£55m to improve roads and transport

A total of £55.5m will be invested into Nottinghamshire’s highways and transport network throughout this year and next.

The county council has approved the spending on a proposed programme which includes:

*£26.54m allocated to capital maintenance schemes to improve roads and other highway assets

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*£5.57m allocated to integrated transport schemes (e.g. pedestrian crossings, capacity improvements, speed management schemes) – which includes £0.35m of additional c ounty c ouncil funding for road safety schemes; as well as allocations to fund enhanced rail services and major transport scheme business cases

*£22.469m of funding secured to deliver Gedling Access Road, Southwell Flood Risk Alleviation scheme, and street lighting upgrades

*£0.525m of revenue funding to deliver the traffic management revenue programme;

*£0.447m to deliver travel planning (£0.282m secured from the Department for Transport and £0.165m secured from public health reserves).

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Coun John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee which approved the funding, said: “This significant investment reflects our ongoing commitment to improving Nottinghamshire’s highways and transport network.

“Not only will the programme of investment further improve the quality of road repairs and maintenance with new technology, it will also enable us to deliver transport schemes, major projects and road safety measures.”Details of proposed schemes can be viewed at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk