Councillors have welcomed a pledge by the Government to spend nearly £10 million to improve Coventry’s transport network over the next year. The cash will fund a range of schemes across the city including carriageway repairs, road safety schemes and improvement to key highways infrastructure.
Part of the funding will be used to carry out major structural works to the Ring Road. Beginning in May, works will be carried out on the Swanswell Viaduct – an elevated section of the Ring Road between junctions 2 and 4. Engineers will carry out work to ensure the structure remains sound and ready to cope with the demands of the 21st Century.
The cash will also be used to fund over 150 schemes to improve highways and footpaths across the Coventry and there’s funding available to repair and protect a number of grass verges. There’ll also be funding for a range of safety schemes including new moveable vehicle activated signs. The signs which flash at speeding motorists can be rotated around sites of concern to discourage speeding.
The plans will be rubber stamped by Councillors at a meeting on Tuesday 7th March and the programme will commence in April 2017.
The cash has been welcomed by Cllr Gary Ridley the Shadow Cabinet Member for City Services – a brief which covers transport and highways maintenance. Speaking ahead of the meeting he said; “I’m really pleased that even in these difficult times the Government has made this cash available to improve the transport network in Coventry. Of course there’s always more that can be done, however this money will help to resurface a number of local highways, fund road safety schemes and provide improvements to key transport infrastructure right across the city.”