Virtual bus stops: Go-Ahead to launch on-demand bus service in Buckinghamshire
The Go-Ahead Group is to operate a demand responsive bus service from Tuesday 27 September in the town of High Wycombe, allowing customers to request a pick-up at a ‘virtual bus stop’. The group’s Carousel Buses brand is teaming up with Buckinghamshire Council to run the ride-sharing service which is aimed at encouraging shoppers, commuters, […]
Live Labs 2 – extension to deadline announced
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has announced that the deadline for applications for the new three-year £30m programme ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is to be extended. Funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), ADEPT’s new Live Labs 2 prospectus sets out how the new programme aims to […]
Galliford Try provides cost of living payment to employees
Galliford Try has become one of the first construction companies to increase support to its people with a one-off payment to aid employees and their families with the rising costs of living. Individual payments of up to £750 will be made to around 1,800 individuals, representing almost half its employee base. The move comes in […]
Tarmac invites submissions to its 2022 Innovation Challenge
Tarmac is inviting submissions to its third annual Innovation Challenge, open to existing and new suppliers, university teams and all organisations and individuals with an idea to support the acceleration of the company’s journey to net zero. For this year’s challenge, entrants are being encouraged to submit ideas focusing on energy efficiency or innovation resulting […]
Falmouth and Penryn residents will be the first to ‘get on their e-bike’ as Cornwall Council launches cycle share scheme
Efforts to give residents more choice on how they travel will see 250 e-bikes brought to Cornwall over the next few months as part of a cycle share scheme. The first Beryl Bikes will arrive in Falmouth and Penryn next week, with 50 bikes and 20 docking bays where they can be hired and returned. […]
World’s highest approved containment road barrier used to protect M1 footbridge
The installation of the world’s highest approved containment road barrier has been used to give one of the UK’s oldest motorway footbridges a new lease of life. Smithy Wood Footbridge across the M1 near Ecclesfield, in Sheffield, has served the stretch of motorway since it first opened in the 1960s. The historic bridge, now roughly […]
£1.6m funding set to boost active travel in Liverpool
Approval for a £1.6m funding boost designed to improve walking and cycling options in Liverpool will be sought at a cabinet meeting next week. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has confirmed that through funding provided to the City Region from the Department for Transport (DfT), Liverpool will receive a further £1.605m in capital funding for […]
Guilford Borough Council starts search for contractor to improve safety and congestion at Ash railway station
Guildford Borough Council is looking for a contractor to help it improve safety and reduce congestion at Ash railway station. Guildford Borough Council is heading the plan to replace the station level crossing with a new bridge and pedestrian crossing. The A323 Guildford Road road diversion and bridge project will also enable housing that has […]
Transport Nottingham launches Catch the Bus Month campaign to encourage greater use of public transport
Transport Nottingham has launched a new public-facing campaign aimed at encouraging residents to use public transport to help improve the environment. The Catch the Bus Month explores the multiple benefits that buses provide. “You can improve the environment you live in, and help to combat climate change, one bus journey at a time,” says the […]
Quebec City deploys GEWI Work Zone Solution
Quebec City in Canada is boosting efficiency on its road network by using a beginning-to-end solution to manage all the work zones in its area. The city, which is home to 550,000 people has a specific challenge when it comes to building new roads and maintaining its existing ones, because the weather limits work to […]