Next phase in £16.6m traffic lights programme in Somerset part of an ‘overdue investment in network’
A major county-wide Somerset Council scheme to replace traffic signals at the end of their working life has been given the green light to extend to further sites this year and next. So far traffic lights at junctions and crossings across Somerset have been replaced. This includes sites in Taunton, Bridgwater, Chard, Wells, Shepton Mallet […]
Camden secures £2.4million for road safety improvements in Regent’s Park
Camden Council has started a new consultation on road safety improvements around Regent’s Park after securing £2.4million of funding from HS2 Ltd. Through High-Speed Two Ltd’s (HS2’s) Road Safety Fund, Camden has secured £2.4 million which will be spent on road safety and transport improvements in the Regent’s Park Area. The project is being called […]
St Helens Borough Council approves £29m worth of road improvements
Nearly £30m worth of improvements plans have been approved for roads across St Helens. A report into the state of the borough’s roads revealed a raft of necessary improvements, and these were put to St Helens Borough Council’s cabinet of April 26. The improvements will be carried out across the next four years. To facilitate the work, […]
WPS Parking Solutions has been acquired by CERTINA GROUP to further drive innovation and growth in parking management
WPS Parking Solutions, specialists in innovative cloud-based parking management solutions has been acquired by Munich-based family-run industrial holding company CERTINA GROUP. With over 25 years of experience in building and reshaping companies, CERTINA will further invest in WPS, its solutions, customers and employees to drive innovation and growth within the parking industry. The sale of […]
Glasgow City Councils gears up for LEZ
With enforcement of Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) just one month away, the City Council is people are being urged to know its requirements and to plan ahead. Glasgow’s LEZ, which effectively excludes the most polluting vehicles from our city centre, protects public health by tackling unacceptably high levels of harmful air pollution that have […]
Consultation starts on delivering thriving local communities in Scotland
People in Scotland are being asked for their views on how the planning system can support healthy, thriving and connected communities as part of a consultation launched by the Scottish Government. As part of implementation of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), draft guidance has been prepared to support people to meet the majority of their […]
Government approves Ireland’s first ever Clean Air Strategy
The government has approved Ireland’s first Clean Air Strategy. This strategy identifies and promotes the coordinated measures needed – across government – to reduce air pollution and promote cleaner ambient air to save lives, make our towns and cities more liveable and improve our environment. The strategy commits Ireland to achieving the new WHO (World Health Organisation) […]
Funding boost to develop Eastern Springburn active travel route in Glasgow
A project to reduce flood risk and deliver greenspace improvements in Springburn will be enhanced by an £89,500 award from the Places for Everyone programme to fund the design of a complementary active travel route. A new east-west link connecting Red Road with Broomfield Road would encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling in the area, […]
Galliford Try wins £30m of active travel work in Sheffield and Stoke
Galliford Try’s highways business has won two contracts worth £30 million to deliver new cycle lanes in Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent. The two local authority ‘active travel’ contracts are together worth £30m, paid for by central government’s transforming cities fund. In Sheffield, roads will be reconfigured in the city centre and the Nether Edge Wedge to […]
WJ Encourages Organisations to Create a Safety Culture this World Day for Safety and Health at Work
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28th April, WJ Group is encouraging other companies to rethink their strategy to improve safety in the construction industry. This comes after WJ was awarded the National Highways Industry Award for excellence in safety learning and culture, following significant improvements to the organisation’s operational safety. Among the […]