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 […]
MPs disappointed by lack of Treasury engagement on motoring tax
The Transport Committee has published a Special Report comprising an exchange of letters between Committee Chair Iain Stewart MP and Treasury ministers regarding its The report warned the Government it risks losing out on tens of billions of tax revenue if it does not explore new forms of road taxation as drivers increasingly opt for […]
National Highways aims to get rid of ‘bumpy bottom’ on the way to Six Mile Bottom as major A11 resurfacing scheme set to start
Road users in Cambridgeshire are set for safer and smoother journeys as National Highways begins work next week on a multi-million-pound road surface upgrade to the A11 near Sawston. The £12-millon project will see an 11-mile stretch of the A11 between Babraham and Six Mile Bottom resurfaced. An upgraded central safety barrier and new signs […]
Transform the North to level up the UK, says TfN
New figures produced by Transport for the North (TfN) have shown a transformed North could unlock £118bn a year by 2050 Transport for the North’s (TfN) fourth annual conference is taking place today in Newcastle as new figures reveal the northern economy could produce one million extra jobs by 2050. Under the theme of “Transform […]