Oxfordshire County Council extends Oxford’s trial of e-scooters
E-scooters in Oxford are now available for hire 24 hours a day in a move that will help users, including busy shift workers, to keep moving easily throughout the day and night. Since launching, journeys made using the trial e-scooters are estimated to have replaced around 150,000 equivalent car journeys. Councillor Andrew Gant, Cabinet Member […]
Solihull’s new active travel route shortlisted for national award
A new segregated route into Solihull town centre which protects pedestrians, joggers and cyclists has been shortlisted for a national award. The 3km Active Travel route along the A34 to Solihull town centre, incorporating Blossomfield Road, uses Department for Transport funding which was made available in response to the reduction in car use during the […]
Shropshire cabinet to consider closure of Bridgnorth and Hodnet highways depots
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week [19 October 2022] be asked to approve the permanent closure of the council’s highways depots in Bridgnorth and Hodnet. Operational activity was temporarily stopped at the two depots in May 2021, to review health and safety and environmental concerns, with some areas requiring urgent and substantial repair to bring them back into use. In particular the […]
Flagship Coventry transport project takes a major step forward to net zero
The Coventry Very Light Rail Project (CVLR) has taken a major step forward, as Coventry City CouncilLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window and WMG, at the University of Warwick, launch a real-world demo site for its light rail track system. The site, based at WMG, University of Warwick, gives stakeholders a snapshot […]
Stoke-on-Trent residents invited to have their say on new transport strategy
Residents are being invited to have their say on a new strategy which aims to revolutionise transport in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is drawing up a major new transport strategy to deliver a ‘better-connected’ city by cutting down journey times, reducing congestion and increasing social mobility. The flagship part of the ambitious plan includes a […]
Planning application for York Outer Ring Road scheme submitted
A planning application to improve the city’s outer ring road has been submitted by City of York Council The plans include significant improvements, with the aim to reduce congestion, move car journeys out of the city centre and improve active travel facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. The proposals feature upgrades along the York Outer Ring […]
Work to start to rebuild road damaged by storm in North Yorkshire
Work is scheduled to begin on Monday (17 October) to reconstruct a road near Pateley Bridge that was damaged by storms. The section of the B6265 at Red Brae Bank, Bewerley, suffered a landslip when severe storms in February 2020 caused the land below the roads to subside. Since then, the road has been kept […]
Brighton & Hove Council support project EDWARD – for safer roads in the area
Brighton & Hove Council is backing a nationwide campaign designed to cut the number of road deaths in the UK. Project EDWARD – Every Day Without A Road Death – launches a week of events to promote road safety on Monday 17 October. It showcases some of the work being done around the country to […]
New powers available to enforce on county highway ‘hot spots’
New legal powers will enable Hertfordshire County Council to issue penalty charge notices to motorists who ignore Highway restrictions. The Department for Transport announced in June 2021 that councils would be able to apply for the legal powers to enforce moving traffic contraventions by camera, such as ignoring no entry and one-way restrictions, and waiting in […]
Alliance formed to implement new road laying technology
Hanson Contracting and Leica Geosystems have formed a strategic alliance to improve road construction and maintenance safety, quality and efficiency through the use of the latest technology. The two companies are working together to share knowledge and experience to enhance the adoption of modern road construction methods. Together with key clients, they are working towards […]