Heatwaves will lead to even more potholes, warns RAC
The RAC has warned this summer’s heatwaves and record temperatures are likely to cause already poor road surfaces to break down further, creating even more potholes. Intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun chemically ages the bitumen used to bind aggregates together to create roads. This – combined with roads absorbing even greater heat from […]
Amey secures top-ranking position on £150m Black Country Highways Works Framework
Amey has been appointed to Lot 4 of the new Black Country Highways Works Framework, successfully securing first place in the ranking for construction schemes valued between £5 million and £10 million. Procured by City of Wolverhampton Council on behalf of Black Country Transport and its regional partners, the framework has an overall value of […]
TfGM opens £2 million fund to help private hire drivers switch to cleaner vehicles
Greater Manchester has launched a new £2 million fund to help locally licensed private hire drivers switch to cleaner vehicles, improving air quality and supporting higher standards for passengers across the city-region. The Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Support Fund, which is now ppen for applications, offers grants of up to £2,500 to private hire vehicle drivers licensed […]
Staffordshire cabinet agrees updated winter roads policy
Staffordshire’s gritting routes will be reviewed to ensure they still best support communities and local businesses in the winter months. For the first time in 10 years, the current winter routes will be updated to ensure they are supporting communities, the economy and providing access to key places. Although there will be no immediate changes this […]
Ras Al Khaimah hands Kapsch multi-year truck tolling maintenance contract
Kapsch TrafficCom has been awarded a five-year operation and maintenance contract to support freight mobility in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, ensuring continued support of the system until 2029. “The successful operation of this system demonstrates the value of our long-term partnership with the Public Services Department of Ras Al Khaimah,” says Carolin Treichl, […]
Westmorland and Furness issues road markings tender
Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to undertake Road Marking and associated works to the highway. The contract will be used primarily to deliver road markings for traffic regulation orders, road safety schemes or to renew worn out markings and High Friction/Coloured Surfacing as detailed on the sections of the Client’s […]
More roads have been resurfaced in Nottinghamshire than any other county in the UK
More major road surface improvements have taken place in Nottinghamshire than anywhere else in the country, according to the County Council. The work is part of a record-breaking funding package to improve the county’s highways, says West Bridgford Wire. Nottinghamshire County Council is delivering an £182.5 million wide-ranging highways capital programme to fix the network – with […]
Nottingham Forest FC stadium expansion plans must meet local transport requirements, says council
Nottingham Forest’s City Ground expansion must clear further transport and crowd-safety requirements after councillors backed redevelopment plans and added safeguards for neighbouring residents. The scheme would the stadium’s increase capacity to around 45,000. According to West Bridgford Wire, Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning committee voted by 10 votes to one to approve the Peter Taylor Stand […]
Birmingham signal strategy balances tram and pedestrian priority with traffic flow
A bespoke traffic signal strategy in Birmingham is allowing trams, pedestrians and buses to receive greater priority without causing significant disruption to general traffic, the JCT Traffic Signal Symposium has heard. The approach has been developed for the Bull Street and Corporation Street junction, one of the most operationally complex signal-controlled tram junctions on the […]