Egis consortium awarded a 5-and-a-half-year contract to deliver the UK’s largest Clean Air Zone
Egis has been awarded the contract to help deliver the largest Clean Air Zone in the UK in Greater Manchester, to support its aim to drive the growth of a healthy and sustainable city-region. The company has signed what it describes as a ‘ground-breaking’ contract to set up and operate an end-to-end service for Greater […]
JCT sees surge in delegate bookings as in-person Symposium draws near
The organisers of one of the transport industry’s first major in-person events since the Covid pandemic hit have reported a surge in bookings as people return from their summer breaks. The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium takes on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 September at The Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University with 25 exhibiting companies […]
Work under way to prepare for rollout of Greater Manchester wide Clean Air Zone and £120m Financial Support Scheme
Work is well under way to get ready for the Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone launching on 30 May 2022, with the first Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras now installed, and a Financial Support Scheme due to launch in November. All ten Greater Manchester local authorities have approved the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan, which includes […]
South Yorkshire Combined Authority bids for next phase of active travel schemes
The South Yorkshire Combined Authority has submitted a Countywide bid totalling £11.5 million for the next phase of active travel schemes. Of the total, Sheffield is aiming to receive a £3.5m share of this fund, which they will use to further transform the city’s transport network. The funding will be used for three schemes, including; […]
RSMA Welcomes PIARC Report Highlighting the Importance of Road Markings
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has welcomed the PIARC (The World Road Association) report ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Road Operators and Road Authorities’, which highlights the importance of road markings in the transition towards the use of autonomous vehicles on road networks. The PIARC report acknowledges the importance of road markings in allowing autonomous […]
MP and engineer suggest Faroes-style tunnels for Scottish islands
A Scottish engineer is calling for undersea road tunnels to be built between some of Scotland’s islands to help make their communities more sustainable. The BBC says Andy Sloan was involved in a proposal 13 years ago for a 350m tunnel to Bressay in Shetland, which was never built. He told BBC Radio Scotland the […]
Milestone extends Hinkley Point C highways maintenance contract
Milestone Infrastructure ahas agreed a three-year contract extension to continue providing maintenance services for highway infrastructure around Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The extension is the first win for the company since it was acquired by M Group Services in May. The contract was originally due to end in August 2021 and will […]
