Key highways projects to get under way in Peterborough
Work to improve a busy parkway junction and several highway enhancements in the Fengate area of Peterboroug are set to get under way later this year, benefitting motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, Peterborough City Council has said. The projects, at Junction 3 of the Nene Parkway and near the future Red Brick Farm development, will take […]
Chancellor set to announce £200m funding for local roads, say reports
Reports in the national media and by motoring organisations have suggested that an extra £200 million could be provided for local road maintenance in tomorrow’s Budget. The Daily Mail reports the money represents around a 20% boost in funds to fix roads in towns, cities, and rural roads. The paper has a pothole campaign calling […]
Speaker Line-Up announced for Stamp it Out Roadworker abuse Summit at the House of Lords
Featuring a presence from the Department for Transport as well as senior thought leaders from key players across the highways sector, all but one of the speakers for this year’s Stamp it Out summit at the House of Lords have now been announced. Taking place on the 13th June 2023 the event will be chaired […]
DfT has cut £380m of the £710m promised in 2021 active travel budget, according to APPGCW
The Department for Transport (DfT) has cut £380M of the £710M promised in 2021 for the UK’s active travel budget, according to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW). In a statement written by secretary of state for transport Mark Harper last week, it was announced that £100M would be spent on […]
Strada Imaging releases AI ‘DeepRoad’ for automated analysis of road inspection videos
An automated system that analyses road inspection videos has been developed by Strada Imaging. DeepRoad has been developed by Strada Imaging Ltd, a Berkshire-based company. It says pavement surface inspection is seriously affected by high per kilometre costs. Equally, Right-of-way (ROW) videos get rarely analysed due to high labour costs. DeepRoad, Strada Imaging’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) […]
M55 to Heyhouses Link Road is on track to open this year
Lancashire county councillors, Fylde borough councillors, the MP for Fylde, and representatives of the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership met at the site of the M55 to Heyhouses Link Road last week for a progress update on its construction. The road is being built to improve access between Lytham St Annes and the M55, relieve congestion on […]
Local Transport Plan approved by North East Lincolnshire Council Cabinet for the 2023/24 financial year
Following a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 8 March, Cabinet members at North East Lincolnshire Council have approved almost £4m from the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver improvement schemes in the following areas; highway maintenance, public transport, traffic, road safety and active travel. The funding will be used throughout the coming financial year which begins […]
Over 50 million free journeys made by under 22s in Scotland
Over 50 million free bus journeys have been made since the Scottish Government introduced free bus travel for under 22s over a year ago, it has reported. The Scottish Government’s concessionary bus travel schemes are the most generous in the UK, with over 2 million people across Scotland now eligible for free bus travel. Everyone in […]
LGA analysis: Government spends 31 times more per mile on maintaining motorways than on repairing local potholes
The Government spent 31 times more per mile maintaining motorways and A roads last year than they did on funding councils to repair crumbling local roads. The Government spent 31 times more per mile maintaining motorways and A roads last year than they did on funding councils to repair crumbling local roads, new Local Government […]
Innovative and reduced carbon design tops National Highways gantry competition
National Highways is today proud to unveil this winning design as part of an exciting competition to create the ‘gantry of the future’ for its motorways and major A-roads. Millions of drivers see gantries every day as a routine part of their journeys – and probably don’t give them much thought. However, they are vital […]