Government announces £73m electric bus fund package
The government has announced part-funding of 484 new zero-emission buses via a £73.2m package for councils and combined authorities in England. South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is the biggest recipient with £33.42m going towards 186 battery-electric buses in Sheffield, as it prepares to franchise the county’s bus network, says Route One., Meanwhile, £11m will support […]
Surrey County Council 20mph consultation closes
A consultation on plans to introduce a speed limit of 20 mph in Banstead closed on Sunday amid calls for residents to have their say before it ended. Surrey County Council (SCC) has proposed the lower limit across 14 streets, either partially or in full, including the High Street (pictured), Colcokes Road and Garrard Road, […]
Surrey County Council provides update on Godstone road collapse
Work is continuing on Godstone High Street to fill and stabilise the underground mine network, and ground affected by the collapse that occurred in February 2025. So far, says Surrey County Council, over 600 tonnes of grout have been put in place, ten metres below ground level. These stabilisation works will continue over the coming weeks. Once the […]
Surrey releases list of roads and transport proposals and consultations
Surrey County Council has published a detailed list of the roads and transport proposals and consultations that are currenty under consideration. “Before we can introduce changes to the highway, we normally have to advertise our intention to make the changes and give people the opportunity to tell us what they think about them,” the council […]
Surrey: Plans to fine ‘rat-running’ lorries announced
Traffic enforcement cameras could be rolled out in Weybridge to catch lorry drivers breaking weight restrictions. Surrey County Council is considering adding automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras to 10 roads in the town with HGV weight restrictions. The cameras would see lorry drivers facing fines for driving down roads which have restrictions on vehicles […]
Milestone Infrastructure completes Surrey LED rollout
Milestone Infrastructure, a part of M Group Services, has completed its energy-saving LED street lighting rollout on behalf of Surrey County Council. Milestone’s Street Lighting Team has converted 89,000 LED Lanterns across the network, as part of the project, which commenced in 2020. Working with Surrey County Council to bring increased environmental improvements to the […]
GRAHAM awarded A320 North of Woking infrastructure scheme
GRAHAM has been awarded the contract by Surrey County Council (SCC) to deliver critical improvements to the A320 north of Woking, a key infrastructure project funded through Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. The contract has been awarded under the GEN 5 Southern Highways and Civils Framework. The scheme aims to increase capacity and improve traffic […]
Surrey Highways wins prestigious national engineering award
Surrey County Council has been recognised at the Ground Engineering Awards for innovative highways works on the A323. Highways Officers and contractors Ringway worked with engineering company Geobear to develop a solution to stabilise the deep clay soil beneath a section of the road. This first-of-its-kind application of Geobear’s injected geopolymer treatment in the UK, […]
Surrey County Council leads new task force to reduce traffic disruption caused by utility works
Surrey County Council has established a critical new task force to reduce the impact of utility roadworks and drive better coordination and communication of works across Surrey’s road network. Utility companies’ demands in Surrey are amongst the top five highest in the UK with 88 works starting every day in the last twelve months. In […]
Surrey CC leader says M25 works have had “massive impact”
A council leader in Surrey said roadworks on the M25, which have resulted in full weekend closures along a stretch of the motorway, were “immensely frustrating”. Tim Oliver, leader of Surrey County Council, told the BBC that the works were “the right thing to do”. The M25 roadworks are part of a £317m upgrade to […]