Bolton Council protects gritting services on its roads
Bolton Council has moved to protect gritting services on roads across the borough for next winter and beyond. Faced with a savings target of £37.2m, the council had proposed changes to gritting routes from the winter of 2023/24. These proposed changes would have introduced a risk-based approach to gritting, which was developed and agreed during […]
Six-in-10 drivers think the state of local roads has got worse in the last year
Six-in-10 drivers (60%) believe the condition of local roads they use regularly is worse than a year ago, with a similar proportion (55%) complaining the standard of pothole repairs is – at best – ‘poor’, new RAC data* has found. Only 4% think the state of the local roads in their area has improved in […]
Road repairs in Rochdale on track after highway repairs brought back under council control
Rochdale Borough Council has made major improvements to its pothole-filling performance since taking back control of the service, latest figures reveal. Earlier this year routine highway maintenance work was returned to the management of the council, which has made it easier to react more quickly to requests. New specialist equipment has also been bought to […]
Ten new pedestrian crossings for safer city roads in Brighton & Hove
Improving road safety is on the agenda when members of the Brighton & Hove City Council Environment, Transport and Sustainability (ETS) committee meet next week. Councillors will be asked to approve a priority list of ten new pedestrian crossings around Brighton & Hove identified through our Pedestrian Crossing Priority Programme. This is reviewed annually and assesses […]
Peterborough awarded over £1.6million towards Active Travel Schemes
Peterborough City Council has had a number of schemes funded by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority with the opportunity to make it easier for residents to walk, cycle and become much more active as they sustainably travel about the city. Over £1.6million in funding has been awarded by the Combined Authority. Fengate will see […]
Greenwich Council’s new transport strategy to help create a cleaner, greener, safer and healthier borough
Greenwich Council’s new Transport Strategy has been approved by its Cabinet, following six weeks of consultation with Royal Greenwich residents. The strategy includes a range of measures to help encourage walking, cycling and public transport, reduce traffic, improve air quality, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles. These measures will help to make Royal […]
Emerging regulation for self-driving vehicles examined by Transport Committee
The Transport Committee is to continue its inquiry into self-driving vehicles (SDVs) next week by examining the planned regulatory framework that is being developed around their everyday use. The cross-party Committee will question experts on issues around how SDVs interact with pedestrians and other road users, their safety and security, and public perception of them. […]
Serving passenger needs is key to better public transport, says Parliament’s Build Environment Committee
The Built Environment Committee has published its report, ‘Public transport in towns and cities’, which concludes that cuts to bus services, wasteful bidding processes, and inadequate transport planning processes are hindering the delivery of high-quality public transport services in towns and cities outside London. Key points Nearly two thirds of all journeys on public transport […]
Air quality improvements seen on two major west end roads in Glasgow
A sustained reduction in air pollution on two West End roads have led to proposals for the revocation of their status as an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA), according to Glasgow City Council. Following the declaration of an AQMA in 2007 for Byres Road and Dumbarton Road, the council has implemented an Action Plan to […]
Re-flow Field Management at Highways UK 2022
For the Re-flow team, it’s always a treat coming to Highways UK, this year being no exception. Like all events, it’s an ideal opportunity to meet industry professionals, touch base with their clients face-to-face, as well as seeing the best and brightest innovators from the sector in person. The penultimate event of the year, this was Re-flow’s […]