Durham County Council started work at its Sniperley Park and Ride facility on 15th April, with the extension made possible by a successful application to the government’s Transforming Cities Fund.
The project will see capacity at the site, on the outskirts of Durham City, increase to almost 600 spaces.
The Sniperley Park and Ride site is located between the A691 and A167 and currently has 326 spaces.
Planning permission is in place for the expansion which, on completion, will see an additional 262 spaces created. This will include increased provision of standard, disabled, electric charging and motorhome bays.
Vegetation clearance and sewer works have already been carried out and the site is ready for construction to begin.
The work is expected to last approximately six months, with a park and ride service continuing to be available throughout.
As the construction work will be off road, it is expected to have minimal impact on journeys through the area.
Sniperley and Belmont Park & Ride sites will be in operation on Sundays. Buses will serve the sites between 7.00am and 7.00pm, seven days a week. This will include bank holidays, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
For more details of Sniperley and the council’s other park and ride sites, visit https://www.durham.gov.uk/parkandride
