Bee Network Cycle Hire gets underway in Manchester and Salford
ITS (UK) member Transport for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Cycle Hire scheme has launched, providing people in Manchester city centre and key locations in Salford with what it calls an easy-to-access and great value option for short journeys. More stations and bikes are set to roll out over the coming weeks. Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner, […]
National Highways publishes eCall explanation video
National Highways has published a YouTube video explaining the emergency service contact system eCall to drivers. With the line “eCall SOS could save your life. Locate the button. Know when to use it,” the video explains what eCall is, how it works and when people should use it. It was produced with support of the […]
NH announces “groundbreaking” new traffic information service
National Highways says it is “reaching for the skies” with a new digital infrastructure that will help keep roads moving and give drivers round-the-clock real-time traffic information. New technology is being introduced into National Highways’ National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) which it says will make sure consistent and reliable information is available on the nation’s […]
More money will be needed for Isle of Man roads in 2022, says Infrastructure Minister
More money for road repairs on the Isle of Man will be requested in 2022, its infrastructure minister Tim Crookhall has said. Mr Crookall told Tynwald about £14m had been spent on routine maintenance since 2019, while £40m had been collected in vehicle duty, reports the BBC. He said his department would bid “for an […]
Decarbonisation is primary driver of transport industry’s investment strategy
Decarbonisation is a primary driver of the transport industry’s investment strategy according to research published today by global law firm DLA Piper. Canvassing the views of 100 senior executives who have invested in decarbonisation projects across Europe, the report Driving Change: The Decarbonisation of European Transport reveals the majority of investors (79%) consider that decarbonisation is a […]
Colas wins three prestigious environmental awards
Civil engineering and transport infrastructure company Colas is has won three Green Apple Environment Awards at a ceremony in central London. Two National Silver accolades were awarded to Colas for their environmental and ecological mitigation work on the Humber Bank Link Road project in Grimsby, and their ‘Retread’ process which reduces the potential carbon impact […]
Amey and Gallagher win places on Kent CC highways civils framework
Amey has been named alongside Kent-based contractor Gallagher on Kent County Council’s highways civils framework. The companies will deliver highways infrastructure work, civil engineering works and other constructions works as part of the £250 million contract. The Civil Engineering Works framework lot, which will operate for a maximum of four years, includes (but isnt limited […]
Fife Council confirms £100 million investment in Levenmouth region
Fife Council has confirmed a £100 million investment in the Levenmounth area over the next few years. This weeks councillors at Levenmouth Area Committee heard several reports detailing the partnership work bringing these improvements. The first is the Levonmouth Connectivity Project which has seen active travel routes been identified to the proposed railway stations in […]
London’s transport network facing “managed decline”
There’s a warning that transport network is headed for “managed decline” to echo the 1970s if central government refuses to fill a growing funding black hole. London’s financial paper City AM reports that late on Wednesday evening, TfL’s finance committee published the “bleakest assessment yet” of the future of London’s public transport network, outlining an […]
