Major highways improvement scheme to start in Newcastle
A major highways improvements scheme on the A34 Talke Road in Newcastle is due to start on Monday 11 March. The £375,000 scheme is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and has been funded through the Department for Transport’s pothole fund. The funding is in addition to a wider £30 million investment by the […]
Staffordshire receives £286million transport funding boost over seven years
Staffordshire has secured a huge funding boost from central Government for local transport projects which will span a seven-year period. The Local Transport Fund announcement was made this morning, with Staffordshire County Council being allocated nearly £286million from 2025/26 from a national fund of £4.7bn. To mark the announcement today, John Glen MP, Paymaster General […]
Work on a £1.25 million highways improvement scheme in Burton to start next month
A major highways improvements scheme on a busy Burton Road will start at the beginning of March. The £1.25 million scheme on the A5121 Derby Road is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and is part of a wider £6 million investment in the town’s roads over the next two years. Work will include […]
£2.5m invested into improving drainage and flood prevention across Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council cleaned and emptied a total of 67,745 gullies last year, as part of a catalogue of efforts to prevent flooding across the county. Gully cleaning – the process of removing waste and other blockages from drains – is one of the many proactive tasks undertaken by Staffordshire Highways to ensure healthy drainage […]
Town centre transport improvements scheme progresses in Cannock
A regeneration project to improve walking and cycling routes in Cannock town centre is progressing well with a third of the scheme due for completion by the end of the week. The 12-week scheme will see new shared cycle routes, upgraded crossing points and widened footways in Church Street and Ringway, as well as a […]
Staffordshire County Council brings forward road repairs
Staffordshire County Council is bringing forward its defect repairs to keep the county moving. Highways crews will be out throughout the winter ensuring the county’s worst potholes are made safe, before performing a longer-lasting repair. The recent rainfall and freezing temperatures has seen more defects appear across the county so crews will be pulling out […]
Town centre walking and cycling improvements project begins
A project to improve walking and cycling routes in Cannock town centre begins this week. The 12-week scheme will see new shared cycle routes, upgraded crossing points and widened footways in Mill Street, Church Street and Ringway, as well as a new link from Allport Road to Beecroft Road car park. A total of £500,000 […]
More than 16,000 potholes repaired across Staffordshire so far this year
Staffordshire County Council is making good on its promise to fix more roads across the county with 16,308 pothole repair jobs completed so far. A ‘job’ is, on average, two or three potholes at a time – meaning the number of potholes filled across the county is likely to be double or even triple that […]
New technology used to assess Staffordshire’s roads
Highways inspectors in Staffordshire will soon have another tool in their bid to assess the condition of the county’s roads—AI. As inspectors make their way around the county, a smartphone app mounted to the windscreen will collect video data. Officers then upload the footage to be processed via AI, giving them a full picture of […]
Scrapping HS2 Northern leg should bring transport and infrastructure investment in Staffordshire, says council leaders
Scrapping the northern leg of HS2 should bring transport benefits to Staffordshire, council leaders have said Confirmation that the Phase 2a leg of the high speed rail project between Birmingham and Manchester would be scrapped came last month. Senior figures at Staffordshire County Council have said they believe the decision will create opportunities for money […]
