Construction begins on £26m transport hub in Cheltenham
Building work has begun on the £26million Arle Court Transport Hub in Cheltenham. Kier Construction has broken ground on the site of Hatherley Lane with the existing park and ride now partly closed. It will be transormed into a four-storey building which will include an 848-space multi-storey car park, covered waiting area, information desk, café […]
£10 million new funding to fix residential roads in Suffolk
Local road surfaces in villages and residential areas in Suffolk should be tackled as part of a new £10 million programme, Suffolk County Council has announced. The extra funding will nearly double Suffolk Highways’ £11 million annual roads maintenance budget, but be targeted at smaller residential streets which are typically maintained less frequently than busier […]
New research and toolkit address persistent and damaging gender imbalance in transport sector around the globe
Women face persistent barriers when entering and working in the transport sector at all levels, according to new research and toolkit from World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative and POLIS, funded by the FIA Foundation. The report ‘Gender imbalance in the transport sector: A toolkit for change’ was launched at the International […]
Forests continue to grow around the UK thanks to National Highways invetments
Yorkshire’s forests continue to flourish with the creation of new green corridors, helping to build homes for wildlife as National Highways celebrates Nature Week. Yorkshire’s forests continue to flourish with the creation of new green corridors, helping to build homes for wildlife as National Highways celebrates Nature Week. Future generations will be able to watch […]
Work to start on more than doubling emergency areas on stretch of M1
National Highways is more than doubling the number of emergency areas on a stretch of the M1 in South Yorkshire with work to create the new places to stop in an emergency getting under way next month. Work to create new places to stop in an emergency on the M1 in South Yorkshire gets under […]
Major lighting upgrade at Queensway Tunnel will help save energy
The Queensway (Birkenhead) tunnel is set benefit from a comprehensive lighting upgrade to save on energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint. In just over a weeks’ time, an £11million investment by Mayor Rotheram and the Combined Authority in the form of a major electrical upgrade will begin at the tunnel, contributing to the region’s […]
New on demand bus travel launches in west Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire
Residents in west Rushcliffe are now able to travel across their local area without a fixed bus timetable, thanks to the launch of a new Nottsbus On Demand service. Nottsbus On Demand is currently being piloted in north and south Ollerton and Mansfield and gives passengers the flexibility to travel anywhere between bus stops and […]
ADEPT awards winners 2023 – a celebration of innovation for local places
At its annual President’s Awards, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) has recognised the achievement of members and partners across the country. The ceremony, which was part of ADEPT’s Spring Conference also marks the end of Mark Kemp’s presidency of the Association. This year, ADEPT introduced a new category to […]
Keeping Manchester moving: Go-Ahead kicks off Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers
The Go-Ahead Group has kicked off Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers in preparation for the launch of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network public transport service. Go North West, the group’s Manchester bus company, plans to hire up to 300 bus drivers on apprenticeship or trainee contracts for a newly created Elite Bus Driver Academy […]
Pothole breakdowns on the road increase by 29% says AA
The AA attended more than 52,000 pothole related breakdowns in April 2023, a 29% increase compared to the same time last year*. On average 1,735 drivers a day had their vehicle damaged due to the imperfections on the nation’s roads. The first four months of 2023 saw pothole breakdowns rise by a quarter (23%) compared […]