Wheels in motion for highways improvement programme in Rochdale
Over 60 roads across the borough of Rochdale are being repaired as a major road improvement scheme gets underway. Areas across each township are being treated, with 64 roads, selected using detailed condition data, targeted over the next four weeks as part of the summer micro asphalt programme. The programme involves the filling in of any […]
Highways staff in Tameside encourage men to open up about domestic abuse
Tameside Council highways maintenance staff are getting behind a campaign encourage male victims of domestic abuse to seek support. One in six men experience domestic abuse – but they are far more likely than women to keep it a secret. Last year only 113 males accessed domestic abuse support in Tameside compared to 1224 females. […]
Major road improvement scheme moves to next phase
A major road improvement scheme to the north of Stafford moves to its next phase this weekend. The project has seen the construction of a roundabout junction to provide access to the new Pets at Home development on the A34, which is now open. It is expected to employ more than 750 people when fully […]
Funding accepted to start planning transport improvements worth £4.5m in Oldham
Oldham Council has secured £675,000 of funding to start planning work on a major project to improve transport in and around Mumps. The money will be used to draw up plans for the scheme, which when complete will help deliver real benefits for residents – making sure people are better connected and can access jobs, […]
Cyngor Gwynedd starts search for road contractors
Welsh local authority Cyngor Gwynedd Council has started the search for contractors for a £100m civil engineering contract. Cyngor Gwynedd published a prior-information notice for a four-lot deal, which will cover civil engineering works on major and minor highways in the region. This includes; Conwy and Denbighshire; Flintshire and Wrexham; and West Wales and the Valleys. The […]
Work is set to begin on Phase 2 of new cycle route in Leamington Spa
Cyclists in Kenilworth and Leamington will soon have a new cycle way to travel on as Warwickshire County Council’s flagship cycle route is poised to take an important new step forward. The second phase of construction of a new cycle route on the Kenilworth Road in Leamington Spa is due to start on Monday 4th September. […]
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 […]