Better provision for pedestrians and cyclists as highways improvement scheme progresses
Work is progressing on the latest highways scheme to improve walking and cycling provision in Cheshire East. The B5358, in Handforth, is undergoing significant improvements, including a new shared footpath for pedestrians and cyclists, including widening of the footway, new drainage, kerbing, refreshed road markings, improvements to a controlled pedestrian crossing, and the installation of […]
Liverpool City Region Mayor announces biggest shake up to bus network in the city region for 40 years
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has hailed a ‘new era’ for public transport in the region after he announced that he will be franchising the region’s buses. The decision, which marks the biggest shake up to the region’s bus network in almost 40 years, was taken by Mayor Rotheram following the recommendation of local […]
Kiely’s Multipatcher highlighted in Sunday Times
Road surfacing and surface treatments company Kiely Bros’ newly introduced Multpatcher machine which fixes potholes in minutes has been profiled in the mainstream press, explaining how it can “will do the job at half the price — with only one operator, instead of a crew of workmen in the road”. The Sunday Times’ profile of […]
Rest and Be Thankful closed after A83 landslides
Heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday have caused major impacts on the trunk and local roads networks in Scotland, with significant disruption across Argyll. The area around the A83 Rest and Be Thankful saw a month’s worth of rain, around 160mm, fall over 36 hours. Road operator BEAR Scotland says catch pits […]
Welsh Conservatives take 20mph limit opposition to the streets
Conservative politicians in Wales have spent the weekend touring the country with digital billboards criticising the government’s decision to introduce a blanket 20mph limit in residential areas. It sent one “ad van” in the north from Wrexham to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and another from Swansea to Caldicot in the south. The party has launched a petition against […]
Google revealed to have taken stake in Oxa
It’s been revealed that Google has invested in British driverless car company Oxa. The Telegraph newspaper reports that the company has taken a 3.5% stake in the Oxford University spin-out that aims to provide the operating system for driverless car fleets. It says company filings have revealed the investment. Google was a previously undisclosed investor […]
Rugby Services voted UK’s favourite for second year running
Moto Rugby services on the M6 has been rated the best motorway services for the second year running in a user survey by the independent transport watchdog. Transport Focus spoke to more than 30,000 visitors at 120 motorway services in Great Britain about their views on the toilets, customer service, value of the food and drink […]
Flow Labs and TomTom Announce Major Data Partnership
Transport software technology, Artificial Intelligence and data integration company Flow Labs has announced a new partnership with sat nav, traffic data and mapping company TomTom. The companies say the collaboration marks a “significant leap forward in the quality, accuracy, and security of transportation data available to agencies across the United States to enhance transportation safety, […]
