New active travel route open at Ravenscraig
A new path for pedestrians and cyclists is open between Craigneuk and New College Lanarkshire’s Motherwell Campus at Ravenscraig. It connects, at Meadowhead Bridge, with the existing active travel route to The Craig public park and Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. Lighting, seating and CCTV has been installed along the route, with trees being planted on the embankment in […]
New cycle and walking route under construction in Leicester
Work is under way to create a new section of walking and cycling track in Aylestone Meadows that will form part of the National Cycle Network. The improvements will see a new 3.5 metre wide track installed on land behind Kingsway, off Narborough Road South. The new route will connect to the existing track off […]
Multidisciplinary team appointed for Dublin’s landmark MetroLink programme
Transport Infrastructure Ireland has appointed a multidisciplinary client partner team for Dublin’s MetroLink programme – Ireland’s first metro railway. Turner & Townsend will lead the client partner team, which will be made up of WSP supported by O’Connor Sutton Cronin, Mace and PwC. Running for 18.8km, MetroLink will be a high-capacity, high-frequency metro railway with 16 new […]
National Highways award A43 team best-in-class customer scoring
Kier Transportation’s A43 team has become the first to achieve 8 out of 10 in the National Highways’ Customer Assurance Framework (CAF) assessment across all HS2 Main Works Civils Contractors (MWCC’s) interfaces. The project is being delivered by the Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB) JV, with the score a shining example of stakeholder collaboration. It demonstrates […]
Re-flow talks drainage and civils with Glanville Environmental
Re-flow’s podcast – The Conversation – returns for its third episode. This time, the team welcomes their first guest from the industry, the innovative civil engineering and drainage company, Glanville Environmental. As a long-time client of Re-flow, Glanville has years of experience utilising the latest technological innovations to stay on the cutting edge of the […]
Proposed introduction of 20mph speed zones to enhance road safety in two of Torbay’s communities
As part of ongoing work to make Torbay’s road safer for all users, the council is to consider implementing 20mph speed zones in the Queensway area of Torquay and Fisher Street area of Paignton. This proactive measure aims to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety and improve the quality of life for local residents. The roads […]
Wet July saw more rise in report in breakdowns as a result of potholes, says AA
Car breakdowns due to potholes soared in July as repairs slowed during one of the wettest months on record, figures show. The AA motoring organisation said call-outs for car damage from potholes rose by almost 20% compared with last July. Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils […]
Bus service improvement plan brings new Town Link to King’s Lynn
Residents of King’s Lynn will soon be able to travel around their town more easily as the new 3H Town Link bus service begins to run. From Monday 21 August the new Town Link service, run by local independent bus company Go To Town, will be departing Kings Lynn Bus Station seven times a day […]
New walking and cycling champion for Plymouth
Plymouth City Council has appointed a walking and cycling champion to promote and encourage more active travel. Providing cleaner, greener and healthier ways for people to get around Plymouth is one of the Council’s top priorities and, in his new role, Councillor John Stephens will be aiming to get more people walking, wheeling and cycling, […]
£5m for potholes, pavements and roads in Hackney
Over £5m is being spent tackling potholes and maintaining and resurfacing key local pavements and roads this year – as part of Hackney Council’s ambition to support people to walk, cycle and travel safely around the borough. The money is being invested as part of the council’s highway maintenance programme, which prioritises the roads, pavements […]
