Harewood Bridge successfully re-opens ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works
Leeds City Council has announced that Harewood Bridge has successfully re-opened ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works From around lunchtime on Friday 18 August Harewood Bridge will fully reopen to vehicles after completing the essential maintenance works ahead of schedule, originally planned for Thursday 24 August. Leeds City Council along with construction partner Balfour […]
Central Bedfordshire alters contractors to £400 million highway works contract for the Eastern Highways Alliance
Central Bedfordshire Council has started the search for contractors on behalf of the Eastern Highways Alliance (EHA) for a highway works contract worth up to £400m. A Prior Information Notice has been issued by the council which states that the EHA will be seeking contractors to undertake highways works including Structural Work, Surfacing, Road Works […]
City of Edinburgh Council visits Nottingham to learn more about its transport infrastructure
Nottingham City Council has hosted a visit from colleagues from City of Edinburgh Council this week during their visit to Nottingham. Councillor Cammy Day, Leader of City of Edinburgh Council was joined by colleagues working across Transport, Climate and Policy to learn about how the council has made progress on those areas here in Nottingham, […]
VolkerHighways installs zero carbon street lighting in parks across Luton
VolkerHighways has installed solar street lighting at two public locations in Luton – Kingsway Park and Wandon Park Solar street lighting produces zero carbon, with no electricity waste, and eliminates the need for cabling, trenching, feeder cabinets and connecting to the grid for electrical supply. As part of VolkerHighways’ street lighting term maintenance contract with […]
New Gipave trial taking place in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council is carrying out the trial in North Street, Middle Barton, with its contractor Milestone Infrastructure and their partner Aggregate Industries to develop the use of Gipave – a Graphene Plus-enhanced asphalt. Rigorous development and testing of the asphalt were undertaken by Aggregate Industries at its Research and Development at Hulland Ward in […]
Opening ceremony held for Busway bridge as part of Belfast Transport Hub project
An opening ceremony has been held for Belfast Grand Central Station’s new Busway bridge, which was constructed by civil engineering specialist GRAHAM. Designed by ARUP and fabricated by Thompson’s Project Management, the 51-metre weathered steel bridge will enable buses from Broadway Roundabout to access new facilities at Belfast Grand Central Station by passing over the […]
New powers sought for traffic offences
New powers are being sought by North Somerset Council to improve safety on the roads. The council is one of the latest local authorities applying to the Government for authorisation to enforce moving traffic offences. These powers, will enable the council to target hot spot areas where drivers are frequently breaking the law and creating […]
Bristol councillor calls for West of England mayor to take buses under public control
The councillor in charge of transport in Bristol has urged the West of England metro mayor to bring buses into public control. Bristol Labour is calling on the West of England Combined Authority to look at bus franchising as a way to fix the region’s struggling public transport. Labour Councillor Don Alexander, cabinet member for transport at Bristol City Council, […]
Committee launches inquiry into decarbonising transport
A new inquiry has been launched to look into ‘the importance of decarbonising transport to reach net zero’. The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee will analyse how electric vehicles (EVs) and the end of the sale of fossil fuelled cars will impact the nation’s environmental goals. The inquiry will look to understand […]
Nearly 85,000 square metres of North Northamptonshire roads to receive life-extending surface dressing treatment
This week, North Northamptonshire Council and Kier, its highways maintenance provider, began its annual surface dressing programme – which is set to improve the condition of four roads totalling 83.9sq kilometres across North Northamptonshire. The scheme, which will improve the road texture of the equivalent of 12 football pitches, will prolong the life expectancy of […]