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Somerset devolves road services due to 'financial emergency'

08/05/2024

Footpath repairs and street cleaning are among the services transferred to town council level as part of a landmark deal in Somerset after the county declared a 'financial emergency' last year.

Kier mobilises for £225m Somerset 'refresh'

04/04/2024

Kier Transportation’s new £225m highways maintenance contract with Somerset Council has now begun, with many existing staff transferring to the new provider.

Somerset signs £140m trio of deals to deliver 'new era'

02/01/2024

Somerset Council has awarded three new contracts for essential road maintenance services as well as improvements on its network, worth a total of £140m.

Skanska wins Somerset roads deal

19/01/2017

Skanska has been awarded a contract to maintain the roads on behalf of Somerset County Council.

WJ opens new depot in Somerset

10/08/2016

Leading road marking firm WJ has officially opened a new state of the art depot in Wellington, Somerset.

New equipment designed to protect road workers

15/06/2015

Self-standing stop and go boards fitted with cameras and warning signs will be used in Somerset in an effort to protect road workers.

Tensar helps to raise flood-hit road

20/01/2015

A road in the Somerset village of Mucheleney has been raised by 1.2 metres to stop it from being flooded.

£2.8m to improve transport links in Somerset

12/09/2014

Funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) will help improve transport links in Bridgwater and Taunton ahead of the construction of the UK’s first nuclear power plant in over 20 years.

Somerset County Council extends highways contract with Skanska

08/11/2013

Somerset County Council has extended its highways maintenance contract with Skanska for another year.

£15m congestion-busting scheme to start in April

14/02/2013

North Somerset Council has chosen Costain and Alun Griffiths to carry out a £15m scheme to improve traffic flows around the town of Weston-super-Mare.

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