Case study: SRL’s Urban64® chosen to help keep cyclists and pedestrians safe during transformation of Old Street Roundabout
The challenge Safety around the Old Street station has been of some concern to Islington and Hackney Councils and Transport for London (TfL) for some time. The roundabout was a collision hot spot and with cyclists making up almost a third of all vehicles, most accidents involved cyclists or pedestrians. With four subways to access […]
Safer Highways deliver engaging content for Mental Health Awareness week
Safer Highways has launched a special edition of its SH Magazine for Mental Health Awareness Week, alongside a series of high-impact videos. Published using a new interactive format, which includes video, edition 11 of SH magazine focuses on a range of interviews and articles aimed at increasing awareness and championing best practice around mental health […]
Geospatial Commission launches second phase of transport location data competition
The Geospatial Commission has launched the second phase of its transport location data competition, in partnership with Innovate UK. The competition supports the use of location data to spark innovation and support the future of mobility for the United Kingdom. Following successful completion of phase one in March with 28 winning innovative companies progressing, the second […]
Work underway on Highways England’s Regional Delivery Partnership
Following its appointment to Lot 2 of Highways England’s £8.7 billion Regional Delivery Partnership in 2018, the VolkerFitzpatrick team has been making progress to improve roads and infrastructure in the South East. Construction began in March of last year and the team has already made great progress, upgrading junctions along a nine-mile stretch of the […]
Southampton’s new £18.5m transport plan to be ‘reviewed immediately’ by new administration
A £18.5m transport plan for Southampton is to be reviewed “immediately” after the Conservatives took control of the city’s council. The authority’s new leader, Dan Fitzhenry, said the current plans, proposed in February by the then Labour-run authority, were “not something we will be fully endorsing”, according to the BBC. The planincluded new car parks, cycle […]
Burnham launches ambitious transport vision for Manchester
The Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has put a transport revolution across Greater Manchester at the centre of plans for his second term. In advance of the first meeting of the Mayor’s new Bee Network Delivery Board, he has unveiled a raft of measures to improve Greater Manchester’s transport system, making it […]
More money for roads in the Highlands
Councillors have agreed the distribution of £7.4 million allocation of the Highland Council’s capital budget for strategic road schemes during years 2021/22 and 2022/23. In February, members of the economy and infrastructure committee agreed the distribution of an additional £20m of capital funding for road maintenance. The committee split the funding into five categories, agreeing to allocate £7.4m for strategic […]
Roads will be a priority in Staffordshire, says councillor
Roads in Staffordshire will be a prioirty in immediate future according to a local councillor. Councillor Alan White said his administration was working on a plan to improve the condition of highways across the county, after the Government slashed funding to repair damaged roads. Mr White now has a huge majority of 52 in the […]
Austrian SWARCO intensifies partnership with Australian Supalux
Traffic management technology and line marking company SWARCO has announced it’s deepening its business relations with the Australian road marking specialist Supalux The partnership includes SWARCO getting its first own base there, on the major industrial precinct of Western Australia’s Capital city, Perth. In a transaction closed in early May 2021 between Supalux Managing Director […]
BEAR Scotland expands electric fleet
Scottish contractor, BEAR Scotland has taken delivery of six new electric powered vans, bringing the total number of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in its South East Scotland fleet to thirteen. This means that 10% of all BEAR Scotland’s vehicles in the South East are now fully electric powered. The company took over responsibility for operation […]
