Nearly £2m will be spent this year on improving road markings across the county, with over 48 miles of line painting already completed. Surrey County Council has substantially increased its funding for this and coming years to make the county’s roads safer and improve their visual appearance. This is in addition to the largest ever … Continue reading
A major scheme will get under way this week to cut congestion at one Surrey’s worst traffic blackspots – Runnymede roundabout. Nearly 2.9 million vehicles use the roundabout annually between 8am and 9am and 5pm-6pm on weekdays. That rush-hour figure is expected to rise by around 390,000 by 2031. The roundabout will be widened, resurfaced … Continue reading
More than 70,000 new homes and 56 new schools will be needed if Heathrow is expanded, aviation experts have heard. Surrey County Council leader David Hodge told a Runways UK conference: Expanding the airport could require up to 70,800 homes to be built in the local area* over the next 15 years That would mean a need … Continue reading