New pedestrian and cycle bridge to be installed on A33 Relief Road
Another key piece of infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in Reading will be moved into position this week as part of a major milestone of the South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme. A new 53 tonne pedestrian and cycle bridge – 47 metres long and 5 metres wide – will be lifted into position […]
£1 billion government funding boost for bus services across England to help end postcode lottery
The government has said it is ‘delivering fair funding’ to ensure better services up and down the country, with £955 million earmarked to support bus services until 2026. Marking a further step in the government’s mission to deliver growth across the UK, Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh has confirmed £712 million funding for local authorities to […]
First JCT Symposium sessions released online
A recordings of presentations from the first session of September’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium have been uploaded to the event’s YouTube channel. Six of the seven sessions at the Symposium in Nottingham were filmed thanks to the support of video 4way Consulting, AGD Systems, PTV Group, SensysNetworks, smartmicro, Starling Technologies and TRL. The sessions will be released every Friday for the next […]
National Highways asked for LTC clarification regarding DCO
The Department for Transport’s Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit has written to National Highways asking for comments regarding three questions to do with the granting of the Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames Crossing. Last month it was announced a decision on whether to go ahead with building the Lower Thames Crossing east of the […]
Average speed cameras to be installed in Flintshire
Average speed cameras are being installed on the A548 between Llanerch-y-Mor and Mostyn in North Wales. The installation by enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik is part of a collaborative effort to improve road safety between Flintshire County Council and North Wales Police. Funded by Welsh Government, the project aims to tackle speeding and […]
Orkney surveys opinions on 20mph limits
Orkney Islands Council is asking residents for their thoughts on reducing 30mph speed limits inbuilt-up areas to 20mph. The Council has published an online survey and will also run a series of drop in events to gather people’s views. Feedback will be presented to Councillors who are keen to hear from the public their appetite […]
Dorset Police reinforces road safety message after driver blames speed on being low on fuel
Dorset Police have listed some of the reasons people have given for being caught speeding, including needing to get to a petrol station quickly because they were low of fuel, and worries over their KFC getting cold. Officers from the No Excuse Team are targeting motorists who may have committed one of the fatal five […]
Columnist slams expected legalisation of e-scooters
The newspaper columnist Peter Hitchens has repeated his opposition to e-scooters, describing the use of e-bikes and e-scooters as the biggest and most damaging transport revolution since Dr Richard Beeching destroyed the railways 60 years ago. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Mr Hitchens argued “The liberation of unlicensed, unregistered, fast, heavy motor vehicles on […]
Kingston’s refurbished Cromwell Road bus station reopens
Transport for London has opened the redeveloped Cromwell Road bus station in the London Borough of Kingston. Working in partnership with the project contractor VolkerFitzpatrick and the Royal Borough of Kingston, this redevelopment is a first of its kind for the station since it opened in the 1990s. TfL says the build combines contemporary style […]
Norfolk celebrates topping national highways survey for second year in a row
Norfolk has come first for the second year in a row in the National Highways and Transport survey on roads and transport. The annual survey showed again that the highest satisfaction among 29 UK counties and authorities was to be found in Norfolk which achieved an overall score of 49 the average overall score amongst […]
