Newtown Active Travel Bridge lifted into place
Newtown’s new cycle and pedestrian active travel bridge was successfully lifted into place on Saturday 29 June. Following a short delay due to unfavourable weather conditions, the new 53-metre-long bridge was hoisted into position over the River Severn on Saturday afternoon. The large crane dominated the skyline of the town for most of the week, […]
July work in Dorset to protect against potholes
As part of its ongoing maintenance programme, a number of roads in the Dorset Council area are to be given an early intervention to seal against water and prevent pot holes. Known as road preservation, an asphalt liquid is sprayed onto the surface to seal small cracks, preventing water from causing more damage. Dorset’s contractor RMS […]
Report looks into January flooding in Reading
A new report detailing the actions taken by the Council and other responsible bodies during flooding in Reading this January, and recommended actions to tackle future flood threats, has been published. Three months of extremely wet weather followed by intense rainfall on saturated ground during Storm Henk led to 24 properties being flooded in Reading […]
Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice published
The BPA (British Parking Association) and the IPC (International Parking Community) have published the private parking sector single Code of Practice to be used across the entire private parking sector. This new single Code will raise standards and deliver greater transparency and consistency for the benefit of motorists. The new sector single Code: Private Parking […]
58% of commuters in Dublin used public transport last year
Six out of ten commuters used buses, trams and trains for their journeys in Dublin city centre last year. The latest results of the annual Canal Cordon Report show 58.3% of all people travelling into the city centre during morning rush hours used public transport in 2023, up from its pre-pandemic peak of 53.5% in […]
New Brighton & Hove cabinet approves £4m Hove seafront cycle lane
A £4 million cycle lane along Hove seafront has been approved by Brighton & Hove Council’s cabinet. The scheme involves removing one lane on the existing westbound side of the A259 Kingsway between Fourth Avenue and the Hove Street traffic lights, by the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Between Hove Street and Wharf Road, by Hove […]
Urgent need to review funding block for Welsh roads and transport, says leading transport expert
There is an urgent need to find a more ‘appropriate basis’ for the HM Treasury block grant from Westminster to fund highways and transport in Wales. This is according to Professor Stuart Cole, CBE. Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, University of South Wales, who was writing on Nation Cymru giving his thoughts on what […]
Jet Plant Hire drives industry standards with sustainable planing solutions
Jet Plant Hire Ltd, a leading UK road planing contractor, is helping drive industry standards in sustainability and compliance, with regards to used planings and sweepings removed from road surfaces. By repurposing 100% of road planings, Jet Plant is actively reducing waste and aiming to help conserve natural resources, aligning with its strong environmental responsibility […]
£1.25m Derby Road project completes in Burton
The second phase of a major highways project to reconstruct a key route into Burton has been completed. The works, which started in March, saw Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews reconstruct and resurface the A5121 Derby Road from James Brindley Way to the Pirelli roundabout. This phase of the scheme, costing £1.25 million, involved resurfacing […]
Blakedale announced as Highways Heroes 2024 Drinks Reception and Award sponsor
Blakedale, the UK’s leading supplier of specialist traffic management vehicles in the UK, has been named as the official Drink Reception sponsor for the 2024 Highways Heroes Awards. As part of the agreement, the company will also become one of the awards sponsors for the event, which takes place on 28th November at the London […]
