A major project to overhaul the busy Burnham-On-Sea roundabout next to the M5 junction 22 have moved a step closer this week as Somerset Council looks to appoint a contractor.
A Somerset Council spokesman said on Monday that it “is the early stages o…
Councillors have accused the government of “cheek” for saying upgrades to a major A-road would be funded by HS2 — only to offer no more funding that was already planned.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the rail project at the Conservative Party Con…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the rail project at the Conservative Party Conference in October, announcing that the £36bn set to be spent on the scheme would now be reinvested in “new transport projects in the North and the Midlands, across the c…
Transport secretary Mark Harper MP announced on Friday (November 17) that £800m would be spent on road repairs across the South West following prime minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link between Birmingham and Manch…
The Gravity enterprise zone lies on the former Royal Ordnance factory site between the villages of Puriton and Woolavington, east of the M5 near Bridgwater[1].
Sedgemoor District Council and its successor Somerset Council have been working to deliver t…
Efforts to connect a major Somerset employment site to the national rail network remain in the balance until plans for a new ‘gigafactory’ are signed off. The Gravity enterprise zone lies on the former Royal Ordnance factory site between the villages o…
Highbridge Road near Eastleigh[1] is closed from Brambridge to Allbrook because of contractors’ roadworks near the railway bridge.
In Colden Common, traffic is being diverted down Kiln Lane to Otterbourne, leading to tailbacks.
Highbridge Road closed f…
Up to £15m will be spent in the next 12 months upgrading and repairing five key bridges on the M5 in Somerset.
National Highways (formerly known as Highways England) announced on Wednesday (August 9) that it would be committing £103m towards around 75 …
A motorcyclist has been rush to hospital after a crash on the M5 in Somerset this morning (August 11). Emergency services, including an air ambulance[1], were called to the scene near Bridgwater at around 10.30am.
The crash, which involved a car and a …
It comes as the Met Office has warned that Storm Antoni will cause winds of 65mph.
Hitting the southwest of England and much of Wales, Saturday, August 5 will see a yellow weather warning for wind in place from 8am to 8pm.
You can see the full weather…