Funding boost for Sheffield’s roads
Norman Baker has announced Sheffield City Council is to benefit from up to £1.2 billion of Government funding.
The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding will allow Sheffield City Council to carry out vital improvements and maintenance to local roads over a 25 year period.
The contract includes the improvement and the ongoing maintenance of the city’s 1,180 miles of road, 2,050 miles of footway, 36,000 highway trees, 480 traffic signals, 68,000 street lights, over 18,000 items of street furniture and 12,700 street name plates. The contract will also include services such as street cleaning, winter gritting and landscape maintenance.
Transport Minister Norman Baker said: “The funding this Government has agreed will bring better, safer roads and more reliable journeys to the people of Sheffield. This contract will see the condition of Sheffield’s roads greatly improved and will include the maintenance of footways, bridges, street lighting and traffic signals.
Sheffield is expected to commence operation of this project in August 2012.
For more information
www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/works
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