TfL lacks “depth and nuance” when engaging with disabled travellers, report suggests
Transport for London is “lacking depth and nuance” when it comes to engaging with the needs of disabled people travelling around the capital, a City Hall report has concluded. The London Assembly Transport Committee have said that TfL’s efforts to make public transport more accessible – including launching a new strategy in 2024 – are […]
Lower Thames Crossing: National Highways responds to Sunday Times’ “foreign steel” claims
The 15 February edition of the Sunday Times carried an article suggesting the Lower Thames Crossing is set to be built with foreign steel. National Highways has issued a response, in the form of a blog, that dismisses the newspaper’s claims, insisting: “This is not the case”. Highways News ran the story yesterday, but the […]
WSP extends Leeds Highways and Transportation services partnership
WSP has had its contract with Leeds City Council extended for a further four years, reflecting consistent delivery and enabling the continuation of Highways and Transportation services. The extension builds on more than 20 years of collaboration supporting the Council’s Highways, Transport and Place‑based ambitions, including the development, maintenance and enhancement of critical infrastructure across […]
Is the EU at a crossroads over self-driving vehicles?
An autonomous shuttle bus designed and built entirely in the European Union is finding its biggest markets in Japan, the Middle East, and the United States – not in Europe. Why is this the case, asks Euronews. The MiCa, which seats eight passengers and operates up to 20 hours daily in self-driving mode at speeds […]
Active travel pathway glows thanks to solar stud upgrade
A riverside active travel route in Scotland has been made safer and more popular thanks to the installation of more than 200 Clearview Intelligence solar-powered LED studs. The Waterlip Pathway in Darvel, East Ayrshire, is a traffic-free walking and cycling route through the Irvine Valley but had suffered from a lack of lighting at night. Rather […]
New homes could overwhelm Colchester road network, says councillor
A traffic expert has warned Colchester and Wivenhoe’s roads could buckle under plans for more than 9,000 new homes. Wivenhoe town councillor Rick Andrew told a Local Plan meeting the area cannot cope with the extra traffic, says the Colchester Gazette. Focusing on the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community, he said: “I don’t object to the […]
Essex MP urges council to find permanent pothole solution
Patching over potholes rather than finding a permanent fix is a “terrible waste of public funds”, according to an MP. Marie Goldman, who represents Chelmsford, said crews were repeatedly having to repair the same defects as a result – her party, the Liberal Democrats, reported tht there were 360,000 potholes that needed to fixed in […]
Glasgow: 16 speed cameras to be switched off
Sixteen speed cameras in and around Glasgow are to be turned off in the coming weeks, Police Scotland has said. The force said the locations, which include three in Glasgow, will see speed cameras effectively switched off for a period of up to three years, reports The Scotsman. The changes come after a recent review which identified several […]
‘Mini Switzerland’ plan for Derbyshire rural transport network
Plans have been published for a new pilot project aiming to create a so-called “Mini Switzerland” transport network in the Peak District. Campaigners said the scheme in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire, could become the “UK’s first real‑world demonstrator” for a fully integrated rural transport system, modelled on Switzerland’s clock-face timetables and connections between buses and […]
Work to improve Crawley section of M23 set to begin
Work to create more reliable journeys and improve access to new homes in West Sussex gets underway later this month. Engineers will upgrade Junction 10 of the M23, near Crawley, over the next 12 months by increasing capacity to help relieve current and future congestion. The main elements of the work include an additional lane on the M23 […]