Nottinghamshire County Council has approved almost £36 million of highways investment for the year ahead.
The money will be used to improve roads and footpaths, protect properties from flooding and get people and businesses back on the road when the pandemic draws to an end.
The provisional programmes includes:
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- £16.4 million for road maintenance schemes
- £5.5 million for things such as pedestrian crossings, route capacity improvements and speed management schemes, including £350,000 of additional County Council funding for road safety
- £13.4 million secured to deliver Gedling Access Road, active travel programmes and to continue street lighting upgrades
- £640,000 of revenue funding for fresh traffic management plans
- £1 million of council capital for Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures to protect communities and businesses most vulnerable to flooding
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The tender process for the scheme has been completed with works scheduled for completion in July 2021.
The council has also secured almost £2.2 million towards the second part of its active travel infrastructure proposals.
Councillor John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, 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 make way for schemes to protect our communities from flooding and the promotion of walking and cycling.
“The investment is part of our strategy to support the local economy, promote health and wellbeing and ensure communities thrive particularly crucial as the easing of lockdown measures continue.
“Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic we recognise that some programmes included within the investment may be affected by as measures are put in place to protect our communities.
“We will endeavour to communicate any disruptions to these programmes and are committed to keeping safety at the heart of all we do.”
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Property Flood Resilience uses bespoke measures for individual properties, which could include flood resilient doors, self-sealing air bricks, non-return valves in plumbing systems and other practical options such as repointing where mortar is damaged or missing and applying external waterproofing to ground floor walls.
A successful PFR scheme has been used as part of the Southwell Flood Risk Management scheme, and areas identified for these measures across the county include Jacksdale, Cropwell Butler, Bramcote, Tollerton, East Markham and Linby.