Cheshire and Warrington leaders consult public on ambitious goals from public transport to Net Zero
Cheshire and Warrington’s leaders today urged the public to have their say on ambitious goals ranging from better public transport and more energy efficient homes to making the area the fastest growing economy in the North. Other bold 20-year goals for the area set out in the in-depth 39-page draft Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Strategy […]
Almost £12 million will be spent by Blackburn with Darwen Council on improving roads and infrastructure
Blackburn & Darwen Council will spent almost £12 million on improving roads and infrastructure over the next year. The council’s Highways Capital Programme for 2025-2026, said that the council has received almost triple the amount of government funding obtained previously to improve travel in the borough; up from £3.8 million received in 2024-2025. This will […]
Entries are now open for the DfT Special Recognition Awards 2025
LCRIG has said that entries are now open for this year’s DfT Special Recognition Awards– a celebration of the people and organisations going the extra mile to deliver change in the highways and transport technology sector. Now in their sixth year, these Awards are proudly hosted by LCRIG on behalf of the Department for Transport. […]
£803,000 awarded for design work on historic bridge
Neath Port Talbot Council has been awarded £803,000 in UK Government funding via the Levelling Up Fund to carry out detailed design work for a proposed Active Travel project involving a historic bridge. The proposed overall scheme involves renewal work on the Grade II listed Newbridge Road Bridge and redeveloping the adjacent Dock Road as far […]
New cycling and walking route ready to transform journeys on Walney Island
A new 1.4 mile route for walking, wheeling and cycling is ready to transform journeys between Vickerstown Park and Earnse Bay on North Walney. Westmorland and Furness Council Members, funders from Active Travel England and the project team responsible for delivering the scheme, joined contractor AE Yates in Vickerstown Park to mark its opening. Designed […]
Newport City Council has announces £6.6 million investment in roads
Newport City Council has announced a £6.6 million investment in its road network. The council aims to improve the city’s road network over the coming year, focusing on the most vital and high-priority roads. It has secured more than £4.4 million from the Welsh Government through the new highway management local government borrowing initiative. It […]
If the North had seen the same transport investment as London under the previous government, it would have received £140bn more, says IPPR
A decade of broken promises has been laid bare today as a leading think tank reveals how the disparity in transport spending between the North and London has ballooned over the last ten years. In new analysis, IPPR North and IPPR have revealed that if the north of England had received the same per person […]
SRL’S emissions-reduction target gains validation from science-based targets initiative
SRL Traffic Systems has achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) manufacturer to have its greenhouse gas emissions-reduction target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a leading global corporate climate action organisation. The SBTi has validated SRL’s near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions […]
London hits a new green milestone as more than 2,000 zero-emission buses now on capital’s roads
London is leading the way with the largest zero-emission fleet in Western Europe. There are now more than 2,000 zero-emission buses on the capital’s streets helping to improve the city’s air quality and reducing its carbon emissions. This means two in every nine of London’s world-famous red buses have now gone green, which is more […]
