A roundup of transport and highways in June
Transport and Highways | Cheshire West and Chester Council
Transport and Highways News - June
News update
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Active travel poster
*Ellesmere Port Active Travel scheme awareness day*
Tuesday 28 May
Asda Car Park, Ellesmere Port
Includes
* Free bike maintenance
* Free security tagging
* Face painting
Congratulations to Cheshire College Students for this winning poster design.
Find out more Ellesmere Port Active Travel plans [
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Air quality improvements could see end of air quality management areas in Ellesmere Port and Frodsham
The Council has announced it is proposing to revoke the air quality management area (AQMA) orders for Ellesmere Port and Frodsham following significant and continued improvements in air quality levels.
The Ellesmere Port (Whitby Road / Station Road) AQMA was declared in 2005 in order to address road traffic related nitrogen dioxide (NO2) affecting residential properties on parts of Whitby Road, Station Road and Princes Road.
The Frodsham AQMA was declared in 2015, also due to NO2 from road vehicles, and covers a small number of residential properties on Fluin Lane and High Street (A56) in Frodsham.
Find out more [
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Council enforcement of moving traffic offences
The Council has begun enforcement of moving traffic offences at four locations to reduce dangerous manoeuvres, congestion and disruption on the road network.
Chester: Nuns Road/New Crane Street junction (no right turn into Nuns Road, Monday to Friday between 4.30pm and 6pm); and anytime at the Nuns Road/Grosvenor Road junction (must turn left into Grosvenor Road; the Canal Street/Northgate Street junction (no right turn into Northgate Street, except buses) and Ellesmere Port: Civic Way (no entry except buses).
Initially, the Council will undertake a six-month awareness raising period and issue warning notices to vehicle owners whose vehicle is observed contravening the restriction by approved automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology.
Find out more [
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Transport for the north survey
Transport for the North - Rail Survey
A new survey aims to find out people’s views about accessibility at rail stations in the North.
Transport for the North wants to improve the level of accessibility in stations right across its region. Some of the North’s rail stations are still partially or wholly inaccessible to people with disabilities or reduced mobility.
Rail users, and those who don’t currently use trains, are invited to comment on the accessibility of different aspects of the station environment, and on different stages of using a station (starting from arriving at a rail station, to boarding a train for their onward journey). If they wish, respondents can complete the survey multiple times to provide comments on multiple stations.
The survey is open until 7 June to everyone within the North. It asks people to give feedback on the level of accessibility they have experienced at a specific rail station in the North.
Complete the survey [
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itravel
itravel on-demand rural bus 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.
Booking details [
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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
Find out more [
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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
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.
Work has moved to the area between Huntington Village Green to the junction of Woodlands Road.
The road will be closed. Access for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users will be maintained.
*6 May - 14 June*
B5130 Dee Banks - from Dee Banks School to junction Dee Banks/Sandy Lane - 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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