Road safety improvements begin on busy commuter route in Derby
Work to deliver a package of upgrades to Ashbourne Road in Derby is under way. Last year the council was awarded £475,000 from the Government’s Safer Roads Fund (SRF) to improve safety on Ashbourne Road between Markeaton Island and Friar Gate. This section has been identified as high-risk and requiring improvement by the Road Safety Foundation. Following […]
Council hails footway preservation trial
Trials are under way across Reading to ensure better pavements for pedestrians which will sustain a high standard for longer. Reading Borough Council is one of the first in the UK to trial a technique which involves applying a barrier coating on to existing pavements that seeps into the existing surface to preserve and rejuvenate […]
LCRIG calls Strictly Highways 2024 “a record breaking success”
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group, LCRIG, has announced last week’s Strictly Highways reached a new milestone, with a record-breaking attendance from across both the public and private sectors. It says the ‘Strictly magic’ was truly alive throughout the three-day event, bringing together around 470 delegates the whole highways community, including councils, the Department for […]
Bi-lingual traffic sign pilot in West Belfast announced
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that his Department is to pilot the use of bi-lingual traffic signs, using both Irish and English, in the Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast. Bi-lingual traffic signs and road markings will be installed on the Falls Road between the Springfield Road and Whiterock Road. The Minister said: […]
Total road closure planned for A470
The A470 in mid Wales between Talerddig and Dolfach will be completely closed from31 October till 20 December to provide a permanent solution following an emergency closure in October 2023, when a retaining wall which supported the road partially collapsed. Traffic Wales says it will improve the resilience of the A470 and ensure a similar emergency closure, […]
New look for Alice Park cycleway
Improvements and new features to the cycleway in Alice Park have been completed thanks to works organised by the Alice Park Trust, Bath & North East Somerset Council and VolkerHighways. The mini cycleway in Alice Park, where children can practise their cycling and road safety skills, features a roundabout, zebra crossings and stop junctions which […]
Work starting on ‘all weather’ popular Hayling Billy Trail
Work has begun to upgrade the Hayling Billy Trail, on Hayling Island in Havant, with an all-weather surface, making it easier for walkers, cyclists, mobility scooter users and horse riders to use in all seasons throughout the year The finished scheme will provide a 2.5 to 3 metre wide ‘all weather’ surface on a 1.3km […]
Sir John Armitt appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission extended
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has extended the appointment of Sir John Armitt as the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. Sir John Armitt’s appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has been extended for six months to support the development of the ten-year strategy and the creation of National Infrastructure and Service […]
Active Travel Commissioner and GM Mayor write to all schools in Greater Manchester in next step of ‘School Street’ vision
Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey has joined forces with the Mayor of Greater Manchester to urge schools to make it safer for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school. Dame Sarah and Mayor Andy Burnham will write to schools across the city-region inviting them to develop their own ‘School Street’ – to limit […]
Driverless racing car takes on former F1 driver
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) is planning a “Man vs Machine Showdown” at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan next month. The exhibition race will be the first time Japanese audiences witness a head-to-head race between human skill and AI technology. It will take place on the Super Formula double-header season finale on November […]
