A roundup of transport and highways in May
Transport and Highways | Cheshire West and Chester Council
Transport and Highways News - May
News update
________________________________________________________________________
EV Event
*Understanding how to transition to electric vehicles. Free event Tuesday, 21 May. *
Understanding how to transition to Electric Vehicles in business and at home is a new free event being held on Tuesday, 21 May at the Civic Centre, Ellesmere Port. The event will run from 8am to 2pm, with the first two hours (8am to 10am) reserved for businesses.
Electric vehicles on display at the event will include the BMW i5, BMW iX2, BYD Atto 3, BYD Seal, Ford E-Transit, Ford Mach-E, MINI Cooper, Peugeot E-2008, Peugeot E-308, Vauxhall Astra Electric, Vauxhall Mokka Electric, Volkswagen ID.7 and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. The Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Toyota bZ4X and the Toyota Proace City van will be available for test drives.
Stellantis will also be presenting on how their Ellesmere Port plant has been remodelled to support EV production.
Other exhibitors on hand to help with switching to electric will include Char.gy, Connected Energy, DriveElectric, E.ON Drive, Health Box, Joju Solar, TB Electrics and Trojan Energy.
Businesses planning to attend the 8am to 10am session, please register for this free event [
]
No registration is needed if attending after 10am.
More details [
]
________________________________________________________________________
Active Travel Event in Ellesmere Port 28 May
A public awareness day is taking place outside Ellesmere Port Asda on Tuesday, 28 May between 10am and 2pm. The event will provide an opportunity to see the detailed plans for the exciting changes in the area. The scheme’s designers and engineers will be on hand to answer any questions, plus:
* Bring your bikes along for some basic repairs from Dr Bike along with some advice on how to maintain your bikes and scooters
* The local police will be offering some free security I.D. stamping on bikes brought along on the day
* Face painter and colouring in to keep the children entertained.
________________________________________________________________________
Coastal pathway
King Charles III England Coast Path
The Cheshire section of what will become the King Charles III England Coast Path has been completed after recent improvements works and is now open for visitors to enjoy this beautiful part of the borough.
The Council was asked to improve the borough's existing coastal path between the Flintshire and Wirral borders. Most of the construction took place from Marshlands Road, Neston up to Parkgate, following on the previous work from the Flintshire border to Neston in 2012.
The King Charles III England Coast Path will be longest managed coastal path in the world. It will go all the way around the coast of England and will be around 2,700 miles long when it is complete.
More details [
]
________________________________________________________________________
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 [
]
________________________________________________________________________
Park and ride [
]
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 [
]
________________________________________________________________________
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 [
]
________________________________________________________________________
Gully clean
*Grid/gullies work programme*
86,650 grids (gullies) have been cleaned over the past twelve month cleaning programme.
May schedule
* Blacon
* Frodsham
* Little Neston
* Neston
* Parkgate
* Winsford Over and Verdin
________________________________________________________________________
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 [
].
________________________________________________________________________
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.
Following the reopening of the Butterbache Road junction with Chester Road, the Woodlands Road junction with Chester Road is closed from Monday 29 April until Friday 10 May. Please note that these dates may change.
*Until 5 May*
Brassey Street road closure
Unfortunately, these utility works are likely to cause some unavoidable disruption.
*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 [
].
________________________________________________________________________
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
[
] . For journeys into Chester, you can use Chester Park & Ride [
]. There is an on-demand itravel bus service [
].
Further information can be found on bus operator’s websites or visit:
Cheshire West and Chester Public Transport [
] or National Rail Enquiries [
]
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 [
]
Find out more about...
Flooding [
]
Grids or drains [
]
Potholes [
]
Street lighting [
]
Cheshire West and Chester Council, Transport and Highways. [
]
Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [
]. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com [
].
________________________________________________________________________
This email was sent to david.watts@trustedcarcheck.co.uk using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Cheshire West and Chester Council · The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA GovDelivery logo [
]