Gearing up for UK’s leading active travel event – Cycle County Active County
Active Travel England’s annual summit, Cycle County Active County, is set to take place on 5-6 July in Oxford, bringing together representatives from government, local authorities, businesses, academia and key action groups. Hosted by Oxfordshire County Council, Cycle County is a two day conference that shares knowledge, ideas, visions, best practice and expertise for active travel. […]
West Northamptonshire Council set to consider investing in JCB Pothole Pro to maintain 1289 miles of road
West Northamptonshire Council’s cabinet is set to consider plans to invest £450,000 into purchasing two new pieces of machinery, which will enable WNC’s Highways partners, Kier, to carry out an improved repair service. The investment forms part of the Council’s long-term vision to improve the road network across the area and follows the announcement to […]
Peterborough residents asked for highways and transport views
A survey asking residents for their views on the city’s highways and transport services has been dropping through doors in Peterborough. A random sample of around 4,300 residents will receive the National Highways and Transport public satisfaction survey asking for their views on highways and transport services, from the condition of roads and footpaths to […]
Programme to prevent potholes continues on Luton’s roads
Work to protect Luton’s roads from potholes appearing has gathered pace with the start of the annual surface dressing programme. More than 35,000 square metres of surface dressing will be laid on the network this summer by the council’s specialist contractor RMS. This is the equivalent to more than five times the size of the […]
Investing in better roads in West Sussex
West Sussex has said it will monitor the impact this increased funding has on the condition of the road network and will review if further investment is required The council is investing a further £4.5 million into maintaining the county’s highways and roads following a sharp increase in the number of safety defects and issues […]
TfL awards contracts to Dott, Lime and Voi to run the next phase of London’s rental e-scooter trial
TfL launched a competitive procurement process last year for operators to run the next phase of London’s rental e-scooter trial Contracts have been awarded to Dott, Lime and Voi and will begin towards the end of September The next trial phase will build on learnings from the current trial, as well as providing opportunities to […]
A tour around the LCRIG Innovation Festival on this week’s Highways Voices
“I can see this event can see this practically being the whole show ground at some point,,” comments new LCRIG CEO Paula Claytonsmith on today’s Highways Voices podcast, as she reflects on the success of the second Innovation Festival in Newark. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! […]
