Rural roads ramp up – latest figures show real improvement in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council has said its plans to get the most rural roads working again are delivering results. The council has said that it plans have been a boost to the county’s rural roads network. A massive 57 miles of Lincolnshire’s most rural roads have been lifted out of the ‘needing maintenance’ category, it reports. Particularly difficult […]
New Oxford Road bus lane in Reading set to go live
Reading Council’s ongoing drive to help tackle poor air quality by offering quicker and more reliable bus routes continues this week when the second of a series of new bus lanes across the town goes live along the Oxford Road. The next phase of the Council’s major £26 million investment in local bus services to […]
Further A9 Dualling developments as ground investigation contract awarded
Further progress on the A9 has been made, with Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd awarded a ground investigation contract totalling nearly £635k for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections of the A9 Dualling programme. Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP said: “Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd is a Small & Medium Enterprise […]
Jenoptik speed camera schemes planned for two major roads with history of safety concerns in Lancashire
Plans to install average speed cameras along two major roads in Lancashire which have a history of safety concerns are set to move forward, with the county council thanking residents coming forward in Burnley for helping make it happen. The two schemes – which cost a total of £2.1 million – will see Jenoptik’s SPECS […]
DfT official summarises Government transport aims
The Head of Local Highways Policy, Department for Transport has told the Local Council Roads Innovation Group’s Strictly Highways event that the government is focussed on improving the condition of local roads and approaching problems with a long-term preventative approach. Matthew Eglington gave the keynote address on the opening morning in Blackpool, and explained that […]
Assets. United – the one system approach to managing highway assets-on this week’s Highways Voices
What are the advantages of digitising your asset management? What impact can a digitised system have on councils and their communities? These were the topics on discussion on this week’s Highways News podcast in association with Brightly. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode! The company’s campaign-Assets. United, […]
Driving for Better Business launches monthly Fleet Focus guides
The National Highways business engagement programme Driving for Better Business is launching a new range of free monthly resources for fleet managers to share with their drivers. The series starts with Vehicle Roadworthiness, to help managers, supervisors and everyone else involved to understand their responsibilities. “There are many vehicles on our roads that are simply […]
Exhibitors hail “pacemaker” JCT Traffic Signals Symposium, as product videos released
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham last month was more popular than ever, with more than 260 attendees, and over a third of them from the public sector or an industry association. Exhibitors praised the value of the event, with Chris Kettell of TRL commenting that he “Can’t think of another traffic event […]
