PART-CLOSURE ON DUNDALK ROAD
A section of Dundalk Road in Widnes, from the Hale Road junction to Barkla Fields, will be closed on Saturday 9th March for emergency surfacing work. Advance noticeboards are in place.
Manchester spending plan set out as 24/25 budget agreed against challenging backdrop for local government
The City Council today set its budget, including its element of Council Tax, for 2024/25 at a meeting of the Council (Friday 1 March). The budget focuses on key areas that will ensure the ongoing success of the city – and continues to support Manchester residents through the cost-of-living crisis. Following a challenging Government funding […]
Warrington Borough Council welcomes Local Transport Funding commitment
Warrington Borough Council has welcomed news that the borough has received a commitment of over £120m in national funding to improve transport connections. The government has today (Monday 26 February) announced that local transport authorities (LTAs) in the North will receive £2.5 billion in Local Transport Funding (LTF) over the next seven years, from April 2025. This […]
BY OURS DESIGN PROPOSALS SHARED FOLLOWING PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Cowley Hill residents and businesses are invited to attend a community event next month [March] to hear more about the design proposals of a pioneering project that they have helped shape to create safer, healthier, and more attractive streets where they live In May 2020, St Helens Borough Council was selected as one of the […]
CARBON AND COST CUTTING METHODS PAVE THE WAY FOR POTHOLE REPAIRS IN ST HELENS BOROUGH
With a rise in reports against a backdrop of significant government funding cuts, St Helens Borough Council is taking an innovative approach in the war against every motorist’s bugbear – potholes For the past few months, the council’s highways department has been trialling low carbon methods to repair road defects such as potholes which form […]
Queens Drive reopens
Queens Drive has fully reopened following work to improve drainage infrastructure and install a flood warning system. The road has been closed since last August when Elaine and Philip Marco tragically died after their car became submerged in flood water. Since then substantial work has been undertaken to renew the gullies, remove and thin shrubbery […]
Princess Parkway resurfacing works set to take place
In the coming weeks a section of Princess Road is set to be fully resurfaced. Following an assessment of the surface’s conditions, the decision has been made to fully repair the carriageway, running from the M60 Junction 5 off slip to the junction of Barlow Moor Road. This work is being carried out in collaboration […]
Free bike marking events taking place across Merseyside
Merseyside Police is inviting the public to get their bikes security marked at a series of free events across the region. The force is working in partnership with Bike Register to host bike marking events throughout the year. Since July 2023, more than 1000 bikes have been registered by officers. Bike Register is the UK’s […]
MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO DRIVE UP SAFETY STANDARD ON THE BOROUGH’S ROADS
As part of an ongoing commitment to road safety, St Helens Borough Council has carried out a number of successful schemes over the past 12-months to improve infrastructure and conditions on the local highway network for the benefit of all road users – whether you drive, walk or cycle. Funded through different streams, including the […]
Views from the public sought as Council proposes city centre pedestrian improvements
Pedestrian-friendly plans on how to improve the A34 Salford to Cooper Street corridor are set to go out for public consultation The stretch of road – which comprises of Bridge Street, John Dalton Street and Princess Street – runs from the beginning of the A34 in Salford to the junction of Cooper Street, adjacent to […]