Glasgow bus delays costing passengers 1.2 million hours a year
Glasgow’s traffic congestion is costing local bus users an estimated £24 million a year and wasting 1.2 million hours of passengers’ time annually, according to new research by the University of Glasgow’s Urban Big Data Centre, commissioned by First Bus. First Bus calls for a collaborative partnership approach on bus priority as Pollokshaws Road named […]
Major road resurfacing work starts across Bath & North East Somerset region
A £5 million programme of road improvements across Bath & North East Somerset is rolling out as the council kicks off its 2026 resurfacing schemes. The council is investing in highway maintenance and will also spend £950,000 resurfacing footways, alongside maintaining and making improvements to other assets like street lights, drains, public rights of way […]
Government makes it easier to install a new public charge points
The Government has announced hat it is ‘cutting red tape’ on public charge point installation as it continues to facilitate the switch from internal combustion engine cars to electric vehicles. Under the changes, installation costs for public charge points could be slashed from as much as £1,000 to as little as £45. Moreover, approval waiting […]
National Highways to trial a new way of planting trees alongside roads
National Highways is to trial a new way of planting trees after thousands of them have died beside the A14 since 2020. A further 165,000 trees and shrubs were planted between 2022 and 2023, and people nearby even took to planting their own trees along part of the road’s embankments. According to a BBC News report, […]
North Yorkshire Council takes legal action against York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority over highway maintenance funding loss
North Yorkshire Council has begun legal action against York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (CA) over a decision which council chiefs say will mean a £20 million loss in funding for highway maintenance. Council leaders are seeking a judicial review after the Combined Authority agreed the budget for the Transport Capital Programme 2026 to 2030 […]
Councils face new rules for spending pothole funding
Councils will face new rules on how they spend funding to fix potholes and maintain local roads, under new requirements set out by the government. Under the new measures, local highway authorities that fail to demonstrate they are maintaining roads effectively could lose around a third of their £1.6 billion funding for the next year. […]
ITS UK publishes manifestos for Scotland and Wales ahead of devolved elections
ITS UK has published two new manifestos for Scotland and Wales, setting out how the transport technology sector can support smarter, greener, more integrated transport networks across both nations. The manifestos, published ahead of upcoming elections in the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments on 7 May, outline a series of practical recommendations to maximise the role […]
Potholes are ‘pushing up repair bills and insurance claims’ for low‑income drivers
Potholes across the UK are contributing to rising vehicle repair costs and changing the landscape of motor insurance for lower‑income drivers. According to Reveela, briefings from councils and insurers’ own files show a spike in pothole damage claims, lengthening settlement times and tougher underwriting criteria. Here we lay out the newest evidence, profile real drivers’ […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund seeking sustainable infrastructure ideas
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is interested in exploring how “System of Systems” thinking can scope, and if possible find solutions for, the multi-faceted challenge of sustaining roads infrastructure. To help develop the organisation’s thinking, Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is inviting suggestions about how this idea might be taken forward and welcomes two-page submissions suggesting how […]
Almost three quarters of non-EV drivers would now consider switching to electric, according to survey
Over 70% of non-EV drivers say that increasing fuel prices have made them more likely to consider an electric car, according to new research. Of 1,000 visitors to the Electrifying.com website – all actively researching electric vehicles – almost three quartes (73%) of those who don’t already drive an EV are now considering an electric […]