Extra £8.6m provided to fill thousands of West Midlands potholes
An extra £8.6m of funding has been secured to fill potholes and resurface West Midlands roads. The increase of about 35% in the region’s highway repair funding comes on top of £24m already committed by the Department for Transport for 2025-26. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said: “Far too many of our roads are blighted […]
Glasgow City Council considering Clyde Tunnel toll and city congestion charge
A Clyde Tunnel toll for drivers living outside Glasgow and a congestion charge are among the ideas being considered as politicians look to boost the city council’s income. Glasgow City Council will set its budget for 2025/26 on Thursday, with council tax set to rise to fund investment in the city, says The Scotsman. City treasurer Ricky Bell said […]
ORIS and Ramboll combine for road infrastructure advanced carbon lifecycle analysis
ORIS Materials Intelligence and Ramboll have announced a ground breaking partnership focused on enhancing carbon emissions measurement and reduction in the road infrastructure sector. ORIS will integrate Ramboll’s FuelSave solution into its platform as part of this collaboration. This will create a comprehensive digital assessment model that addresses the entire lifecycle of road projects, from construction to […]
Weather postpones M3 weekend closures
A planned weekend closure of the M3 has been postponed due to a Met Office forecast of high winds. National Highways have postponed the £900,000 work, essential repairs to the east and west bridges at Junction 3 Lightwater Interchange, for one week. The A322 northbound closure will now take place from 9pm on Friday, 28 February […]
National Highways: M6 Lancashire and Cumbria border improvements to reduce flood risk
A £4 million National Highways project to reduce the risk of flooding along the M6 north of Lancaster will start on Monday providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for drivers. National Highways is delivering a raft of drainage improvements and repairs between junction 34 at Lancaster and junction 36 south of Kendal. The four-month […]
Keep Your Mind on the Road: Campaign launched to tackle inattention on Scotland’s roads
More than 80% of road users, including drivers and pedestrians, have admitted their mind has wandered while using the road, according to a new survey released as part of Road Safety Scotland’s new distraction campaign. Launched by Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop and Director of Road Safety Scotland Michael McDonnell, the campaign urges all […]
Council grants help Cardiff taxi drivers to cut emissions
A Cardiff Council scheme has provided more than £200,000 of grants to enable the city’s taxi drivers to upgrade to more fuel efficient or fully electric vehicles. Every year the average full-time taxi driver in the UK clocks up anything from 25,000 to 45,000 miles of driving- significantly more than the approximately 7,500 miles2the average […]
TfL trials mobile charging with electric construction vehicles
TfL is working with the construction industry on a pioneering new trial of zero emission construction vehicles, which involves a UK first method of mobile recharging. TfL and FM Conway (FMC) have partnered with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and SMT to deliver the trial, with an electric excavator and wheel loader replacing equipment traditionally […]
Rachael Quinn to support ITS UK as Industry & Strategy Advisor
ITS UK, the industry association for transport technology, has announced today the appointment of Rachael Quinn as its independent Industry & Strategy Advisor. Having recently set up her consultancy Oppy AI, Rachael will join the ITS UK team in February, working to support the industry association’s membership, forum programme, events activity and policy development. Rachael […]
