Transport and highways
We maintain the network of highways throughout Staffordshire, with responsibility for roads and footpaths and ensure that all forms of transport across Staffordshire work together.
- Description
- Work starts this month to install a new crossing near a primary school in Burton, supporting safe and active travel for cyclists and families on the school run.
- Date:
- 14 July 2025
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- The Leader of Staffordshire County Council has today call for clarity on the future of HS2. In a letter to Rail Minister Lord Hendy, Ian Cooper says Staffordshire has faced years of disruption, uncertainty and blight from the high-speed rail scheme.
- Date:
- 10 July 2025
- Description
- A highways project to improve two Burton town centre junctions is beginning next week.
- Date:
- 10 July 2025
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- A proposed contract to replace more than 15,000 streetlights across Staffordshire with energy-efficient LED lights could save the county £1.2 million in energy costs each year, if approved.
- Date:
- 08 July 2025
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- A Victorian bridge in Burton is now open to traffic once more, after extensive strengthening works have been completed. The site team has been working hard over the past few months to reinforce the 185-year-old structure.
- Date:
- 08 July 2025
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- Highways crews in Staffordshire have taken delivery of their latest machine to help in the fight against potholes, a second JCB Pothole Pro.
- Date:
- 08 July 2025
- Description
- Overnight closures of two road bridges in Stafford as part of a major improvement scheme will take place this month.
- Date:
- 04 July 2025
- Description
- A £1.5 million project to reconstruct a key roundabout junction in Tamworth has now been completed. This scheme involved resurfacing sections of the Coleshill Street Island in Fazeley and its approaches, including Lichfield Street and Atherstone Street on the B5404.
- Date:
- 04 July 2025