Marlborough Highways raises £2,800 for Mind with Meet the Buyer Event and Charity Golf Day
Marlborough Highways would like to thank all those that attended its Meet the Buyer event at Wanstead Golf Club in East London earlier this month. Well received by suppliers, it provided companies in the highways industry with the opportunity to showcase their innovative and sustainable products to a captive audience. A round of golf in […]
New RSTA conference that will examine the importance of managing skid resistance on UK network, attracts over 120 delegates
A new conference that has been set up to drive the debate on the subject of managing skid resistance on the UK road network, due to take place in Reading on September 14th, has attracted over 120 delegates. Managing Skid Resistance UK – The Facts and the Friction-will give local authorities and other road operators […]
The trial for ‘PEAK Express’, a hydrogen-powered net zero transport option for tourists travelling to the Peak District in the UK, starts
This net zero transport option, powered by hydrogen and generated by Air Products, could reduce 3.6 million kilograms of carbon per annum in the atmosphere for those visiting the national park. In an attempt to refuel infrastructure for a net zero carbon transport network in the Peak District National Park, a pioneering trial is taking place, where […]
Transport for the North’s Board Members set out key priorities to boost economic growth in the North and make progress towards levelling up.
Transport for the North (TfN) is today calling on the government for transport investment that will help transform the North of England’s economy and lay the foundations for sustainable future growth. The TfN Board has written to the new Prime Minister setting out the North’s urgent and immediate priorities. TfN is making the case that the North not […]
Bid for road improvements in effort to ease Port of Dover congestion
A multi-million pound bid has been made to pay for road improvements at notorious bottlenecks and enhance infrastructure at the Port of Dover to ease congestion for cross-Channel traffic. Kent County Council has called on the government for more cash to create better roads to support new customs controls for goods moving between the UK and the […]
Scottish Government promises an affordable, zero carbon and modern transport system
The Scottish Government has promised to deliver its vision of an affordable, zero carbon and modern transport system as part of its latest Programme for Government 2022-23. At the heart of this will be ‘record investment’ including multi year funding, with a focus on new infrastructure and storage, access to bikes through schemes such as […]
It will cost £18 million to narrow the gap between rural and urban cycling equitably, says Chris Boardman
England would need up to £18bn to grow cycling equitably between rural and urban areas, according to Chris Boardman, Head of Active Travel England. Speaking to the Transport Committee this week, Mr Boardman said with the current budget of around £3.8 billion, to meet the target of half of all journeys in towns and cities […]
Tunnelling underway for new river crossing at Silvertown
Tunnelling of the new public-transport focused river crossing at Silvertown is now underway, Transport for London (TfL) and Riverlinx have confirmed. The 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel will link Newham to the Greenwich Peninsula and provide improved bus links across the Thames when it opens in 2025. By reducing congestion at the Blackwall Tunnel, providing new cross-river […]
A27 road tunnel, public transport and more cycling and walking in blueprint for future south coast transport
The longest road tunnel in the UK costing around £2bn should be considered as a long-term solution to the increasing problems of congestion on the A27 in Worthing, a new report says. A powerful transport group for the region says the option could be ready for construction in 2045 to 2050, but in the meantime has proposed […]
Improved service for residents under proposed new highways management system, says Cambridgeshire County Council
Investment is set to be made on a new IT system to help manage work being done on Cambridgeshire’s highways network and deliver a better service for the public. The county council’s Highways and Transport Committee will decide on 13 September the way forward for a replacement of the current IT system when the contract […]