Skanska commences procurement process for Lower Thames Crossing project
Skanska is procuring for a range of subcontractors under its contract for the Kent Roads section of the Lower Thames Crossing. The Kent Roads contract is one of the three main works packages on the £9bn major road project, which will see a new 4.2km tunnel under the Thames and roughly 20km of new supporting […]
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet: Open for business
Skanska’s A428 project team have safely connected the new A428 and B1040 roads over a newly constructed bridge and opened it up to traffic. This signifies the opening up of part of the mainline route of the A428 in Cambridgeshire which is key for moving earthworks material that will form the new western embankment at […]
Report on Smart Motorways outlines National Highways approach to evaluation
In partnership with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Agilysis has delivered an in-depth review of National Highways’ ongoing evaluation of the Smart Motorway Action Plan, a critical component of the UK’s efforts to enhance safety across the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Following the Department for Transport’s (DfT) 2020 Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake […]
Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel could close as union set to ballot workers over strike action
Glasgow’s motorists are facing traffic chaos a potential strikes could close the Clyde Tunnel. The team controlling the tunnel are to be balloted on industrial action after a national pay offer was overwhelmingly rejected. Over 60,000 drivers use the tunnel every day. Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland senior organiser in public services, said: “The workers at the Clyde Tunnel […]
Surrey: Plans to fine ‘rat-running’ lorries announced
Traffic enforcement cameras could be rolled out in Weybridge to catch lorry drivers breaking weight restrictions. Surrey County Council is considering adding automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras to 10 roads in the town with HGV weight restrictions. The cameras would see lorry drivers facing fines for driving down roads which have restrictions on vehicles […]
‘Pothole breakdowns’ double in first three months of 2025, says RAC
RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole-related breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between October and December last year, new data from the RAC’s Pothole Index shows. What’s more, call-outs for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs or distorted wheels – the breakdowns most likely to […]
ITS UK calls for open by default approach to data for Great British Railways
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has published its response to the Government consultation on the creation of Great British Railways (GBR), the new independent body being set up to run the UK’s rail network. In its response, submitted last week, ITS UK has called for this new body to: Commenting on the submission, Max Sugarman, […]
Aberdeenshire Council publishes ‘ambitious’ 10-year Passenger Transport Strategy
Aberdeenshire Council has announced its ambitious new 10-year Passenger Transport Strategy. The updated strategy sets out the council’s main objectives for Aberdeenshire passenger transport services between now and 2035 and incorporates general policies for public and other passenger transport. Among the strategy’s ‘transport objectives’ include improvement of bus service reliability by reducing the number of […]
Funding issues the key to Scotland’s active travel plans
Investing in and encouraging active travel is a key part of the Scottish Government’s plan to decarbonise transport, but while last year 203 miles of walking, wheeling, and cycling routes were added, funding has been a massive issue. The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2025/26 allocated £188.7m for active travel, bus infrastructure, sustainable travel […]
Women in Bus and Coach honoured with prestigious ‘Worshipful Company of Carmen’ Viva Shield
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has been awarded the Viva Shield 2024, the premier honour of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, at the Company’s prestigious Mansion House Awards Banquet. The ceremony took place at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London and brought together distinguished figures from […]
