Planning application submitted for proposed new £5m bridge
Oldham Council has submitted a planning application to build an eye-catching £5m bridge that would make travelling between Ashton and the borough easier for cyclists and pedestrians. The proposed 140m long structure would run across the Medlock Valley in Park Bridge – along the old viaduct route on the Oldham/Ashton boundary. The council would look […]
HS2 reaches first tunnelling breakthrough
HS2 Ltd is today [Tuesday 26 July] celebrating the very first tunnelling breakthrough on Europe’s largest infrastructure project. A 2,000-tonne TBM named ‘Dorothy’ – after Dorothy Hodgkin, who in 1964 became the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry – has completed its one-mile dig under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire. The […]
<strong>Kier Highways trials Hydrogen powered generator on its Windy Harbour project</strong>
Kier Highways is trialling an innovative, hydrogen-powered fuel cell at its National Highways A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool site in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. The project is in collaboration with Hydrologiq and is the first hydrogen 110kVA generator deployment undertaken by Kier Highways. This government-supported deployment aims to uncover the practical challenges of replacing diesel with hydrogen […]
National Highways launches A64 consultation
National Highways has announced it is looking at a range of options to upgrade Hopgrove Junction and dual the carriageway of the A64 from Hopgrove Junction to Barton-le-Willows in North Yorkshire. It’s launched a consultation to hear people’s views and want to understand how the proposed options impact road users and the local community. The […]
Khan warns of big cuts to TfL
Transport for London is reported to still be planning big cuts despite a multi-billion-pound funding offer from government. ITV News reports mayor Sadiq Khan said officials needed more time to examine the proposals before deciding if the ‘managed decline’ of services could be halted. The Department for Transport announced late on Friday it had drawn […]
Former ITS America President nominated for key US Federal job
The White House has announced that President Biden has nominated former ITS America President and CEO Shailen Bhatt as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Shailen Bhatt is currently Senior Vice President of Global Transportation Innovation and Alternative Delivery at AECOM. Bhatt previously served as the Executive Director of the Colorado […]
