Additional funding provided by the Department for Transport.

DfT Additional Funding 2023/24 - Statement as at 7th August 2025 

A19 Safer Roads Fund

City of Doncaster, has been successful in the latest round, of the Safer Roads Fund bid. Doncaster will benefit from Government funding which is set to improve road safety on the A19 in Doncaster North.

As part of a larger funding stream split between Doncaster and North Yorkshire, £2.96million has been specifically awarded to the City of Doncaster council to improve road safety measures along the A19, up to the boundary with North Yorkshire, to be delivered by March 2027.

Update as of 7^th August 2025:

 

2024/25 (Yr1)

• Completion of safety improvements to the carriageway surface including enhanced road markings from junction of Victoria Avenue Bentley through to the cricket ground at Askern and the section of A19 from the level crossing adjacent Aldi to the North Yorkshire boundary.

• Installation of two LED variable message signs, one located on Church Street and the other at the junction of Winnipeg Road. These signs to be used for road safety campaigns messages, as well as traffic management messages.

 

2025/26 (Yr2)

• Upgrade to all signalled pedestrian crossing along the A19, (Bentley & Toll Bar), with enhanced LED signal heads, pedestrian countdown timers and AI vehicle detection.

• Upgrade of two existing traffic signals, with enhanced LED signal heads, pedestrian countdown timers and the latest congestion management control system.

• Introduction of a new signalised junction with B1220 Askern Road Owston.

• Introduction of a new signalisation junction, , Rockley Lane/Sutton Road/Stockbridge Lane Owston (Darios Crossroads).

• Introduction of a new pedestrian crossing facility (Zebra), outside Lidl supermarket, Bentley.

• Traffic Regulation Order for speed limit changes for various limits along the A19, from Bentley to Askern. These changes are reduction in speed limits, with associated signage changes.

• Introduction of Average Speed Camera System - From Victoria Avenue in Bentley through to Cricket Ground at Askern, with the inclusion of Spot Speed cameras either side of Darios crossroads (junction of Sutton Rd/Rockley Lane).

 

2026/27 (Yr3)

Continuing feasibility studies are ongoing as to looking at possible additional smaller type improvement works along the route of the A19 although whilst these may be seen as minor these should still have an impact on improving road safety for the A19.

It must be highlighted all of the Road Safety Improvements mentioned, are still subject to full detailed engineering design and feasibility therefore whilst it is hoped and foreseen that all will be delivered by the end of financial year 2026/27, some may not come to full fruition.

 

DfT Additional Funding 2021/22 - Statement as at 31st March 2022

The following statement is made in compliance with the grant conditions in respect of additional funding for highway maintenance having been provided by the Department for Transport (DfT).

This statement outlines how and where the additional funding was spent in complementing Doncaster Council's annual planned maintenance expenditure.

The additional grant funding received from the DfT for use in 2021/22 was used to identify and undertake some 8900 sq.m of permanent carriageway patching, 89900 sq.m of resurfacing of carriageways, 107000 sq.m of footway surfacing and 1.7 km of Vehicle restraint Systems within the Doncaster Borough

By utilising this maintenance strategy it effectively secures the significant investment in the highway and helped support the long term durability and performance of the local road network in Doncaster.

This work was undertaken across the road network in order to achieve the greatest benefits to Doncaster’s citizens.

  

DfT Additional Funding 2020/21 - Statement as at 31st March 2021

The following statement is made in compliance with the grant conditions in respect of additional funding for highway maintenance having been provided by the Department for Transport (DfT).

This statement outlines how and where the additional funding was spent in complementing Doncaster Council's annual planned maintenance expenditure.

The additional grant funding received from the DfT for use in 2020/21 was used to identify and undertake some 3800sq.m of permanent carriageway patching, 20250 sq.m of resurfacing of carriageways and 47000 sq.m of footway surfacing within the Doncaster Borough

By utilising this maintenance strategy it effectively secures the significant investment in the highway and helped support the long term durability and performance of the local road network in Doncaster.

This work was undertaken across the road network in order to achieve the greatest benefits to Doncaster’s citizens.

 

DfT Pothole Action Fund 2019/20 - Statement as at 31st March 2020

The following statement is made in compliance with the grant conditions in respect of additional funding for highway maintenance provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) and outlines the type of  works were that undertaken with this additional funding.

The additional grant funding received from the DfT for use in 2019/20 was used to undertake some 4,000sq.m of permanent carriageway patching and 0.3 Km of carriageway resurfacing.

The majority of the work was undertaken on the urban road network in order to achieve the greatest benefits to Doncaster’s citizens.

Where the patching has been undertaken, this has helped in supporting and complementing Doncaster Council's annual planned maintenance expenditure in supporting the follow up treatment of surface dressing across the borough.

 

DfT Additional Funding 2018/19 - Statement as at 31st March 2019

The following statement is made in compliance with the grant conditions in respect of additional funding for highway maintenance having been provided by the Department for Transport (DfT).

This statement outlines how and where the additional funding was spent in complementing Doncaster Council's annual planned maintenance expenditure.

The additional grant funding received from the DfT for use in 2018/19 was used to identify and undertake some 25,000sq.m of permanent carriageway patching and 3.7km of resurfacing of carriageways within the Doncaster Borough

By utilising this maintenance strategy it effectively secures the significant investment made in the patching process and helped support the long term durability and performance of the local road network in Doncaster.

Much of the work was undertaken on the urban road network in order to achieve the greatest benefits to Doncaster’s citizens.

 

Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2019/20

Doncaster Council has submitted a bid for funding as part of the DfT 2019/20 Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund.

A copy of the application form can be found below.

2019-20 Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund - Application Form

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