Aggregate Industries wins contract with Edinburgh Council to construct and maintain highway network
Aggregate Industries has been selected as part of a multi-million framework to construct, repair and maintain the Edinburgh road network. The framework, which is valued at £101.76 million, is to provide major carriageway and footway maintenance and renewal to the city. Aggregate Industries was successful on two lots for schemes where the estimated value of works which […]
E-scooter trials in two Somerset towns extended until May 2024
Central government trials of e-scooters in two Somerset towns have been extended until May 2024. Somerset West and Taunton Council was selected by the Department for Transport (DfT) to be part of a national trial of electric scooters (known as e-scooters) in response to both the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. The vehicles were first rolled out […]
Sheffield City Council appoints Shire Leasing to administer up to £28m funding to businesses
The financial assistance scheme to support motorists impacted by the upcoming Sheffield Clean Air Zone is now open for applications from eligible businesses. Sheffield City Council has appointed Shire Leasing PLC, an independent funder, to deliver the scheme which will help businesses reduce the cost of replacing non-compliant vehicles. Sheffield City Council has secured £28m […]
ERTICO and IRF strategic partnership kicks off
After ERTICO – ITS Europe and the International Road Federation established a strategic partnership to foster safer, more efficient and more sustainable transport and mobility earlier this year, the two associations have met to discuss the next steps and future priorities. The meeting, involving Susanna Zammataro, Director General at IRF (pictured, right) and Anouar Benazzouz, […]
Average speed cameras to go live in north west Coventry
Coventry City Council has announced more average speed enforcement cameras will start operating in the city in the coming weeks. Equipment from enforcement firm Jenoptik has been installed on lamp columns along Tamworth Road which will be able to measure the average speed of motorists. The speed cameras will register the average speed of drivers […]
Scotland sets out “investing for the future” plans
The Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment with the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). STPR2 will help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes set out in the second National Transport Strategy and inform transport investment in Scotland for the next 20 years. The final report makes […]
Calls for key workers to avoid £25 charge for going to and from work in London
MPs are calling for emergency service workers to be exempt from the expanded London Ultra Low Emissions Zone charge as it emerges some workers will be charged twice in a single shift. The Telegraph has pointed out that nurses and police officers working overnight shifts often have to drive to work because of antisocial hours […]
TfL awards more walking and cycling funding
Transport for London and the London Marathon Charitable Trust have awarded more than £416,000 of funding to 87 new projects run by community and not-for-profit groups, as part of the London Walking and Cycling Grants programme. The funding is the highest ever awarded through the programme, with a record number of groups set to benefit. […]
OpenMove launches Bluetooth validation in Italy
Mobility as a Service company OpenMove has launched Bluetooth validation in the Italian province of Trentino, the first example in the country on a regional scale and among the first in Europe. The OpenMove app is the tool of the “OpenMove Suite” mobility platform dedicated to end users. The app in Trentino is used by […]
