Chevron Green Services announce Paul Wilson as new MD
Chevron Green Services, part of the Chevron Group, has announced Paul Wilson as its new Managing Director. Mr Wilson joins Chevron Green Services from an engineering and technology background. He has worked extensively in the Transportation, Defence and Facilities Management sectors at a senior level with Amey, Kier Group and Imtech Traffic and Infra UK […]
Proportion of substandard road bridges falls
The proportion of road bridges managed by councils across Great Britain that are classified as ‘substandard’ has fallen slightly over the past year. However, 1 in every 24 bridges (4.3%) is still unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on our roads, including lorries of up to 44 tonnes, according to the RAC Foundation. Many of […]
Bridgend Council adopts national standards for highway inspections and repairs
A new schedule and fresh criteria have been agreed for carrying out highway maintenance inspections in Bridgend County Borough. Designed to ensure that all local authorities across Wales use the same criteria and timetable for inspections and repairs, the move follows recommendations made by the UK Roads Liaison Group and a review carried out by […]
Highways team continue footpath improvement work in Telford
A series of footpath improvements are set to be complete by the end of April in Telford & Wrekin on time and within budget. In total .5km of drop kerbs have been reset or replaced, more than 2,000 ironwork requests completed and roughly the distance from Southwater to Cadbury World in Birmingham treated with a […]
More than 50 schools in Shropshire receive free salt spreader for treating icy pavements
More than 50 Shropshire schools have taken up Shropshire Council’s offer of a free pedestrian salt spreader and salt, to treat icy pavements near their school during spells of wintry weather. The first to take up the offer was Castlefields Primary in Bridgnorth, who have been using their spreader (named Spready Mercury) since last year. […]
Devon to receive largest share of additional funds for roads
Devon is to receive an extra £9.4 million from the Chancellor’s budget, to help fund vital highways maintenance. The county’s share of the additional £200 million capital funding is the largest among County and County Council Network unitary authorities. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member responsible for highway maintenance, said that this winter’s weather has had […]
Greening London by making its public transport safer
University of Westminster research is promoting a greener London by making public transport safer and more appealing to commuters. Any effort to making London public transport a preferred travel solution contributes directly to the greening of our capital. Greater use of public transport is essential to bringing London and the UK to net zero. Innovations […]
£200 million for local road maintenance should be used to start the journey on preventing potholes forming in the first place, says RSTA
The £200 million of additional funding announced today for highway maintenance as part of the Budget 2023 should be used to protect and preserve the network as well as fill potholes, says the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). This is the only way to stop potholes forming in the first place, says the association, which […]
Transport watchdog London TravelWatch publishes a report revealing that many Londoners are being left behind by digital technology
Research has shown that 1 in 6 people in London say they are unable to buy a ticket as they can’t use or don’t have access to a smartphone or internet connection – the equivalent of more than 1.5 million Londoners. A further 1 in 5 Londoners said that they have paid more for travel […]
INRIX Signal Analytics now available across the UK to measure, visualise and improve traffic signal performance networkwide
INRIX UK, a leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, has announced that INRIX® IQ Signal Analytics is now available in the UK to understand traffic signal and corridor performance easier, faster and cheaper than installing traditional monitoring infrastructure at a junction. Signal Analytics delivers junction and corridor analytics in an easy to use yet powerful cloud-based […]