three months, will see crews resurface the route between Derby Turn island and the Pirelli roundabout in two phases. The first phase, beginning on Monday 11 May, will see crews carrying out civil works under a one-way system. Then, from Monday […]
Staffordshire: £400,000 road maintenance scheme to begin next week
Work on the B4151 Walsall Road in Norton Canes will being on 7 April, and will take around four weeks to complete. Highways crews from Staffordshire County Council will be replacing ironwork and damaged kerbs where necessary, before moving on to completely resurfacing the road between 50m south of Betty’s Lane to 50m north of […]