Local firms to get access to new Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council highways framework
Blackburn businesses are to be invited to bid for a share of £600,000 a year of local authority minor highways works. A new framework for the contracts has been agreed by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. The borough’s regeneration boss Cllr Quesir Mahmood has approved the new system which specifically ensures local firms can compete […]
London Mayor renews pledge to fight toxic air street by street
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has revealed that more than 260,000 children are breathing cleaner air as a result of the capital’s growing network of School Streets. Following the agreement of a funding deal for TfL to secure the transport network’s future, £69m per year will now go to boroughs to help them deliver […]
Cheshire East Council completes long-awaited cycle and walking route
Cheshire East Council has completed the Wilmslow cycleway, with the opening of a new section of the route between Wilmslow and Nansmoss Lane, Morley Green. The new route is a traffic-free, segregated cycle lane running alongside the busy A538 Altrincham Road. An uninterrupted journey, by cycle or on foot, is now possible between Wilmslow and […]
Passengers save £1.2m on their bus tickets during first three months of lower fares scheme
Bus passengers in Cornwall saved around £1.2m during the first three months with more than 625,000 reduced fares tickets sold between April and July. The reduced fares pilot – introduced on April 10 – has significantly cut the cost of bus travel in Cornwall with fares on average now at least a third cheaper. New […]
DfT says A66 upgrade is poor value for money
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that National Highways’ proposed upgrade of the A66 between Cumbria and North Yorkshire is “poor value for money”. In the DfT’s latest business case assessment, the scheme has been given an adjusted benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 0.90. Anything below 1.0 is deemed to be “poor value for […]
Causeway’s acquisition of Yotta set to drive synergies across works execution and asset management
Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has announced that it is leveraging its recent acquisition of Yotta, the UK’s leading provider of connected asset management software and services, to deliver synergies to contractors and local authorities across both works and project management and infrastructure asset management and maintenance. Causeway’s acquisition of Yotta creates a single, truly integrated end-to-end […]
Northern Ireland Ministers agree greater collaboration for active travel and greenways delivery
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd met with Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and Finance Minister Conor Murphy today to discuss how departments can collaborate more on active travel opportunities and greenway development. The Ministers agreed to set up a cross-departmental working group where officials can work together to identify and maximise opportunities for active travel […]
Anti-idling campaign achieving results in Luton
Luton Council’s campaign to help improve air quality in the area is having an impact as drivers get on board by switching off. The ‘Engines off’ campaign was launched this year to raise awareness of the impacts of air quality on people’s health as well as the financial implication of running car engines while parking. […]
Farrans wins Best Highways and Transportation project at regional CIHT event for A1M
Civil engineering and building contractor, Farrans Construction, has won the Best Highways and Transportation Project at a recent CIHT Yorkshire and Humber event for its delivery of Junction 47 A1M for client North Yorkshire County Council. The £10m project involved widening of three of the four slip roads onto and off the roundabout to increase […]
Re-flow Field Management Software celebrate successful SH L!ve
The Re-flow team recently exhibited their award-winning field management software for highways, traffic management, surfacing and linemarking at SH L!ve at the East Midlands Conference Center in Nottingham, the industry’s only sector-specific health and safety event. With over 80 clients in the industry, including Colas, Highway Traffic Management and Premier Traffic Management, highways has historically […]