Durham County Council has been awarded £2.8m to be used with the intention of creating sustainable transport infrastructure in Durham City.
The investment, which has come from the Government's Transforming Cities Fund Programme, will be spent on a series of walking and cycling improvements at three locations in the city. The first in the programme of works includes improving and connecting the existing pedestrian and cyclist footways links between Old Pit Lane, Newton Hall and Rivergreen at Aykley Heads.
Funding will also be used to carry out walking and cycling improvements between Sniperley roundabout and County Hall via Southfield Way and the B6532. The final area where improvements will be made is Whitechurch junction on the A177 Stockton Road.
