A roundup of transport and highways in August
Transport and Highways | Cheshire West and Chester Council
Transport and Highways News - August
News update
Darnhall Bridge
Road closure needed for work on Darnhall Bridge, Winsford
A road closure is in place for around four weeks while works take place on Darnhall Bridge, near Winsford.
Works to prop the wall of the bridge began at the end of July with diversions in place via Church Minshall and Wettenhall.
The bridge will also be closed to pedestrians and cyclists during working hours from 8am to 5pm.
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City Walls
Works started on Chester City Walls Collapse Site
Cheshire West and Chester Council's contractors have started enabling work on the site of the section of Chester City Walls at Newgate Street that collapsed in 2020.
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itravel
itravel on-demand rural bus service
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s on-demand rural bus service, which aims to improve connectivity in some of the more remote parts of the borough, is celebrating its first birthday.
‘itravel’ covers a wide area including Helsby, Frodsham, Delamere and Acton Bridge, as well as some other villages, where no commercial services are available.
Since the service began on 31 July 2023 it has clocked up an impressive 11,311 journeys with 15,097 passengers jumping on board.
Out of 4,412 customer service ratings given, 98% of users rate the service five out of five. Positive comments received include:
"Amazing, so convenient me and my little one used it for the first time and it was fantastic such a good service connecting villages where buses don't go, amazing little itravel, best transport around.”
“Very good as always - a real godsend to folk without a car.”
“First time and perfect. Hopefully the first of many.”
“Thank you, it makes a huge difference to me being able to get out more, much appreciated.”
“Very friendly and helpful, wonderful service.
The bus service can be booked online, using a mobile phone app, or phone call, which allows a resident, or group of residents, to request a bus for a specific journey.
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Park and ride [
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Travelling in to Chester for work or leisure? Park and Ride operates from Upton, Boughton Heath and Wrexham Road. Free parking, with discounts for groups now available. Buses operate three separate circular routes direct into the city, then back to your car park.
*PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride*: Grosvenor Road (for Racecourse and Law Courts) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Pepper Street (for the River Dee and Boat Trips) – Grosvenor Road - Wrexham Road Park & Ride
*PR2 – Boughton Heath Park and Ride*: Boughton Waitrose (for Business Quarter) - The Bars – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Boughton Waitrose - Boughton Heath Park & Ride
*PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride*: Liverpool Road (for Countess Hospital) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange (for University) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop BB (for shops and visitor attractions) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange – Liverpool Road (Countess Hospital) - Upton (Zoo) Park & Ride
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Get around for £2 until 31 December 2024
The scheme that encouraged passengers to ‘Get Around for £2’ by bus has been extended to 31 December 2024.
All bus operators participating in the original campaign will continue to do so. Cheshire West and Chester Council has worked with operators to encourage as many as possible to participate, although some services will not be eligible.
Journeys starting in Wales are not eligible for the scheme, however local concessions have been introduced by some operators.
Check to see if your bus operator is taking part [
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Gully clean
*Grid/gullies work programme*
38,505 grids (gullies) have been cleaned over the past twelve month cleaning programme.
There is an online interactive map to see when the gullies were last drained or report a blocked gully.
Check now [
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Planned works
One network
Resurface
Plan your journey
To help plan journeys, the one.network website has live monitoring of road works and traffic congestion across the country. For subscribers, email alerts are also available. The map data is shared with Google and Apple Maps plus major sat-nav operators visit: one.network [
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Sandy Lane July 8
Water supply improvements Sandy Lane, Chester
Severn Trent are installing a new water supply from Huntington Water Treatment Works to Boughton Water Treatment Works, this is important work to maintain the vital utilities for the area.
Severn Trent are currently working in Jubilee fields and this work is progressing well and on schedule to be completed by the12 August 2024.
The Investigation work along Sandy Lane between Dee Banks and Walmoor Park has been completed. During these investigations Severn Trent discovered the main sewer pipe had corroded. Welsh Water are currently on site investigating the issues.
Unfortunately, until this is repaired, work can’t start on the installation of the water main.
*Until 12 August*
Jubilee fields – signs and barriers
*Until 11 September*
Fork junction of Dee Banks along Sandy Lane to Walmoor Park – Road closure
*11 September – 16 October*
Junction of Walmoor Park along Sandy Lane to Mortlake Crescent, residents of Deefords Av access via private road onto Christelon Road. – Road closure
*16 October – 20 November*
Junction of Mortlake Crescent along Sandy Lane to The Mount – Road closure
Teams are working 7-days a week. Their proposed working hours are:
Monday to Friday 7.30am to 7pm
Saturday 8.30am to 7pm
Sunday 9am to 3pm
Progress on the works can be followed on the Severn Trent website [
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Public transport
Using Public Transport can really help to avoid road congestion. A useful journey planning tool to help you plan your journey is Traveline
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Further information can be found on bus operator’s websites or visit:
Cheshire West and Chester Public Transport [
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Traveline
Traveline
Visit Traveline to help find routes and times for your travel anywhere in Great Britain, including live departures and bus timetables.
Find your travel routes [
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