Active travel plans in Glasgow receive £8.6m funding boost
Plans to support active travel in Glasgow have received an £8.6m funding boost. The funding award will go towards a range of measures that include building more active travel infrastructure across the city, expanding the city’s bike hire network, improving crossing facilities for the visually impaired and developing resident’s cycling skills. The £8.6m award draws […]
SPIE UK wins two Merseytravel Tunnel approach works contracts to improve motorist safety
SPIE UK, a division of the Imtech Group, has been awarded ECI by Merseytravel for works associated with the supply and installation of ten new VMS locations on the approach roads to the Kingsway and Queensway Tunnels. he VMS Contract includes the supply and installation of new signs which will provide safety measures by advising […]
Highways providers transform ‘unsafe’ Northampton primary school garden into vibrant learning space
Pupils at the Stimpson Avenue Academy in Northampton have returned from their half-term holidays to a transformed garden space, courtesy of Kier, West Northamptonshire Council’s highways providers. The school first approached Kier regarding safety concerns over the space – such as its cordoned-off, disused pond and overgrown vegetation – seeking help to return the space […]
Poor road conditions cause more than half of UK cyclists to feel unsafe on the roads
Poor road conditions, including potholes and lack of cycle lanes, cause more than half of UK cyclists to feel unsafe on the roads Cycle SOS surveyed 2,005 nationally representative UK cyclists to uncover how safe they feel when cycling alone on the roads, and the factors which impact this feeling. 37% of cyclists reported that they […]
Efforts to reduce air pollution launched in Oxfordshire on Clean Air Day
To mark Clean Air Day today, Oxfordshire County Council has launched its strategy to tackle poor air quality – the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK. Long-term exposure to air pollution is attributable for an estimated 38,000 deaths per year in England, according to the Chief Medical Officer’s 2022 annual report . In Oxfordshire […]
Bus Franchising Consultation in Liverpool: key milestone reached as leaflets land in letterboxes
A major consultation on the future of bus services in the Liverpool City Region has this week passed an important milestone, with more than 2500 people, businesses and other organisations having responded so far. Launched last month by Mayor Steve Rotheram, the 12-week consultation is giving people chance to have their say on proposals to […]
Re-flow Field Management showcases new features at Traffex 2023
Re-flow, leading provider of field management software for highways and traffic management, recently attended the highly anticipated Traffex exhibition held at the NEC Birmingham, 6 – 8th June. As the UK’s leading road and highways tradeshow, the event served as an excellent platform for Re-flow to showcase its innovative software to a wide range of […]
Winning school recycling illustrations hit the road
Winning entries from a primary school artwork competition are set to be emblazoned on the side of one of Rochdale Council’s bin wagons. The competition asked year 5 children from across the borough of Rochdale to design a comic strip-style story to fit in 4 frames around the importance of recycling and tackling climate change. The high […]
Industry comes together for Stamp it Out Summit
Local authorities, industry leaders, contractors and the supply chain came together to discuss solutions in answer to the challenges of road worker abuse. Over 150 attended the Stamp It Out Summit, held at the House of Lords yesterday (13th June) to confirm a way forward to tackling the abuse, which continues to get worse. Chaired […]
The UK’s first fully electric self-driving bus has begun a commuter service on public roads
The Mi-Link bus makes a six-mile (10km) round trip from Didcot Parkway railway station to Milton Park in Oxfordshire. The 15-seat vehicle has been running circuits of the science and technology park since January. Operator First Bus said the bus’ radar, LiDAR and AI technology could safely steer, accelerate and brake without the need for human intervention. […]