Dame Sarah Storey opens new ‘cycle stores’ at Tameside primary schools
New ‘cycle stores’ to enable more children to ride their bikes to school and store them safely have been officially opened by Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey. Arlies Primary School and Silver Springs Primary Academy in Stalybridge are the latest schools to have cycling storage facilities installed after receiving grants from Transport for Greater […]
Louisa Finlay appointed as Chief People Officer
Kier Group plc announces that Louisa Finlay, currently Kier Construction’s Clients and Markets Managing Director, is appointed as Chief People Officer and will be part of the Group’s Executive Committee, with effect from 6 March 2023. Louisa will take over from Helen Redfern, who will be leaving Kier after ten successful years to take up a […]
VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire,
VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The works began in October 2022 and are expected to continue for 18 months. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The […]
East Riding Council wins £3.3m from Live Labs 2 for pilot scheme to transform the UK’s street lights to reduce carbon footprint and save millions
The council has won £3.3m from the Government after bidding on a share of a £30m fund aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of the highways sector and saving millions of pounds of public money. The scheme is one of seven in the country to be awarded cash as part of the Live Labs 2 project. East […]
£4.5 million Centre of Excellence for material decarbonisation in local roads for North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on roads building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport for West Midlands, North Lanarkshire will establish the UK Centre of Excellence for Material Decarbonisation in Local Roads. This is the only Scottish led bid of the Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads […]
Ambitious project to make A382 link road the UK’s first carbon negative highway part of new Live Lab 2 projects
Innovative proposals for the A382 link road development near Newton Abbot to become the UK’s first “carbon negative” highway have received Government support. The Live Labs 2 programme, funded by the DfT (Department for Transport) and organised by ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport), has this week announced that Devon County […]
New vision for highways and transport agreed in Lancashire
Councillors have agreed a new strategy setting out Lancashire County Council’s ambitions to deliver a modern and efficient transport network which supports its economy, environment and people’s health. The Highways and Transport Strategy presents a high-level view of the council’s approach to supporting travel, with a focus on developing better links to areas of job […]
Nineteen Olympic swimming pools of asphalt used on Gloucestershire’s roads
Gloucestershire County Council has been reviewing its highways success recently, highlighting facts and stats* that make compelling reading. Despite the very cold weather in December work has stayed on track and the further £100m investment is starting to really pay off, it has said this week. Cllr Dom Morris, cabinet member for highways and flooding […]
How can using field management software increase customer confidence?
Adopting field management software can bring many benefits to businesses in construction, highways, rail and landscaping. Systems such as Re-flow come equipped with many powerful features that aim to unite and streamline major operational processes including job creation and scheduling, asset management, reporting and HSE management. It’s been proven that aside from increasing efficiency and […]
Bookings open for this year’s TTF conference
The Transport Technology Forum is delighted to announce that sponsors, exhibitors and private sector delegates are now able to register for this year’s TTF Conference via a dedicated online booking portal that is live on the event platform. The popular event, which will be held will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds from […]