Active travel construction
We have been awarded over £3 million by the Department of Transport as part of the government’s Active Travel Fund over recent years to help deliver Staffordshire's Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), supporting the creation of long-term projects which aim to enable people to cycle, walk and wheel more safely around our neighbourhoods and town centres. The LCWIP can be found on our walking and cycling page.
The designs of the improvement schemes prioritise these healthier, more sustainable forms of travel, allowing people to access local services more easily and better enjoy the spaces around them, as well as encouraging people to maintain smarter, healthier travel habits over the long term.
Currently, designs are being finalised for two improvement schemes in Newcastle-under-Lyme to enhance cycling provisions from Newcastle town centre to Keele University and from the existing cycle route on the A52 George Street to Newcastle Greenway via Station Walks, additional information can be found via the Newcastle tab.
Work is being undertaken to produce a project pipeline of active travel schemes that can seek funding when funding opportunities become available. As well as the Newcastle schemes, future projects in Stafford, Burton, Rugeley and Chasetown have been identified. More information on the individual schemes will be available shortly.
Although every effort is made to minimise disruption during the improvement works, we appreciate that the traffic management systems in place to facilitate them will inevitably cause temporary travel network delays. We appreciate your patience during the delivery of the improvements and look forward to you enjoying the benefits that will come of them. If you would like to report any issues relating to the works on site, please use this link to Report a fault online or contact directly via the instructions on the signs on site.
A view of traffic disruptions in the area can be found here.
This page will continue to be updated as construction progresses.