Galliford Try Highways has been appointed to new active travel corridor projects for Sheffield City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council
As part of the active travel corridor projects, a total of three schemes will be constructed in Stoke-on-Trent, which are intended to improve connectivity across the city and develop a properly connected sustainable transport network.
In Sheffield, an active travel scheme will also transform the city centre and the area known as the Nether Edge Wedge.
Together the contracts are worth £30m and are funded as part of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF).
Delivering multi-modal transport facilities in Sheffield and Stoke
The active travel corridor projects aim to deliver multi-modal transport facilities for the cities, including:
- improvements in walking and cycling with new cycling provisions
- reduction of traffic flow and congestion, with carbon and environmental benefits, to deliver greener infrastructure.
David Lowery, managing director of Galliford Try Highways, said: “We are delighted to be able to strengthen our portfolio with the Stoke and Sheffield TCF projects.
“Schemes such as this are aligned perfectly to our expertise and ability to deliver sustainable and greener infrastructure which utilises our innovative capability.
“Multi-modal travel and integrated transport solutions are exactly what cities need and we are pleased to be a part of delivering this for our customers.”
Minimising carbon impact of infrastructure
Liz Bell, local authority director for Galliford Try, commented: “We are incredibly proud to have been appointed to these transformative projects by our customers, Sheffield and Stoke councils.
“Supporting the TCF-funded projects is in alignment with our business focus and ambition, where we actively want to deliver infrastructure which improves the lives of those it impacts while minimising carbon impact.
“Our teams are looking forward to successfully delivering these important schemes.”
