Driving forward improvements to roads across West Northants
Motorists across West Northamptonshire are seeing an increase in pothole repairs and road resurfacing schemes, enhanced by additional funding as part of the Highway Investment Programme. In July of this year, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) approved an additional £10 million to extend resurfacing, maintenance, and local infrastructure improvements. Since then, a variety of works, have […]
Transport secretary Louise Haigh resigns
The Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has resigned, following her admission that she pleaded guilty to an offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone she originally said was stolen. The BBC reports that in 2013, she told police she had lost her work mobile phone in a mugging, but later found it had […]
Telent appointed by National Highways to manage mission-critical nationwide network
Mission-critical infrastructure specialist Telent has been appointed by National Highways to operate and maintain its Corporate Wide Area Network (WAN), enabling collaboration and digital security across the company’s facilities. As well as providing the WiFi infrastructure for all National Highways staff, the Corporate Network Service connects and supports crucial operational systems across over 130 National […]
Jet boost sees thousands of extra repairs on Essex roads
An innovative repair method has received funding for the Essex road network. Thousands of additional road repairs have been carried out across Essex following funding for an innovative technique. Jet patching fills road defects, such as potholes, with an asphalt emulsion to prevent damage and deterioration from moisture. The Jet Patcher quickly blows away debris […]
National Highways partners with The Tree Council to support up to 40 community projects with tree donations
National Highways is partnering with The Tree Council to support multiple community projects by donating thousands of trees to charities, local communities and heritage and wildlife sites across the UK to benefit biodiversity. Up to 40 tree planting projects are being delivered this year to help meet the target of growing and planting three million […]
Bus passenger journeys up 11% in Reading
Bus usage in Reading has grown by 11.4% to 19.5 million passenger journeys in the last year – significantly above the national average increase, according to newly published government figures. The borough has the third highest number of bus passenger journeys per head of population in England, outside of London, after Brighton and Nottingham. The […]
More data and investigations needed so UK can learn better from road traffic fatalities, says new PACTS report
PACTS has published a new report which highlights significant gaps in how the UK handles learning from road traffic fatalities and calls for systemic changes to address these issues. Unlike other transport sectors, road deaths in the UK lack a central investigation body dedicated to learning from each fatal incident, limiting the ability to prevent […]
Technology has key role in Transport Secretary’s vision for integrated transport
Warwickshire leads the way with new eco-friendly traffic lights in Warwick town centre
Warwickshire County Council is celebrating the installation of cutting-edge, environmentally friendly traffic signals at the junction of High Street and Swan Street in Warwick Town Centre. These state-of-the-art signals, close to the Warwick Arms Hotel, are among the first of their kind in the UK, represent an important step toward the Council’s ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. […]
Buses connecting communities: Transport Committee launches new inquiry
