Michigan creating CAV corridor
A world-first transport corridor for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is being built between the technology innovation city of Ann Arbor and Detroit. The American State’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer (pictured) says the plan is to improve transport for communities in the region, closing long-standing gaps in access to transit. The project will create lanes that are […]
London bus garage becomes world’s largest V2G site
A bus garage is being upgraded to become the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid trial site, running as a virtual power station when they are not in use. The idea is to feed electricity from electric buses into the power network when demand is high, then charge the buses when there is low demand, helping balance the […]
Transport grandee slams low traffic neighbourhood idea
The former Transport Minister and leading industry consultant Steve Norris has criticised plans to create three low traffic neighbourhoods in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The council has published plans to “make areas of Tooting much more bike and pedestrian friendly and deter rat run traffic,” saying the changes are part of its response to […]
Kier’s M6 upgrade team install two gantries in 10 hours
Two 38 tonne, 40m wide gantries, spanning both the north and southbound carriageways, were installed by Kier’s M6 J13-15 project team in under 10 hours recently, as part of a smart motorway upgrade. Built offsite, the gantries which will display variable speed limit signs, are the largest structures on the project. They were transported from the […]
Iconic Hammersmith Bridge closed due to sudden deterioration in suspension structure
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to pedestrians and river traffic because of an increased risk to public safety due to a sudden deterioration in key parts of the suspension structure. Specialist engineers have been undertaking 24/7 monitoring of the structural integrity of the bridge throughout using an extensive network of sensors on the 19th century structure. […]
West Sussex County Council makes £4.7 million bid for cycle and pedestrian improvements
A bid for £4.7million worth of improvements and initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians in West Sussex has been put forward in Tranche Two of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. If successful, projects will include new footways and cycleways from New Findon Valley to Findon Village and Littlehampton to Rustington as well as […]
Winchester City Council focuses on electric charging points and park and ride spaces with LEP money
New electric vehicle charging points and park and ride spaces will be installed by Winchester City Council after it was awarded £5.65 million in a bid to increase lower carbon travel from the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Around parking 300 spaces will be provided to reduce traffic in the city, with photovoltaic panels […]
