TfL and delivery companies launch new road safety charter, to keep motorcycle couriers and other Londoners safe on the roads
Transport for London (TfL) and meal and grocery delivery companies have committed to improving road safety in London with the launch of a new voluntary Meal and Grocery Delivery Company Motorcycle Road Safety Charter. The Charter, signed by five companies: Deliveroo, Getir, Just Eat, Stuart and Uber Eats, consists of 10 road safety principles that aim to keep motorcycle couriers and other Londoners safe on the road. The Charter is part of […]
Yunex Traffic wins BCP and Dorset Council traffic signal maintenance contract
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) and Dorset Councils have renewed their traffic signal maintenance contract with Yunex Traffic for up to a further five years. Having already held the contract for more than 13 years, Yunex Traffic will continue to be responsible for maintaining all the permanent traffic signal and ITS equipment across the Councils, […]
Bifa celebrates World EV Day with order of Lunaz Upcycled electric trucks
Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company has placed an initial order to convert 10 diesel refuse trucks to upcycled electric refuse trucks Under a deal signed in April 2023, Biffa has been conducting extensive real-world testing with Lunaz’s upcycled electric refuse trucks. With the testing now successfully completed, the two companies will work […]
Reading Council seeks new location for Cycle Hub
Reading Council has reiterated its commitment to finding a secure cycle and maintenance hub in Reading town centre after long-standing plans to create one at the former Primark store regretfully failed to progress. Despite talks between the council and the retailer moving forward over the past year, Primark recently informed the Council it is withdrawing […]
Asphalt preservation trialled in Aberdeenshire Council in a Scottish first
An innovative treatment to help extend the lifespan of the road network has been trialled for the first time in Scotland by Aberdeenshire Council. Road maintenance and repair specialists Velocity installed the preservative treatment Rhinophalt on a mix of residential, rural and A-roads across six sites in Central and South Aberdeenshire. Rhinophalt is a unique […]
Local Grantham Southern Relief Road apprentice continues to shine
A Lincolnshire college student has earned an apprenticeship with Galliford Try following a 18-month work placement. Oscar Lacey, 18, had been a work placement student with Galliford Try from November 2021 to May 2023 before applying for an apprenticeship position following a successful second year at Lincoln College. Having achieved a Level 3 extended diploma […]
TfL to launch 65km of new lower speed limit schemes to cut road danger across the capital and save lives
TfL has accelerated the roll out of 20mph speed limits on its roads so that that by 2024, a further 140km of TLRN, including 37 town centre locations, will have a 20mph speed limit Lower speed limits play a critical role in the Mayor’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate deaths and serious injury on the […]
Spain’s message to Wales on lower speed limits days ahead of 20mph roll out
“There will be some fears beforehand, but everything will become normal quickly and then everything will start to get better.” That was the message to the people of Wales from one of the key people behind Spain’s move to a 30km/h speed limit. Álvaro Gómez is Head of the National Road Safety Observatory in Spain […]
Self-driving, full-size single-decker bus starts operation for the first time in Oxfordshire
A new electric, self-driving single-decker bus, operated by First Bus, is carrying passengers in Oxfordshire between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park. It follows trials of a self-driving mini-bus around Milton Park, which then expanded to a round trip between the station and the business park, reports the BBC. First Bus said the bus’ radar, LiDAR and […]
Heriot-Watt to co-host UK research hub to decarbonise transport networks
Heriot-Watt University is to be part of a new national research hub that will help to upgrade and decarbonise the UK’s complex and interconnected national, regional and local transport infrastructures and to adapt to the effects of climate change. The new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures (DARe) is led by Newcastle […]
