Thousands of litres pumped off Portsmouth roads as part of storm response
More than 44,000 litres of water was pumped off one Portsmouth road as part of work to keep the city moving during Storm Ciarán. Gully tankers removed the remarkable amount of water from the Eastern Road, in addition to thousands of litres removed from roads across the rest of the city. As well as pumping […]
NHS England launches Net Zero travel and transport strategy
NHS England has released its plans to fully decarbonise its fleet in a new travel and transport strategy. The organisation, which has the second largest fleet in the country, calculates its vehicles, combined with the impact of commissioned services and staff travel, directly contributes to the 36,000 deaths that occur every year from air pollution. It […]
Hundreds more EV charging points to be rolled out across Hillingdon
APCOA has been selected by Hillingdon Council to deliver a high quality, accessible and convenient electric vehicle charging network across the borough by 2030. As part of increasing, improving and managing EV infrastructure, the programme will include the introduction of new public charging points at off-street council property to help meet demand as more drivers […]
Planning application for next stage of Parkside link road project submitted
A planning application for the next stage of the Parkside link road project has been submitted. St Helens Council says the link road is entering the ‘latter stages’ of construction and now is the time to ‘make some final minor amendments’ that will ensure it delivers on its promise of enabling new jobs, regeneration and […]
Cycling in Manchester is booming as one million journey record is smashed one month early
Records have been smashed as more people than ever have moved to pedal power and have chosen to use the Oxford Road cycle route. During a three-week period between September 26 and October 26 more than 6,000 people cycled along the route on not just one occasion, but on nine separate days.* This represents the […]
Active travel: Government programme off-track as funding reductions hold back progress
The Government is not on track to meet objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025. In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that funding cuts made this year by the Department for Transport (DfT) could hold back objectives to increase active travel, including cycling and walking. The report further […]
Operations begin in the London Borough of Barnet as Marlborough Highways wins major Maintenance Framework Contract
Marlborough Highways is delighted to announced that it has secured a place on Barnet Council’s Highway Maintenance Works Framework. The four-year partnership commenced on 1 June 2023 and involves planned carriageway and footway reconstruction works in the London Borough of Barnet, with an option to extend for two further years. The award comes after a competitive bid process, […]
Core Highways Strengthens leadership team
Core Highways Group has strengthened its position in the UK highways services sector with the appointment of respected industry figures Jenny Moten and Charlie Cornish. On the operations side, Jenny Moten has joined the company as Regional Managing Director, arriving from Cadent Gas where she was Northwest Network Director – overseeing £2.5bn of assets and […]
King’s Speech: New transport laws urgently needed, city regions urge Prime Minister
The Government must urgently implement a series of legislative interventions on transport – such as safeguarding bus services and regulating e-scooters – in the upcoming King’s Speech, the UK’s biggest city region transport authorities have urged the Prime Minister. In an open letter to Rishi Sunak, they warn that transport systems in many city regions are ‘failing […]
“Grow the Welsh bus network by over a third by following our proposals” says leading transport body
Nearly 40m additional bus journeys a year possible according to new research by the Confederation of Passenger Transport. The Welsh bus network could be grown by well over a third, with nearly 40m additional journeys over the next four years, according to a new report published today. Proposals published in the report Y Ffordd Gymreig […]