Comprehensive £3.23m programme to repair and maintain paths, roads, bridges and drainage across Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Council Cabinet members have approved a wide ranging £3.23m programme of improvements, repairs and maintenance to footpaths, roads, bridges and drainage in all parts of the county borough. The council’s Environment, Regeneration and Streetcare Services Cabinet Board approved the comprehensive programme at its meeting on March 3rd, 2023. The proposed package of […]
Buckinghamshire Council announces contractor line-up for highway maintenance works
Buckinghamshire Council has announced the 12 approved contractors who will be working on highways, maintenance and infrastructure projects in the county from next month. The announcement completes all elements of the transition of the council’s highways and maintenance contract work to new partners, as the contract with current partner Ringway Jacobs comes to an end at […]
Women and girls’ forced to change their travel habits in order to feel safe on public transport in Scotland, new study finds
Women and girls are being forced to adapt their own behaviour and change their travel habits in order to feel safe on public transport, according to research commissioned by Transport Scotland. Now a report has made 10 recommendations to help them feel safer, including: Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said: “Everyone has the right to feel […]
New £6.5 million footbridge improves accessibility in Peterborough
Civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has delivered a new multi-million-pound footbridge in Peterborough, ensuring that members of the public can continue to cross the A47 easily and safely. GRAHAM was appointed by National Highways, which needed to replace Longthorpe’s old bridge as it approached the end of its life. Now operational, the new 30-meter-long structure (which […]
TfL sets out further new proposals for more than 400,000km increase in buses services in outer London
TfL has set out further new proposals for more than 400,000km increase in buses services in outer London to strengthen alternatives to private cars and maximise benefits of ULEZ. Consultations have been published on proposals to improve buses in Barnet, Brent, Havering and Wandsworth These are a key part of the Mayor’s commitment to improving […]
Transport schemes in South Yorkshire have been granted £44m to move ahead
The South Yorkshire Combined Authority has confirmed £44 million for transport and infrastructure projects in the region. The programme includes money for the construction of Barnsley’s Market Gate Bridge and road layout changes in Kelham and Neepsend in Sheffield. Funding for new cycle routes and bus lanes in Rotherham was also approved by South Yorkshire’s […]
Region welcomes multi-million-pound bus improvement funding
North East Transport leaders have welcomed the news that the Department for Transport has confirmed £117.8m in new funding for buses in North East England as part of the National Bus Strategy. The latest move backs the formation of a formal partnership between bus operators and councils to deliver major improvements for bus passengers, set […]
Cheap charcoal air filters offer improvements to in-vehicle air quality
A cheap charcoal air filter can reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inside vehicles by as much as 90%, compared to levels outside the vehicle. Research presented in a report by WM Air, the West Midlands Air Quality Improvement Programme at the University of Birmingham, shows that charcoal filters, which costs around £10-£20, can effectively remove NO2 from […]
Cambridgeshire County Council to encourage cycling and walking the first option for short journeys
Walking and cycling becoming people’s “go-to” option for short journeys is the aim of a new transport strategy set to be adopted in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) will vote this week (7 March) on the Cambridgeshire Active Travel Strategy. It will also help the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) with its own active travel plans, […]
Dundee Council making progress with active freeways
The creation of a high quality, inclusive and segregated active travel route alongside a main artery to/from Dundee city centre has taken another step forward. After initial consultation on a preferred route linking the heart of the city to the Kingsway via Lochee, further engagement on the three sections of how the corridor might look […]