New team in place to deliver DfT £1.5million active travel cycling and walking social prescribing offer in Carlisle and Barrow
A team of four has been appointed to take responsibility for management, development and implementation of the DfT Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot Delivery in Cumbria. The appointments follow the announcement that Cumbria has secured almost £1.5m funding from the DfT, being one of eleven local authorities to have been awarded a share of £12.7m […]
Autonomous vehicles to be tested on Ohio rural roads
Drivers may soon see automated vehicles on rural roadways in central and southeast Ohio as DriveOhio’s Rural Automated Driving Systems (ADS) project begins two deployments to gather data that will help define future technology needs. Automated vehicle technology is revolutionizing the transportation industry, including the way that goods move, and people travel. While most automated […]
Motorway 60mph speed limits remain – despite no evidence that they work
Air pollution speed limits that force motorists to drive at 60mph should end, campaigners have said, after it emerged they have lasted twice as long as originally proposed without producing evidence they work. Drivers on stretches of the M1, the M6, the M5 and the M602 have been limited to a top speed of 60mph in a […]
Oxford Plastics set out sustainability plans for the year
Leading innovator and manufacturer of site safety equipment Oxford Plastics has issued its sustainability report which outlines plans to further reduce its carbon footprint. The company, which has been running for over 35 years, has published its ‘Site Carbon Footprint & Product Carbon Footprint through the Supply Chain’ report which outlines its dedication to reducing […]
Balfour Beatty awarded £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing contract
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by National Highways to deliver the ‘Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing will create a new connection under the River Thames to increase capacity and ease […]
Cumbria County council set to receive £18m to upgrade Energy Coast highways routes
It has been announced that Cumbria County Council will receive £18m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund which will be used to upgrade 30km of the county’s highway network. The funding will see a comprehensive programme of improvements works on the A5086 between Cockermouth and Egremont, A595 south of Sellafield and A590 through Barrow-in-Furness. This […]
Manchester City Council starts search for contractors for £100m of highways work
Manchester City Council has started the search for contractors to carry out £100m of highways work. The council has published an official notice seeking interest in a framework agreement for highways construction and general civils work, which it said could include bulk excavation, bridge construction and retaining walls. The framework is also open for use by other […]
Work starts on new section of East City Way in Glasgow
Work on a key section of Glasgow’s emerging network of cycling infrastructure is now underway. Construction on the extension to the East City Way, which will connect to the existing cycle lane on London Road and run from Fielden Street to Canmore Street, began today (Thursday, January 19) and is expected to last for the […]
Largest study of LTNs in London has found they reduced motor traffic
Traffic data from 46 LTN scheme across 11 boroughs reported the mean percentage reduction of traffic on streets within them was 46.9%. The study, which was conducted by the University of Westminster’s Active Travel Academy and was commissioned by climate charity Possible. LTNs try to reduce motor traffic in residential areas by using either cameras, planters or […]
New transport hub set for Okehampton in Devon
West Devon Borough Council has announced that it has been successful in a £13.4 million bid to develop a new railway station and integrated transport hub on the eastern edge of Okehampton. The West Devon Transport Hub will further build on the fantastic success of the Dartmoor Line, which reopened with great success in November […]