ITS (UK)’s Women in ITS Forum celebrate female impact on transport on International Women’s Day
As has become tradition, ITS (UK)’s Women in ITS Forum will meet next week to celebrate female impact and contributions in the world of transport. The meeting between 2 and 4pm on 8 March will feature speakers Weiyun Jiao from the Chinese National ITS Centre, WSP’s Kathy Wilson-Ellis and Megan Bruwer of South Africa’s Stellenbosch […]
A11 to be next project as part of National Highways plan to ‘revitalise’ its concrete road surfaces
National Highways is to begin work on a £60m project to reconstruct and re-lay the concrete road surface of the A11 carriageway between Spooner Row and Tuttles Interchange, as a part of its nationwide drive to revitalise concrete roads across the country. The surface of this stretch of the A11 was laid in the 1990s. […]
Camden Council launches CMI plan to improve air quality in the borough
Camden’s Cabinet has approved, subject to full council agreement on 7 March, the launch of the Camden Climate Investment, an innovative Community Municipal Investment (CMI), allowing residents to invest in a cleaner, greener future for the borough. Councillor Georgia Gould, Leader of Camden Council said: “With each day that passes the need for a decisive […]
North shields transport hub reaches new milestone
The creation of a modern and convenient transport hub in North Shields has taken a major step forward. Set to bring public transport together into one central place and attract more people to the town centre, North Tyneside Council’s proposed transport hub will be located on the site of the former Co-op building on Bedford […]
New bridge installed at Marsh Barton rail station site
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has been lifted into place as part of the development of Marsh Barton railway station. The installation of the 16-metre span structure over the railway line, which took place in the early hours of Saturday (26 February) morning, is a major milestone in the project. Devon County Council has […]
Calderdale Council merges highways and green spaces teams
A new combined council team is streamlining the process of dealing with issues arising from Calderdale’s highways and green spaces. Duties the new team deals with takes in keeping neighbourhoods and town centres clean, maintaining parks and open spaces, looking after play areas, allotments, and sports pitches, repairing potholes, pavements, walls and drainage, protecting and […]
Liverpool City Region highways earmarked for major investment
Journeys on the Liverpool City Region’s highways and transport network would become smoother and safer, under a new multi-million-pound investment package set to be discussed by local leaders this week. In a move to improve the region’s roads, the Combined Authority is seeking to approve the indicative allocation of £232.96m from the City Region Sustainable […]
£8m roads improvement programme for Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee has endorsed an £8m roads improvement programme for the area. This sum includes an additional £2.6 million, approved at last month’s budget meeting. The overall budget is divided `based on the area of road network. For example, there is a greater road surface area in Oban, […]
