Dudley Council gets more than £4.5 million from government to improve roads
Dudley Council has said it has received almost £4.5 million in government funding to improve borough roads. It means £10 million will be spent in total this year on highways, with the latest works this week seeing improvements to Stourbridge Ring Road. The £4.49m for highways maintenance has come via West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) […]
XAIS helps Nottingham City Council Secure £18m funding
XAIS Asset Management’s skilled team and powerful XA© software both played an important role in helping Nottingham City Council secure a significant grant from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to the company. Nottingham City Council secured £18 million through the fund in October 2021, for a package of measures that will improve the condition […]
Highway verge cutting, weed control and on-street parking enforcement management to be taken back in-house at Surrey
Surrey County Council is responsible for highway verge cutting and weed control, as well as on-street parking enforcement. It currently has agreements in place with eight district and borough councils to manage the verges on the county council’s behalf, and all on-street parking enforcement is managed by the districts and boroughs. From April 2023 the […]
Vital A38 upgrades to support thousands of new homes and jobs in Worcestershire
People in Worcestershire are set to benefit from more than £43 million of government funding for A38 upgrades to tackle congestion, improve local journeys, and support thousands of new jobs and homes. The project will generate more than £93 million in economic benefits for local communities in the Midlands, with the improvements directly supporting 1,100 […]
North Glasgow canal path reopens after completion of new Stockingfield Bridge
A section of the Forth & Clyde Canal towpath in North Glasgow will reopen today ahead of the completion of the new Stockingfield Bridge. The 500m stretch of canal path from Stockingfield Junction to Ruchill Street has been closed for the past two years to allow construction of the iconic new active travel bridge – which is on schedule […]
Calls for rail fare freeze as RPI forecast hits at 17.7%
Responding to The National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecast that the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which is used to set rail fares and student loans repayments, will hit 17.7 per cent, Paul Tuohy from Campaign for Better Transport said: “We need people to use the trains to help cut congestion and air pollution […]
Plans for transport hub in Barry have been given the go ahead
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has approved plans for a transport interchange at Barry Docks train station. The interchange, which will be located at the ground floor level of the council’s car park area to the east of the Grade II-listed Dock Offices, will include bus stands, taxi stands, a public drop off area, cycle parking […]
Cheshire East Council submits its bids to Levelling Up Fund
Cheshire East Council is the latest council to submit three bids to round two of the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The Levelling Up Fund is designed to invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK and, in March, Government launched the second round of bidding. Cheshire East Council submitted three bids – two relating to […]
Buckinghamshire Council announces new partner to continue programme of highways improvements
Buckinghamshire Council has announced that Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded the future Term Maintenance Contract to look after the county’s highway network. Balfour Beatty Living Places will take on the multi-million-pound contract on 1 April 2023 when the council’s current agreement with Ringway Jacobs, working under the Transport for Buckinghamshire umbrella, comes to […]
Driving down carbon emissions on Devon’s highways
Devon County Council has reaffirmed its commitment to driving down carbon emissions in its highways delivery. Its ambition is to be carbon neutral by 2030 is ahead of schedule, as we announce our next phase in cutting carbon from Devon’s roads maintenance. Phase one, announced last year, saw it become one of the first councils […]