A new toucan crossing has been completed at a busy roundabout in Hucknall, Ashfield making life safer and easier for local residents. The scheme is the latest in a £26.54 million programme to improve local roads and other highway assets, reflecting Nottinghamshire County Council’s ongoing commitment to improving Nottinghamshire’s highways and transport network. Located at…
As we celebrate National Tree Week, a programme which will see 160 new trees planted on the highway in Nottinghamshire is underway. The scheme, delivered by Via East Midlands is taking place over the winter at locations throughout the county and will deliver around three times the number of new trees than previous years. The…
Via East Midlands has been celebrating after winning the 2020 Association of Public Sector Excellence Street Lighting Innovation Award for its work on an LED street lighting renewals project in Nottinghamshire. ‘Nottinghamshire’s Lighting the Way to Save Energy’ project, run in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council’s Energy Team and Salix Finance, has now seen over…
Via East Midlands and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have marked the first year of a contract to maintain NFRS’ fleet and equipment. The five-year agreement, with the option to extend for a further five years, has already improved efficiency, reduced costs and downtime as well as improving operational reliability and providing additional resilience…
The build of one of Via’s largest projects in Nottinghamshire is officially underway as Nottinghamshire County Council and partners officially marked the ground breaking of works on the Gedling Access Road. The event held at the site compound off Lambley Lane launched the beginning of the 18-month construction which will reduce congestion, boost the redevelopment…
An innovative new machine is improving the way potholes and roads are being repaired by Via in Nottinghamshire as part of a £1.75m investment in new highways equipment by Nottinghamshire County Council. The Roadmaster has been out on the County’s roads this summer and has already made a big impact, allowing Via, who manages Nottinghamshire’s…
Nottinghamshire County Council Leader, Councillor Kay Cutts MBE joined Via’s gritter driver Paul Davis for the first part of his four-hour gritting run out from Gamston depot to the east of Nottingham last night (Thursday, 24 January). Temperatures have been below seasonal norms this past week, with sustained periods of below zero temperatures which has required…
Nottinghamshire got its 45,000th new LED light this week, marking the latest stage of the County Council’s street light replacement project to convert all old-style, low pressure sodium lights to new, efficient LEDs. Mansfield residents, including Lonan Close, Forest Town, where the 45,000th LED light was fitted, are benefitting from a full conversion of all…
Pupils at a primary school in Kimberley are enjoying a safer journey to school following the introduction of a new School Crossing Patrol. Commonly known as “lollipop” people, school crossing patrols help children and adults to cross the road safely on their way to and from school. There are over 140 patrol sites in Nottinghamshire…