North Yorkshire Council approves £3.19m bid for more active travel funding
An ambitious £3.19million bid to enhance facilities for cyclists and pedestrians across North Yorkshire has been given the go-ahead to be submitted by North Yorkshire Council. The council has been invited to submit a bid in the fourth round of the Government’s Active Travel Fund, following three rounds of funding over the last three years. […]
West Sussex County Council requests new powers to improve road safety and tackle congestion
West Sussex County Council is planning to use new powers to improve safety and tackle congestion by enforcing moving traffic offences in the county, it has said. The council has applied to the Department for Transport (DfT) for additional powers to enable it to enforce offences which could previously only be enforced by the police. […]
Five-year network management plan sets out priorities for Oxfordshire’s roads
Reducing pressure on Oxfordshire’s road network and enabling local traffic improvements are key objectives of the network management plan for 2023 – 28. Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet today adopted the plan, which includes hierarchies of road users and priority for roadworks in line with its Local Transport and Connectivity Plan and its commitment to climate action. Councillor […]
Milestone Infrastructure wins multi-million-pound contract to provide highways services in Suffolk
Milestone Infrastructure, a part of M Group Services Transport Division, has been awarded Suffolk’s new highways services contract, which will begin on 1 October 2023. Following an extensive procurement exercise, Suffolk County Council has confirmed Milestone will be its new contract partner for up to 20 years.The new partnership, which is worth in the region […]
Stamp it Out to Juice up conflict management training
Stamp it Out, the Safer Highways led programme designed to highlight and make socially unacceptable roadworker abuse have turned to Juice Learning to produce its free to access conflict management training. Having previously engaged with several providers to provide a customised, off the shelf option, the sponsors of the project elected to go back to […]
Streets for People programme making good progress in Nottingham
Nearly 60 resurfacing schemes have been completed so far this year across the city of Nottingham. In 2021, the council successfully bid as part of a competitive process for £18 million from the Government’s Levelling Up fund to improve streets and local town centres and make walking and cycling easier and safer. The largest chunk […]
South Yorkshire Combined Authority calls transport summit to build vision for region’s public transport network
South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, is calling a transport summit, to build the vision for the future of the region’s public transport. He said a transport network which serves South Yorkshire’s needs is key to a better-connected, more sustainable and healthier region. But he warned that while South Yorkshire and regions like it had been […]
Industry first: Traffic Group Signals welcomes custom-built command centre vehicle into its fleet
Reimagining what it means to deliver best-in-class traffic management solutions, Traffic Group Signals has welcomed a custom-built Command Centre Vehicle into its growing fleet – a first of its kind for the industry. Allowing Traffic Group Signals to deliver an agile and truly unique service, the new trailblazing vehicle houses everything the technical team and […]
Staffordshire collaboration has community and low carbon at its core
Staffordshire County Council, Amey and Multevo have worked in partnership for over eight years with a commitment to community, team integration and sustainability. Multevo, who are based in Heaton, Staffordshire are the exclusive UK distributor of the Multihog and also deliver in-house highways, traffic management, civils, arb and vegetation management services across the UK. Multevo’s […]
£2 bus fare cap to be extended and bus services protected with new funding
Millions of passengers across England will benefit from £155 million in government support to cap bus fares at £2, maintain services and ensure people can travel affordably. The Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has confirmed £80 million from 1 April to 30 June 2023 to protect vital bus services people rely on for work, education, medical […]