Tens of millions of pounds to be spent completing transport projects in Liverpool
Tens of millions of pounds are to be spent getting some of Liverpool’s major transport network projects across the line including the much maligned Lime Street development. Half a dozen schemes across the city, including completion of the significant upgrades in and around Liverpool’s main train station, will be advanced through funding secured by the […]
School children plot a route to cleaner air in Camden Town
Pupils at Camden Town schools have been learning more about the impacts of air pollution through a series of workshops. As part of the Camden Town Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) programme, funded through the Mayor of London’s Air Quality Fund, pupils at Hawley Primary School, Holy Trinity & St Silas Primary School, and Cavendish School […]
Aggregate Industries wins contract with Edinburgh Council to construct and maintain highway network
Aggregate Industries has been selected as part of a multi-million framework to construct, repair and maintain the Edinburgh road network. The framework, which is valued at £101.76 million, is to provide major carriageway and footway maintenance and renewal to the city. Aggregate Industries was successful on two lots for schemes where the estimated value of works which […]
E-scooter trials in two Somerset towns extended until May 2024
Central government trials of e-scooters in two Somerset towns have been extended until May 2024. Somerset West and Taunton Council was selected by the Department for Transport (DfT) to be part of a national trial of electric scooters (known as e-scooters) in response to both the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. The vehicles were first rolled out […]
West Sussex County Council becomes fourth local authority to be granted lane rental powers
West Sussex County Council has received approval from the Secretary of State for Transport to launch a new scheme aimed at reducing the disruption and congestion from road works in the county. The West Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (WSLRS), which came into force on 1 December 2022, allows the council to require payment of charges […]
Swansea Council announce funding for roads and flooding
Swansea Council has announced that it’s to spend an additional £1m in repairing the city’s roads and target flooding hotspots which have suffered most during severe weather. A report set to go before the council looks for approval for the plans, which sets out a £5m investment in the city’s roads over the next five […]
Investing in transport for the future as Transport Scotland confirms key priorities
The Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment with the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). STPR2 will help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes set out in the second National Transport Strategy and inform transport investment in Scotland for the next 20 years. The final report makes 45 […]
Clyde Metro confirmed as a key priority for future transport investment
Clyde Metro has been confirmed by the Scottish Government as a key priority for future transport investment. The mass transit plan is one of 45 recommendations included in the final report of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) which was published this week. Clyde Metro, which represents a multi-billion investment over a 30-year period, could better […]
Council back to high rankings in highways survey
Peterborough City Council has been ranked top out of all the highway and transport authorities in the eastern region. The authority once again scored highly in this year’s National Highways and Transport (NHT) survey, which asked residents across the country for their views on highway and transport services. The NHT conducts the survey each year […]
Celebrating M Group Services people who have gone beyond expectations
M Group Services, the leading provider of services to essential infrastructure markets in theUK, has celebrated the delivery and dedication of people who have gone the extra mile in its first Beyond Expectations Awards ceremony.Designed to recognise great performance across M Group Services and its operatingbusinesses, the event was hosted by Andrew Findley, M Group […]