Two active travel projects approved for Berryden Corridor Improvement Project in Aberdeen
Two projects which will encourage people to walk or cycle more on streets and are designed to connect to and complement the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project were approved at committee today. A business case for the Ashgrove Connects project – for streets west of the Berryden Corridor – and a preferred route for the Skene […]
Sustrans publishes evaluation of temporary active travel programme
The findings of a comprehensive analysis of the temporary active travel fund, Spaces for People, have been published by Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit. Spaces for People was a flagship Scottish Government programme launched at the start of 2020, early in the Covid-19 pandemic, to enable people to make essential journeys and exercise during lockdown. Funded […]
Another 12,500 streetlights to be converted to LED lighting in Shropshire
Shropshire Council is to begin work next month to convert a further 12,500 streetlights to LED lighting in the next 12 months. Since 2013, over 7,900 of the more than 20,000 lights owned by the council have been converted from conventional ‘sodium discharge’ lighting to LED lighting. In October an accelerated programme of work will […]
Councillors endorse the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy
Councillors of Leeds City Council Executive Board have confirmed support to adopt a new Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy. In March 2022 Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, chaired by Leeds City Council, launched a consultation that asked the people of Leeds to comment on a strategy, developed by the Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, to […]
Torbay launches road safety campaign with students at South Devon College
Torbay Council has launched a new road safety campaign at South Devon College. Organised in partnership with Vision Zero South West, the event was also supported by Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Devon Air Ambulance. More than 350 students and staff attended the specially organised event throughout the […]
North Yorkshire trials new tech to stay ahead in winter roads maintenance
State-of-the-art technology is due to be employed to monitor North Yorkshire’s vast network of roads throughout the winter months to help ensure routes can be kept open during severe weather. Artificial intelligence, computer modelling and live data as well as cutting-edge sensors to check road surface temperatures and moisture levels will be used to closely […]
London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Byford set to leave TfL
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that London’s Transport Commissioner, Andy Byford, will be leaving the organisation to resume life in the United States, having delivered against the priorities he set at the start of his tenure – to get the Elizabeth line opened without any further delay, and to lead TfL out of the […]
Balfour Beatty appoints Managing Director to lead its UK Construction Regional Civils business unit
Balfour Beatty has announced the appointment of Peter Mumford as Managing Director of its UK Construction Regional Civils business unit in England and Wales, responsible for providing strategic leadership to the business’ portfolio of regional civil engineering projects across England and Wales. Peter joins Balfour Beatty from National Highways where he was Executive Director of […]
Over three million people at risk of transport-related social exclusion, says TfN report
Millions of people across the North face risk of transport-related social exclusion, new report shows New research by Transport for the North (TfN) reveals that 3.3 million people from across the North of England live in areas where there is a significant risk of transport-related social exclusion (TRSE). TRSE is a complex issue with many […]
Roadside infrastructure, road marking and CAVs, plus AI and CCTV and one-size fits all comms, all on today’s Highways Voices
The 2022 ITS World Congress comes to a close, and this Highways Voices brings you chat about some of the key issues to come out of the event. All our podcasts for the World Congress are thanks to the generous support of our sponsors GEWI, SWARCO, Nota AI, one.network and Navtech Radar, all of whom you can meet in LA. In […]
