The role of a slavery defending Liverpool MP has been acknowledged in the heart of the Toxteth community – almost 40 years after his statue was removed following the infamous riots.
WORK has started installing Liverpool’s third pop-up cycle lane, connecting the city centre with Bootle. The temporary 2.5 mile ‘Liverpool Loop North’ route comes into town from Bootle New Strand via Stanley Road, Commercial Road and Vauxhall Road into Hatton Garden and Dale Street. It is one of seven which will eventually be rolled out … Read more
Work gets under way next week on a £1.3 million scheme to improve a key route in Toxteth as part of Liverpool City Council’s Better Roads programme. The improvements on Kingsley Road – which links Upper Parliament Street and Princes Avenue – will see resurfacing, new drainage, kerbs and pavements, the installation of cycle lanes … Read more
Cars are to be stopped from accessing a major road in the heart of Liverpool city centre to allow a “bus gate” to improve the flow of public transport for tens of thousands of passengers every day.
It’s been 12 months since Liverpool City Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to become a zero-emissions council by 2030.
Liverpool City Council has written to every school in the city offering road safety measures to help maintain the improved air quality created by the Covid-19 lockdown.
New phase of roadworks takes value of on-site construction on Liverpool’s highways past £100m for the first time.
Work is to begin next week on a radical eco-friendly redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads. The Strand – which runs past the historic Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool ONE and Three Graces and hosted the finale to Liverpool FC’s Champions League homecoming last June – is to undergo a £22m upgrade in a … Read more
LIVERPOOL City Council has become the first authority in the country to approve a locally-made protective screen for taxis and private hire vehicles that will help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Mersey Ferries will return to the river as weekday commuter services resume from this Thursday, 14 May. The announcement comes as more people are expected to travel and return to work this week following the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding a limited easing of lockdown restrictions. The Mersey Ferries were temporarily suspended during lockdown due … Read more
Major work gets under way this week which will see the closure of a key route in Liverpool. Contractors for Liverpool City Council are working on Princes Avenue and Road as part of a £4m scheme which is seeing the creation of a unique cycle path along the central reservation. Improvements to the area include … Read more
A £120m plan to radically redesign Liverpool’s Rocket junction at the M62 has been given a huge boost by the Department for Transport. The Rocket Junction scheme has been approved to progress to the next stage of development under the Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (LLM) programme. To help the scheme progress … Read more
A public information roadshow is to be held next week on a new phase of a £47m programme to change the way people travel around Liverpool city centre. Liverpool City Council is undertaking the Liverpool City Centre Connectivity (LCCC) scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality and is on the brink of instigating major changes to … Read more
A major road junction in South Liverpool is to undergo a huge safety upgrade – with dozens of new trees to be plated to enhance the area.
That’s the big message from licensing chiefs with Liverpool City Council this Christmas as they urge taxi travellers to put safety first and keep it local.
Work has begun to transform a historic boulevard in the Toxteth area of Liverpool that will boast a cycling first for the city. Contractors for Liverpool City Council are now on site at Princes Avenue and Road to embark on a £4m scheme featuring a unique cycle path along the central reservation. mncn (formerly North … Read more
New details on the next phase in a £47m programme to change the way people travel around Liverpool city centre have been announced.
Work on a permanent new car park at Kings Dock to replace the one destroyed in a fire on New Year’s Eve 2017, has passed the half way stage.
One half of Liverpool’s flawed Churchill Way Flyovers will have vanished from the city’s skyline after this weekend.
The names of people from Merseyside and beyond who lost their lives in road crashes will be read aloud as part of a special service of remembrance in Liverpool this weekend.
