Staffordshire transport gateway improvement scheme progresses with new traffic arrangements
A scheme bringing major improvements to a key Staffordshire gateway junction is progressing well, with latest traffic management changes set to take place. The project will ease congestion and increase capacity around the A38 Branston interchange junction near Burton. It includes creating additional lanes around the junction, on the slip roads and on Branston Road […]
Staffordshire: £1.1m highways improvement works starts in Lichfield
Works to completely resurface a major carriageway in Lichfield are set to start next week, thanks to a £1,150,000 county council investment in the area. The scheme, commencing today (Monday 3 June), will take place on the A5127 Birmingham Road between the junctions of St John Street and Green Hill. In addition to resurfacing the full […]
Staffordshire: Biddulph carriageway set to be resurfaced next month
A £860,000 highways improvement scheme to resurface Meadows Way in Biddulph will commence at the start of June. The works will take place on the A527 Meadows Way between the Wharf Road roundabout and the Tunstall Road roundabout. Crews will completely resurface the carriageway, replacing ironwork where necessary and replacing damaged kerbs as part of a […]
Staffordshire: 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 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 that drainage […]
The future of mobility panel discussion with York, Staffordshire, LCRIG and SWARCO on this week’s Highways Voices
“A lot of our time is firefighting, fixing day to day problems, maybe some signal timings, but it’s hard to look into the future when we don’t have time,” admits City of York Council’s Sean Bulmer in a panel discussion at the SWARCO User Group meeting in Coventry, featured on this week’s Highways Voices. Mr […]
Over 80,000 miles of Staffordshire’s roads gritted this winter
Highways crews have worked around the clock throughout the winter period to keep Staffordshire’s roads safe, gritting the equivalent of 80,000 miles. From October, 64 drivers rolled out in their gritters to treat the county’s road network when temperatures plunged and snowy spells hit. Amongst those drivers were the Moorlands’ hill contractors, who were on […]
Over 80,000 miles of Staffordshire’s roads gritted over Winter period
Highways crews have worked around the clock throughout the winter period to keep Staffordshire’s roads safe, gritting the equivalent of 80,000 miles. From October, 64 drivers rolled out in their gritters to treat the county’s road network when temperatures plunged and snowy spells hit. Amongst those drivers were the Moorlands’ hill contractors, who were on […]
New team in place for highways delivery in Staffordshire
Major investment in the county’s roads planned for the next three years will be backed by a new team at Staffordshire County Council. One Cabinet member will take on the role overseeing the high-quality delivery of highways projects countywide, while two support members will liaise with communities and focus on local issues. Mark Deaville, current […]
£50 million boost for Staffordshire Highways over the next three years
An extra £50 million will be invested in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways over the next three years, alongside a total of £53M being spent on a range of major projects, vital road improvements and general road maintenance in 24/25. The extra investment will see: David Williams, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and […]
Major highways works completed in Burton
A major highways improvement scheme to resurface the A511 Horninglow Road North in Burton has been completed. Highways crews from Staffordshire County Council finished the £900,000 scheme on Sunday 3 March. In addition to the reconstruction and resurfacing of the road, crews also took the opportunity to update drainage systems, kerbing and ironwork along with […]
