Celebrating 20 years of Area 13 covering North Lancashire and Cumbria
Kier Highways and National Highways are proud to be celebrating 20 years since the creation of the Area 13 Highway Maintenance region, covering the motorways and strategic roads in North Lancashire and Cumbria. Kier Highways has been the principal contractor in Area 13 for the past 13 years – delivering severe weather service and incident […]
Multevo Welcomes New Contracts Manager Emily Merrick to the Team
As Multevo’s contracting division continues to expand, they welcome new Contracts Manager, Emily Merrick, to maintain and exceed a high level of service delivery across highway maintenance contracts nationwide. Growing up around the industry, Emily joins Multevo with 17 years of highways experience under her belt and a strong understanding of various functions including health […]
Highways funding ‘unfair’ says Dorset’s Head of Highways
The current funding allocation method for highways does not help ‘shire# counties, as it means the money is spread too thin, according to Jack Wiltshire, Head of Highways at Dorset Council. He told his councillors last week that with the low funding spread over a relatively lengthy road network Dorset Council struggled to make improvements […]
TfW to use AI technology to improve bus network
Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced it will use an AI-powered software platform to help improve Wales’ bus network and make services more efficient and sustainable. AI-powered operations platform, Optibus will digitalise Wales’ bus network and replace traditional manual methods with artificial intelligence, optimisation algorithms, cloud computing and rapid scenario generation. TfW say the ability […]
Salford to invest £3.7 million into roads
Salford Council is to spend £3.7 million on improvements to roads and footways over the next 12 months as part of aims to drive down legal claims for vehicle damage and pedestrian injuries. The investment comes from the city council’s capital allocation from the Department for Transport for the Highways Investment Programme (HIP) for the […]
Cyclists in South Tyneside look forward to better bike routes thanks to a £1.6m boost
South Tyneside Borough Council has been awarded provisional funding from the fourth round of the Active Travel Fund as part of a £17.7m package of investments in the region’s walking and cycling infrastructure following a successful bid by Transport North East. In South Tyneside, the money will be spent on improvements to the National Cycle […]
New highways delivery model in Rochdale to boost borough businesses
Rochdale Council is driving forward a new way of delivering highway repair contracts to help boost business for local firms. Until recently a national supplier delivered most of the highways work across the borough. But this contract was formally ended in March 2022 and the council is now looking to set up a new delivery […]
Octopus Investments backs £50m rollout of electric vehicle charging company Weev
Octopus Investments , part of Octopus Group, an investment company investing in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world, has today announced its investment into Weev, the electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator based in Northern Ireland. Octopus is backing Weev’s rollout plan with up to £50 million to address the shortage […]
TfL more than doubles roadside area to be managed as wildflower verges following successful trials
TfL has more than doubled the roadside area to be managed as wildflower verges following successful trials, it has reported. An additional 74,000 square metres of wildflower verges takes the total across London to almost 130,000 square metres, equivalent to 18 football pitches Wildflower verges encourage biodiversity and help wildflowers thrive, which can lead to greater amounts […]
New National Highways Surrey scheme one of several to include new sustainable transport initiatives
National Highways has highlighted several initiatives on its projects to help people make use of alternative ways of getting about, as the country celebrates National Walking Month., These initiatives include the introduction of new footpaths and cycleways, and these can be found on several recently opened schemes in the South East of England – and […]