£70 million to be spent on road improvements across Staffordshire
Almost £70 million will be spent over the next year on projects to ease traffic flow and improve safety across a county.
Staffordshire County Council has backed the £69 million package of measures which will also see improvements to cycle paths.
Other schemes will include the upgrade of busy junctions, updating traffic signals and improving footways in the county.
Councillor David Williams, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “We will be spending £69 million in the next 12 months on building new roads, footpaths and cycleways, as well as improving certain junctions, signs and lighting.
"We are prioritising schemes that make our highways safer for all users.”
Other works signed off for the next 12 months include local speed limit changes, restricting heavy vehicle access and introducing parking schemes.
Work is currently underway with the Lichfield Southern Bypass project and the Stafford Western Bypass scheme – along with others, chiefs have said.
Other schemes include spending more than £1.8 million on Active Travel – walking and cycling – in Burton, Cannock, Newcastle and in Stafford.
Roads susceptible to skidding in wet weather will be tackled. Councillor Williams added: “Our spring campaign of patching and repairing potholes caused by the frosts and floods of winter is about to begin and we will be tackling thousands of small repairs.”
