South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership
News
07 Mar 2023
£44 MILLION FOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS
South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard and the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) Board have approved £44m to build new walking and cycling routes, improve bus routes, provide a fleet of new electric buses and to regenerate town and city centres right across the region
Among the schemes awarded funding today:
The scheme includes plans for South Yorkshire’s first ‘Dutch-style roundabout’ and safer, easier and more attractive walking and cycling routes to improve links between two key areas of the city.
In Rotherham, £8.6m has been approved to build 5km of new cycle paths, and improved walking routes with new crossings, to make Active Travel easier and safer between Tinsley and Rotherham Town Centre.
South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard said: “When I was elected last May, I promised to renew South Yorkshire, and make our region healthier, more prosperous and more sustainable.
“We want our communities to be able to thrive and these projects and schemes will make a real, tangible difference to our future.
“Greener, cleaner buses, new and better cycle lanes, regeneration projects in our towns and cities, all these things will help make South Yorkshire a better place to live, work and invest.”
The MCA board also approved money to improve bus journey times and cut road congestion between Maltby and Rotherham and to fund a fleet of new electric buses for community transport groups across the region.
Regeneration projects in South Yorkshire’s towns and cities were also given a boost, including £6.5m towards the developments of Doncaster Waterfront, £2.5m towards the construction of Barnsley’s Market Gate Bridge, £2.4m towards Rotherham’s Markets and Library Complex and £3m towards Sheffield’s transformative West Bar development.
Among the schemes awarded funding today:
- £24.6m for new cycle lanes and safer walking routes in Rotherham and Sheffield
- £6.5m towards the redevelopment of Doncaster Waterfront
- £2.5m towards the construction of Barnsley’s landmark Market Gate Bridge
The scheme includes plans for South Yorkshire’s first ‘Dutch-style roundabout’ and safer, easier and more attractive walking and cycling routes to improve links between two key areas of the city.
In Rotherham, £8.6m has been approved to build 5km of new cycle paths, and improved walking routes with new crossings, to make Active Travel easier and safer between Tinsley and Rotherham Town Centre.
South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard said: “When I was elected last May, I promised to renew South Yorkshire, and make our region healthier, more prosperous and more sustainable.
“We want our communities to be able to thrive and these projects and schemes will make a real, tangible difference to our future.
“Greener, cleaner buses, new and better cycle lanes, regeneration projects in our towns and cities, all these things will help make South Yorkshire a better place to live, work and invest.”
The MCA board also approved money to improve bus journey times and cut road congestion between Maltby and Rotherham and to fund a fleet of new electric buses for community transport groups across the region.
Regeneration projects in South Yorkshire’s towns and cities were also given a boost, including £6.5m towards the developments of Doncaster Waterfront, £2.5m towards the construction of Barnsley’s Market Gate Bridge, £2.4m towards Rotherham’s Markets and Library Complex and £3m towards Sheffield’s transformative West Bar development.
