An extra £6.6 million is being invested in upgrading roads, streetlights and footpaths over the next three years as part of Telford & Wrekin Council's budget proposals.

The investments would be up to £1.7 million a year spent on upgrading roads and footpaths to help improve safety and reassure people and around £500,000 a year put into replacing old streetlights and other environmental improvements.

The Council estimates that the money would support the refurbishment of around 40 lengths of roads and 80 stretches of footways in the first year, including many schemes targeting estate roads in urban areas and roads that link villages in rural areas.


In addition to this, the Council would also get around £3.9 million over the next three years (£1.3 million a year) from Government to support schemes on major principal routes in the borough, such as one to prevent flooding and surface problems on a section of the A41 at Woodcote Hollow, near Newport.

This means that the Council will be spending around £10.5 million over the next three years on these key services.

The Council's investment in streetlights will help to replace around 500 outdated street lights a year, particularly targeting areas where there have been problems linked to anti-social behaviour.

The Council will also look at other environmental improvements to help boost public safety such as cutting back shrubs to improve visibility.

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