NH plans energy storage to support rapid motorway EV charging
National Highways is hopeful the challenge of finding somewhere to rapidly charge electric vehicles on a long journey could become a thing of the past thanks to a multi-million-pound investment. The government-owned organisation plans to invest in Energy Storage Systems – essentially giant battery packs – for service stations where the grid supply is not […]
Tarmac launches new guide to sustainable road building’
Tarmac has launched a new online framework designed to support those involved in specifying and maintaining the UK’s crucial network of roads and highways: the Guide to Sustainable Road building. “Its launch reflects our approach as a business and is rooted in the principles and targets set out in our 2030 sustainability strategy. The guide also highlights solutions, technological advances […]
New legislation will mean new homes, buildings, supermarkets and workplaces will have to install electric vehicle charging points
New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year, under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson today. England will lead the world to mandate such building regulations, kicking off a decade of delivery in […]
Smart motorway scheme “put on hold”
It’s reported that Highways England has paused work on the M3 smart motorway project after safety fears from MPs. The website Construction Enquirer reports Balfour Beatty is “the first to be hit with National Highways confirming that its team on the M3 Smart motorway project should be stood down”. The report says civil engineering arm […]
Hertfordshire County Council launches a public engagement exercise on HERT vision
Hertfordshire County Council has started public engagement for its proposed Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit (HERT). The HERT aims to deliver a step-change in the passenger transport network through an accessible, reliable and affordable mass transit system, connecting Watford and Hemel Hempstead in the west to Harlow (west Essex) in the east. The HERT will connect […]
New M6 junction 19 roundabout opens to drivers
The new M6 Junction 19 road bridge and roundabout has opened for drivers, easing traffic flow at the intersection. The roundabout allows traffic leaving the M6 northbound at J19 onto the A556 towards Manchester, and from the southbound side to the A556 towards Northwich. New signals switched on on Tuesday 23 November which are designed […]
Wejo completes merger to become a listed company
The Manchester based connected vehicle data company Wejo and Virtuoso Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have completed their previously announced merger. It means a cash injection to Wejo of around $225.7 million (£167 million) which it says it’ll use to execute its vision of building the “manufacturer-agnostic industry standard in connected […]
ULEZ revenues much lower than expected
It seems Transport for London’s drive to remove the most polluting vehicles from the capital’s roads has been more successful than expected. But, according to London’s financial newspaper City AM, that has had an effect on “blowing a £600 million hole in TfL’s finances”. The paper says early indications suggest “greater compliance of vehicles and […]
First 20mph pilot scheme starts in Oxfordshire
A south Oxfordshire village has become the first pilot site for a scheme to make 20mph the new 30mph across the county. Oxfordshire County Council brought in 20mph restrictions to Cuxham this week, putting in new speed signs and road markings and cutting back vegetation to make them more visible. Last month, the council’s Cabinet […]
First zebra crossing of its kind in the UK to light up for pedestrians installed in Portsmouth
A Portsmouth crossing is the first in the UK to benefit from an innovative new lighting system – which illuminates when pedestrians approach. The zebra crossing on the junction of Clarendon Road and Palmerston Road in the city, has had LED panels installed in the road surface to make it more visible to drivers and […]
