Ramboll recruits three Directors to Highways Division to support growth ambitions
Engineering, design and environmental consultant Ramboll has announced the appointments of Rosie Simon as National Highways Key Account Director, Anne Millar as Highways Commercial Director, and Peter Takács, as Bridges Director. The new hires will support Ramboll’s long-term commitment to growing its Highways division. Ms Simon brings significant experience with a career that has spanned 25 […]
£7 million for Cheshire East roads in 2022-23, but councillors send funding warnings
Cheshire East Council needs to invest as much as it can now to improve its highways to avoid closing unsafe roads in the future, a councillor warned. It comes as the authority has included £7 million in its capital programme in 2022/3 for highways. A further £4m is earmarked for 2023/4 and £4m again in […]
Bus and trains could be integrated in the west of Scotland
Buses and trains in the west of Scotland could be integrated under a new plan. The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has set out a plan to ensure all services, including the Glasgow subway, “join up seamlessly”. It includes an app providing information for all forms of public transport. SPT said the strategy would involve […]
Cumbria’s transport network improvement plans are launched
Cumbria County Council is to publish its Transport Infrastructure Plan (CTIP) 2022 – 2037. The CTIP was developed by the council and Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP) and describes the role of transportation and connectivity in supporting sustainable and inclusive growth in Cumbria. The plan outlines a vision for improving transport and infrastructure in Cumbria […]
Dorset Council pledges a focus on roads
A councillor in Dorset has said the council never wants to return to ‘salami slicing’ highways budgets as / Cllr Ray Bryan says under previous county council administrations the roads had become an easy target when savings needed to be made – but the policy had resulted in greater spending overall and staff constantly playing […]
How connected vehicle innovations are making traveller information more affordable discussed in ITS (UK) forum meeting
The value in delivering real time information to drivers using the latest connectivity techniques and existing technology has been highlighted in the latest ITS (UK) Forum meeting. The Connected Vehicles Forum, one of 15 run by the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association, met to discuss how vehicle connectivity could replace fixed infrastructure providing more […]
