Road and transport news

A bridge that was closed for health and safety reasons is to be replaced with a new £2.5 million crossing.

Our workers have been out in force today (Friday 9 August) dealing with the impact of heavy rain across County Durham.

New high-speed trains built in the county came home last night when an Azuma stopped at Durham for the first time.

Work to build a smaller, more affordable headquarters for the region's largest council is set to begin, paving the way for a new multi-million-pound business district at Aykley Heads, creating up to 6,000 new jobs and delivering a £400 million boost to the county.

Emergency repairs are needed to Whorlton suspension bridge.

After a burst water main led to an emergency closure of the A167 northbound at Neville's Cross in Durham, Events of the North and us have issued a statement about changes to arrangements for the Prince Bishops Durham City Run 10k and 5k races on Thursday evening.

Four extra car parking spaces have been created to ease congestion at an allotment in Bishop Auckland.

Children from schools in and around Durham City have been competing to encourage people to use cleaner methods of transport as part of a national air pollution campaign.

Engineers have begun to repair a large sinkhole that unearthed a Victorian railway bridge.

Councillors will hear a report on the improving state of County Durham's roads at a meeting of our Cabinet next week.

A County Durham road has been closed in the interests of public safety following the discovery of a sinkhole.

Book worms and cyclists will be able to get their fix as libraries install new cycle friendly facilities.

Proposals to fully dual the A66 are being supported by us.