£3.5 million loan approved to fix deteriorating ‘safety risk’ depot buildings across county

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Gamston Depot along the A52

Nottinghamshire County Council has agreed to give a £3.5 million loan to its highway maintenance company to fix worn depot buildings that are in a “critical condition”.

The loan was approved in the authority’s cabinet meeting today (September 10), to help bolster the £4.68 million needed to demolish and replace “life-expired” depots at three locations in the county.

It will be given to VIA, the council-owned company in charge of managing the county’s roads since 2016. VIA’s contract runs until 2031.

The depots are dotted across the county, with Blyth Depot in the north in Bassetlaw serving the A1 and A614 routes, Stephenson Way in the east in Newark serving the A1, A46 and A17 routes, and Gamston Depot in Rushcliffe serving the A52 and A6011 route