Bus designers get feedback to make them more inclusive for drivers
A major new survey has visited eight bus garages across London, Scotland and the Northwest to find out if modern designs are inclusive for drivers, and if they’re not, how to make them so. The researchers from TRL, the Transport Research Laboratory, working with Transport for London and the organisation Women in Bus and Coach, […]
Significant government investment set to transform transport links across the north
Transport links across the north of England will be transformed following 2 multi-billion-pound rail and road schemes being secured in last week’s budget. The Chancellor and Transport Secretary joined forces on a visit to Manchester (7 November 2024) to discuss how the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and long awaited A57 upgrade will better connect people, communities and […]
M25 Junction 10 improvement project takes huge strides forward
A major project to improve the busiest junction of the M25 has taken huge strides forward, with two new bridges put into place. The completion of the structures, along with new access arrangements for the A3, represents a significant milestone in the work to upgrade junction 10 of the motorway. The Clearmount bridge – a […]
Night works in York completed ahead of schedule
The work to remove parts of Queen Street Bridge in the City of York has been completed ahead of schedule, meaning the scheduled road closures for Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November will not happen. Over the course of three nights starting on Monday 4 November, intensive work has taken place to remove the remaining […]
Octavius awarded bridge replacement project with North Somerset
Octavius has secured the design and build scheme to replace the life expired bridge structure carrying the Winterstoke Road over the London to Exeter mainline railway for North Somerset Council. The project was procured through the Pagabo Civils and Infrastructure Framework. The company will be replacing a bridge that was originally built by the Ministry […]
DfT stalwart Hanson wins top ITS UK honour
One of the most influential professionals in the UK ITS industry, Graham Hanson, has won the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement at the Intelligent Transport Systems UK awards in London, while Valerann, AGD Systems, Westcotec and Yunex Traffic were among others honoured at the prestigious event. The Rees-Hills award is named in […]
