School children across Medway encouraged to take part in walking challenge
Primary and secondary schools across Medway are encouraged to sign up for Walk to School Month in October. Medway Council are supporting the international campaign, in partnership with the KM Charity Team, to reduce the number of cars on Medway’s roads and to encourage residents to make more active journeys to and from school. There […]
Extensive consultation to be launched on proposals to transform how people travel around Greater Cambridge
Residents will soon be invited to share their views on transformational proposals to significantly improve how people travel around Greater Cambridge every day. The Greater Cambridge Partnership will launch an extensive public consultation this autumn on ambitious plans to create a step change in public transport – with one of the largest ever investments in […]
DfT publishes final statistics on road collisions and casualties for Great Britain in 2021
In 2021 there were an estimated 1,558 reported road deaths, a decrease of 11% from pre-pandemic levels (2019). This is according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) final statistics on road collisions ad casualties for Great Britain in 2021. Overall, casualties have broadly followed trends in traffic in recent years, according to the statistics. These […]
Lancashire’s highways team praised for low carbon commitment
Lancashire County Council has been recognised nationally for its commitment to sustainable working practices and carbon reduction in maintaining the county’s highways. The council was awarded the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) prestigious Climate Action Award in recognition of their Highways Decarbonisation Strategy. The mission statement for the project is to achieve ‘Sustainability […]
Protected cycle lanes must be urgent government priority, says active travel charity
The UK’s largest walking and cycling charity has called on local authorities and central government to guarantee protected cycle lanes on main road routes to schools. Sustrans has said that doing this would help embed new active travel habits of people across the UK forced to change the way they travel during the cost of […]
Active travel and public realm improvements delivered in North Glasgow
A City Deal project led by the council that is helping to transform an area of North Glasgow into a vibrant neighbourhood by improving its connectivity with the city centre and adjacent communities has recently delivered public realm improvements and enhanced active travel routes. An upgraded pedestrian route linking the city centre with Speirs Wharf and […]
New Roads Research Alliance launched by National Highways and the highways supply chain
National Highways and 20 companies from its supply chain have launched a research alliance which will help shape the development of innovation in the highways industry over the next five years. A new research alliance has been launched to lead a £14.5 million programme which will help shape the development of innovation in the highways […]
Consultation for Caerphilly Interchange opens as concepts are revealed
The next phase of consultation for the exciting Caerphilly Interchange proposal is now live. This stage of consultation is the first opportunity to view visuals on the potential development of the project. Following an insightful initial consultation period, the next phase of discovery aims to outline the potential ideas for the proposed interchange. Residents are […]
Winvic awarded emergency bridge repair project under National Highways SDF
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects, has been given its first contract within National Highways’ new Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). Routine investigations to the M62 Ouse Bridge, located between Goole and Howden in Yorkshire – or between junctions 36 and 37 […]
Improved crossings in Oldham will make travelling easier for pedestrians and cyclists
The Oldham Council has secured funding of £652,180 to build 4 cycle and pedestrian crossings in the borough – helping to improve safety for residents and making journeys for pedestrians and cyclists easier. The funding, which will come from the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund, was formally accepted by Oldham Council’s Cabinet […]