Cheshire East Council seeks feedback on two cycling and pedestrian schemes in Crewe
Cheshire East Council is inviting feedback on two schemes which will create new, attractive, and more direct links for pedestrians and cyclists between Crewe railway station and the town centre. The council has long-term ambitions to improve pedestrian and cycle links across Crewe to encourage an increase in active travel. As part of these ambitions, […]
Congestion charge is ranked the most effective way to reduce car use in cities, according to new study
Implementing congestion charge measures can reduce urban car traffic by up to 33%, according to new research from Sweden’s Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies. The study – published in the Case Studies on Transport Policy journal – ranks the 12 most effective measures that European cities have incorporated in recent decades to reduce car numbers, based […]
M6 junction 10 improvements near completion as bridges due to be demolished
The M6 junction 10 interchange improvement is nearing completion as National Highways moves to demolish two bridges that carry the junction roundabout. The new upgrade will see the two-lane bridges replaced by new four-lane bridges, increasing capacity and reducing congestion at the busy Walsall junction. Contractor John Sisk & Son has been hard at work […]
Belfast based Weev announces plan to invest £20m in public electric vehicle charging network in Northern Ireland
Belfast-based start-up Weev has announced plans to invest £20 million in a new public electric vehicle (EV) charging network in over 350 locations across Northern Ireland. This investment will help address the issue of charging infrastructure in Northern Ireland. In total, the company plans to install 1,500 new charging points before the end of 2024, including […]
Northamptonshire to get two highways contracts
Two separate highways contracts are set to replace the existing one in Northamptonshire, according to a council report, following the creation of the West and North unitary councils which replaced the single highways authority last year. The former Northamptonshire County Council’s long-standing deal, understood to be worth around £50 million a year, with service providers […]
Nottingham’s average speed-monitored roads tops the ton
Motorists are now being kept safe on more than 100km of roads across Nottinghamshire thanks to the latest installation of average speed camera technology in the county. The Jenoptik SPECS solution installed in the Nottingham City suburb of Lenton is the 14th such scheme in the city, and the 31st across the whole of the […]
