Swinney: Councils have enough money to fix potholes
First Minister John Swinney has insisted Scottish councils are “adequately” funded to fix potholes. His comments came after the UK government announced an extra £500m for road maintenance in England. Swinney said his administration was providing an additional £1bn in funding for councils in the 2025-26 budget. Drivers from Glasgow to Cape Wrath in the Highlands have protested about potholes last […]
Transport Scotland actively supporting Active Travel
Transport Scotland has published the Active Travel Infrastructure Investment Report for 2023-24. It demonstrates that infrastructure investment exceeded £165 million in 2023-24 and delivered a range of high quality and safe walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure across Scotland. The report shows that across 2023-24: The report follows soon after the publication of new data from Cycling […]
Strong growth prompts SYSTRA to relocate in Glasgow
Global sustainable transport and infrastructure business SYSTRA has relocated its Glasgow office as part of its long-term commitment to Scotland and in response to strong growth across the UK. SYSTRA has moved its Glasgow office to Bothwell Street in the city centre, driven by exceptional local growth and a commitment toattracting top talent in the […]
Street Works UK calls for ‘greater collaboration’ to unlock infrastructure in new research report
Street Works UK, the trade association representing utilities and contractors on street works issues, has outlined its key recommendations for unlocking growth and getting Britian building in a new researchreport published today. ‘The Road to Economic Growth – How Street Works Are Delivering for the UK’, highlights the importance of the sector in delivering economic […]
TfL invites bidders to provide a long-term support service for those affected by road traffic collisions
TfL is seeking a supplier to provide a long-term support service for victims of road traffic collisions in London once the pilot scheme service ends on 31 October 2025. TfL launched the pilot project in 2023, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Metropolitan Police (Met) and the City of […]
Live Labs 2: “This ain’t easy” – lessons learned from decarbonisation projects discussed in Liverpool
The Chair of the Live Labs 2 Commissioning Board has admitted the work that local authorities are undertaking to reduce carbon emissions from transport shows the challenge “ain’t easy”. Neil Gibson (pictured) was speaking while welcoming more than 200 delegates to the Live Labs 2 Expo in Liverpool, updating on the three-year, £30million, UK-wide programme funded […]
SSE take delivery of final three Econ Engineering roadmenders
Econ Engineering has successfully delivered the final three of its roadmender highway repairs vehicles to leading energy company SSE under a long-standing partnership. SSE has purchased 16 new bespoke roadmenders from Econ in total, with funding provided by Novuna Finance. The roadmenders are the latest to have been manufactured at Econ’s state-of-the-art facility in Ripon, […]
