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 […]
Major new cycling route through Taunton scaled back as a result of rising construction costs
Changes have been made to a major new cycling route because of rising construction costs. Somerset West and Taunton Council secured £13.9m from the government’s future high streets fund to deliver its regeneration projects at Coal Orchard and Firepool in Taunton, as well as delivering new pedestrian and cycle routes throughout the town. The council announced in June that construction would soon begin on […]
Four active travel projects approved in Cork
Cork Cycling Campaign has welcomed the approval of four cycling projects by Cork City Council at a recent meeting, and has called on the council to deliver the active travel projects “in an expedited manner”. At a council meeting this week, four active travel developments were approved through either the Part 8 Planning Process, or […]
Redcar and Cleveland Council stop additional budget for private, unadopted roads as budgets bite
Redcar and Cleveland Council has removed an additional budget being used to repair private, unadopted roads due to the impact of their condition on local residents. Councillor Cliff Foggo, the local authority’s cabinet member for highways and transport, confirmed the extra spending, funded through borrowing, had been stopped due to other service priorities. He had […]
Brighton & Hove councillors asked to approve next steps for improving safety and tackling congestion
A report going before Brighton & Hove councillors next week will ask them to approve measures to tackle moving traffic offences in the area. In May, the Government gave local authorities the opportunity to apply for powers which would allow them to enforce certain traffic offences in problem locations. The powers being sought would look […]
Cheshire East Council approves next steps for walking and cycling scheme
Cheshire East Council has given an update on a scheme to improve walking and cycling links in Crewe and outlined the next steps in its plans. The Southern Gateway Pedestrian and Cycling Connectivity Scheme will transform the southern part of Crewe town centre and is one of the projects being progressed following the council’s successful […]
Kent County Council decides not to continue with trial of e-scooters after accident
Councillors in Kent have turned down the chance to continue e-scooter trials, following a serious injury. E-scooters are expected to be banned on Kent roads by December 1st this year. This is after a 80-year old lady suffered a crack jaw when she was knocked to the floor by a e-scooter rider. The e-scooter trial, […]
£18m project launched to develop tap and go contactless access on West Midlands public transport
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is working with the UK’s principal bus operators to launch a major fare capping project to offer passengers best value and greater convenience when using their credit or debit card on public transport. Over the next two years, a system will be developed to allow passengers to use their contactless […]