Plans to extend one of Durham City’s three Park and Ride sites have been given the green light.
Durham County Council is extending its Sniperley site, located between the A691 and A167, in a move that will increase the total number of parking spaces to in excess of 580. The extension will create an additional 262 spaces including 29 disabled bays, 18 electric charging bays and four motorhome bays.
Construction work will get under way later this summer and is expected to be completed in Spring 2024. The council has secured £1.6million from the government’s Transforming Cities Fund to deliver the scheme.
The £198 million North East Transforming Cities Fund Programme has been set up to provide investment in strategic bus corridors, walking and cycling routes around towns and city centres, improvements to rail station gateways, Park and Ride and local Metro services through the delivery of the Metro Flow project.
Full details of Durham City’s Park and Ride facilities can be found here.
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