The Gedling Access Road is one of the projects set to benefit from extra spending on infrastructure announced today by Nottinghamshire County Council.
The Authority today confirmed they would provide a further £5.4m on the new Gedling Access Road after the new budget was agreed by councillors today.
The Gedling Access Road is a new 3.8km single carriageway road which will run from the A612 at the junction of Burton Road/Nottingham Road and Trent Valley Way to Mapperley Plains.
Main construction works are scheduled to start in winter 2018, subject to completion of statutory procedures, with the road anticipated to open by Spring 2020
The council also revealed they are to spend an extra £20m on highway spending in their new budget, which will see £142m in capital spending on the county’s roads between April 1 this year and 31 March 2022 – an increase of £20m on the previous allocation.
The council say the extra money has been allocated to road improvements as a direct response to concerns raised by Nottinghamshire residents and will be particularly targeted at improvements to safety and the condition of roads in residential areas – those used by people every day.
The roads selected for investment will be those assessed as being likely to deteriorate in the next few years, with a view to saving money that would have been required for repairs in the longer term.
Over 100 roads across the county will be targeted using the new funding in the first 12 months and the roads selected will be announced tomorrow.
Councillor Richard Jackson, chairman of Finance and Major Contracts Management Committee, presented today’s budget to Full Council.
He said: “Comments and complaints about the condition of our roads dominate the mailbags of councillors from every part of the county.
“The extra £20m for highways capital improvements will take total spending to £142m over the next four years and is the biggest single increase ever made by the Council to roads spending. We’ve found a way of doing this whilst still being able to deliver the existing commitment to provide 1,015 housing with care places by 2021 as part of our strategy of helping older people live independently at home as long as possible with reduced care needs.”
The extra spending on roads forms part of a £390m capital programme focused on infrastructure improvements in every part of Nottinghamshire.
Other schemes in Gedling borough which will benefit include:
- Brooke Farm in Linby, a training hub for adults with disabilities to learn skills for employment which will get an £353,000 investment to improve facilities.
- £5.8m for a new school in Bestwood as part of £15m for new school places countywide
The budget report is available to download from the Nottinghamshire County Council website
The new GAR (Gedling Access Road ) is great news for Gedling “Village”. Now all the traffic will be DUMPED onto Mapperley Plains which is almost at a standstill at rush hours! No -one listened to local objections along Mapperley Plains and nearby areas.
The better route across to the Travellers Rest was ignored. The future generations will really thank The Council for their forethought !!!!