Electric cycle scheme in City of York receives award for excellence
City of York’s E-Cycle Switch scheme has won the national Modeshift award for excellence in active travel, recognising its effective promotion and encouragement of active travel in the city. Modeshift is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers travel planning and support to professionals and organisations aiming to promote and grow levels of active and sustainable travel for […]
When you stop, engine stops – new anti-engine idling campaign launches in Portsmouth
Drivers in Portsmouth have been asked to switch their car engines off when they are stationary and it is safe to do so, to improve people’s health by lowering air pollution. Air pollution has a major impact on the health of people who suffer from respiratory conditions, older people, those with heart disease, children and […]
Milestone Infrastructure cutting carbon with Devon County Council
Milestone Infrastructure, a part of M Group Services’ Transport Division, has been awarded the first part of the third and final phase of the A382 corridor improvements project in Devon providing early contractor involvement (ECI) to support the final design stages. The final stage of the A382 and Jetty Marsh project involves constructing 3km of […]
National Highways announce the winners of its £1.3bn Pavement Delivery Framework
Over £1 billion-worth of contracts to maintain road surfaces on motorways and major A-roads in England have been confirmed this week. The new agreements, signed by National Highways, will promote the use of low-carbon materials and ensure a greater share of work is delivered by small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Four of the suppliers are SMEs, […]
Two active travel schemes set to be approved at Peterborough cabinet meeting
Two new active travel schemes to make it easier and safer for residents to walk and cycle are set to be approved at an upcoming cabinet meeting this week in a bid to help residents become more active as they sustainably travel around the city of Peterborough. If funding is approved by members, then the […]
Hampshire County Council starts search for contract for civils, highways and transportation framework
Hampshire County Council is set to invite tenders from contractors who wish to bid to be a part of its Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework 2024-2028, worth £500M. Examples of expected works include early contractor involvement, civil engineering works, retaining walls and culverts, work on new/reconstructed/replacement highway structures, footway maintenance and improvement work, […]
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 […]