Liverpool names trio to deliver £35m improvement programme06/09/2022 Liverpool City Council has appointed three contractors to deliver a £35m Highways Improvement Programme (HIP), with upgrades planned for more than 100 roads. |
Liverpool aims greener with junction rethink03/03/2022 Liverpool City Council is to pause plans to upgrade The Rocket junction at the end of the M62 to examine ‘how it could be altered to better encourage greener modes of travel’. |
Liverpool seeking to change highways scene08/02/2022 Liverpool City Council is aiming to develop a new operational model for highway maintenance within 18 months as the internal supplier has struggled to meet its needs, its troubleshooter highways boss has told Highways. |
VIAM collapse leaves holes in North West contracting21/06/2021 The collapse into administration of Vital Infrastructure Asset Management (VIAM) - formally King Construction - has hit highways contracts in at least three councils across the North West. |
Gibson takes on Liverpool highways challenge14/06/2021 Former ADEPT president Neil Gibson will be part of the team of independent commissioners who will oversee improvements at Liverpool City Council, local government secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. |
Liverpool sets out path to improvement13/05/2021 Liverpool City Council has drafted an improvement plan and letter in response to the Caller report, which called for an intervention in the city. |
Liverpool splashes the pennies for £280m highways works10/09/2019 Liverpool City Council has announced the firms that have won places on its new Highways Planned Works Framework, which is valued at £280m. |
£120m 'hamburger' plan to replace Liverpool's Queens Drive Flyover15/08/2019 A £120m plan has been announced to demolish Liverpool's dilapidated Queens Drive Flyover and replace it with a new dual lane tunnel and a major redesign of the city's busiest junction. |
Liverpool makes 'landmark investment' of £200m in roads19/04/2018 Liverpool City Council is set to spend an additional £200m on road repairs to tackle the deteriorating quality of the highway network in the city. |
Osborne wins £18m dual carriageway contract30/01/2017 Osborne will build a new dual carriageway on behalf of Liverpool City Council after being awarded a contract worth £18 million. |
£45m could be spent on transport improvements in Liverpool12/08/2016 Liverpool could benefit from £45 million worth of transport improvements if the city council gives the green light to plans being discussed next week. |
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