£3.3MILLION FUNDING TO REDUCE THORNABY ROAD TRAFFIC CONGESTION STOCKTON Council has secured £3.3 million of government funding towards a scheme to tackle traffic pinch points which clog up traffic flow. The funding which was announced by Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for the Department for Transport, on Friday (27 September) will see Stockton Council carry out works to ease congestion on Thornaby Road. Works are expected to start on the £4.8million Thornaby Road A174/A1044 Congestion Relief Scheme in May 2014 and are planned to be complete by early 2015. The scheme will dual the A174 Parkway Extension between the A174/A1044 junction, where capacity improvements will also be made to complement the already secured Highways Agency improvements and the A19/A174 Trunk Road interchange. In addition the combined proposals will create new access to the Teesside Industrial Estate both reducing congestion and encouraging growth. Councillor Mike Smith, Stockton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, said: “Nationally Stockton was only one of 15 local authority schemes to win funding from this round which will see us tackling congestion alongside our partners, the Highways Agency. “This funding will help us deal with this pinch point, ease traffic flow and make journeys quicker and smoother for residents and visitors alike. Both Councillor Faulks and Harrington both pushed and supported this scheme and are very pleased to see this has been given the go ahead This will considerably reduce traffic delays for Ingleby Barwick
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:29:27 +0000
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