Staffordshire: LED streetlights will save £1.2 million a year
A proposal to replace more than 15,000 streetlights across Staffordshire with energy-efficient LED lights has been approved. by the County Council. The initiative is expected to save the county £1.2 million in energy costs each year. The project will be delivered over two years by E.ON, which manages the county’s highway lighting network on behalf […]
Overnight bridge closures set to take place as part of Stafford road improvement scheme
Overnight closures of a main road bridge in Stafford as part of a major improvement scheme will take place next week. Queensville rail bridge on the A34 will be fully closed from 8pm to 6am on Monday 21 July, Tuesday 22 July and Wednesday 23 July with diversions in place as part of the A34 […]
Staffordshire makes safety improvements for families and cyclists in Burton
Work starts this month to install a new crossing near a primary school in Burton, supporting safe and active travel for cyclists and families on the school run. A new shared footpath and cycleway will be installed by Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews to bridge the gap in the National Cycle Network (NCN) 54 between […]
Resurfacing work to start in Burton town centre
A highways project to improve two Burton town centre junctions is beginning next week. The Staffordshire County Council scheme will see crews resurface the junction of Union Street, Orchard Street and New Street. Works will also include the New Street traffic island, along with the High Street and Manor Drive approaches. Daytime work to repair kerbs, […]
£1.5 million highways improvements to busy Tamworth junction completed
A £1.5 million project to reconstruct a key roundabout junction in Tamworth has now been completed. This scheme, carried out by Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews, involved resurfacing sections of the Coleshill Street Island in Fazeley and its approaches, including Lichfield Street and Atherstone Street on the B5404. The project was initially on track to […]
Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
Highways crews in Staffordshire filled more potholes last year than each of the previous four years. New figures reveal that more than 37,000 potholes were filled in 2024/25, after the county came out of the wettest winter for more than 100 years. The progress has been made by utilising more crews, and new equipment such as […]
Highways improvements completed in Uttoxeter
A highways improvement scheme to resurface a road in Uttoxeter has been completed. This Staffordshire County Council highways project saw crews reconstruct the B5027 Stone Road at its junction with Springfield Road to The Dove Church last week. Crews also carried out repairs to kerbs, drainage, manhole covers, gullies and other ironworks. The scheme, costing £110,000, was […]
Highways improvements in Uttoxeter to start on Tuesday
A highways improvement scheme to resurface a road in Uttoxeter will be carried out next week. This Staffordshire County Council highways project – starting on Tuesday 27 May – will see crews work on the B5027 Stone Road at its junction with Springfield Road to The Dove Church. Crews will also be carrying out repairs […]
Major Tamworth highways scheme completed ahead of schedule
A major £1.2 million highways improvement scheme in Tamworth has been completed two weeks ahead of schedule. The Staffordshire County Council scheme at Aldergate and Upper Gungate took just over seven weeks to complete all of the planned works. It saw the reconstruction and resurfacing of the road between Lichfield Street and Comberford Road along […]
Major Tamworth highways project nears completion
A £1.2 million project to reconstruct a key route running through Tamworth town centre remains on track to complete next month. The Staffordshire County Council highways scheme, at the B5493 Aldergate and A513 Upper Gungate, is seeing the resurfacing of the road between Lichfield Street and Comberford Road. Work also includes improvements to a section of […]