Surrey County Council has a new fleet of gritters equipped with the latest technology ready to keep motorists moving in severe winter weather. The 24 new vehicles, provided by the new highways contractor, are ready to hit the road as part of the council’s pool of 40-plus gritters loaded with some of the 17,000 tonnes of salt stockpiled [...]
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After pressure from local residents and Councillors, Carlton Road will be upgraded to a Priority 1 route during future cold weather spells, befitting its status as a bus route. Other recent highways updates from Surrey County Council are listed below. Road surface treatment Woodcrest Walk – due October 2011 Upper Bridge Road – due October 2011 Woodlands [...]
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Surrey County Council’s Cabinet today announced the first areas to be given 30 minutes free parking under plans to change the way on-street parking is managed. The free parking provision is one of a series of changes to the original on-street parking proposals after the county council spent time listening to residents and businesses. Other [...]
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Surrey County Council has just published the Surrey Transport Plan (the third Local Transport Plan) which is now also available on the Surrey County Council website. This follows on from extensive consultation over the past year with the public, partners and interest groups. The plan was developed under the stewardship of the Transport for Surrey [...]
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Sections of Carlton Road and Frenches Road adjoining London Road will be shut temporarily from March to enable gas works. A Traffic Order is due to come into effect to restrict traffic from entering part of Carlton Road, Redhill, and impose a temporary one-way restriction on part of Frenches Road, Redhill. The Order will take [...]
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Following LOCOG’s* announcement on Thursday 10 February 2011, that the men’s and women’s Olympic cycle road races for the London 2012 Games will take place in Surrey, and pass through the borough, Councillor Adam De Save, Executive Member for Leisure and Wellbeing said: “This is great news and such a fantastic opportunity to be able [...]
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Southern Gas Networks has applied for road closure order on a length of Hooley Lane to enable them to replace gas mains; the closure request is for 8 weeks but the work is likely to take a shorter time than this. Hooley Lane will be closed from its junction with Earlsbrook Road, through to its [...]
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Surrey County Council leader Dr Andrew Povey has pledged £1 million towards improving the county’s roads in response to residents’ feedback. Each of the 11 local committees will be asked how and where the extra money should be spent, enabling residents to influence what improvements are carried out in their communities. Dr Povey said: “It [...]
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Surrey County Council has published notices warning of closures of Carlton Road, covering the period from 4th June 2010 and lasting for 12 months. The closures are to allow the resurfacing of the road to take place, currently scheduled to occur during the summer school holidays in order to minimise disruption. The full resurfacing of [...]
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Surrey will receive a £1.5m share of the £100m “national pothole fund” announced by Alasdair Darling in the Budget, it has been revealed. The funding will add to the extra money set aside by Surrey County Council earlier in the year to help deal with the effect of the freezing weather on local roads, but [...]
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