Traffic Group Signals Develops sustainable solution for safe signal transportation
Developing affordable, sustainable and innovative customer solutions that last, has long been the driving force behind NPD at Traffic Group Signals. Following extensive customer research, TGS – one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of temporary and portable traffic signals – discovered a gap in the market when it came to safe and secure product transportation. […]
Oxfordshire town Witney the first to bring in widespread 20mph speed limits
Just over a week after Wales voted to make 20mph the default speed limit in residential areas to create safer, healthier, and quieter streets, an Oxfordshire town is following suit and implementing new 20mph restrictions. Plans for dozens of 30mph roads in Witney to have their speed limits lowered to 20mph have been approved. It […]
Kier launches a construction first to help tackle social deprivation
In a first for the UK construction industry, Kier has launched a brand-new tool to track its spend in areas of social deprivation across the UK. The tool, known as Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) has been developed by the New Economic Foundation and will aid the Group’s ability to show and improve how it is […]
Reducing the speed limit on motorways and banning Sunday driving in cities could be a way of cut Britain’s reliance on oil, says IEA
Reducing the speed limit on motorways and banning driving on a Sunday in cities are among a ten-point plan suggested by the International Energy Agency as part of plans to reduce global demand by 2.7 million barrels a day, according to a report by the Bucks Free Press. Also included in the plan is working […]
HS2 showcases its first rural footbridge design
HS2 has revealed the first images of the bridges that will carry rural footpaths and bridleways across the new high speed railway as it passes through Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Northants. Made of weathering steel, the sides of the lightweight bridges will lean outwards to maximise views of the sky and improve the experience of […]
DfT publishes framework for Active Travel England
The Department for Transport is today (21 July 2022) publishing the framework document for Active Travel England. This confirms Active Travel England’s responsibilities and objectives and sets out its relationship with, and accountability to, the Department for Transport and Parliament. Active Travel England will lead the delivery of the government’s strategy and vision for creating a […]
HAUC(UK) and Transport for London on the ‘Road to Net Zero’
HAUC(UK) and Transport for London (TfL) have combined forces to run and fund a research project to minimise the impact of street and road works on climate change. Following a procurement process, two partners; the University of Birmingham and EA Technology have been selected to undertake a comprehensive study on the street and road works […]
Road tolls to be part of new transport strategy for Wales
Proposed road tolls are part of the new transport strategy for Wales. Welsh Government has published its National Transport Delivery Plan 2022 – 2027. This sets out the ambition to move more people away from using their cars by making public transport more effective and affordable as well as reducing trips by digital rollouts and […]
North Northamptonshire Council will spend under spend on road improvements
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) will spend £1.5m on highway maintenance and improvements after it underspent in its first year of operations. The new unitary authority took over in April 2021 and its Executive released financial figures for its first full year last week. NNC underspent on its General Funds budget by over £1.7m according to a […]
£11 million improvements to pavements, roads, cycle paths and planting in Nottingham city
Nottingham City Council has approved £11 million of improvements to make our neighbourhoods greener, safer, better places to get around. In 2021, the council was awarded £18 million from the Government’s Levelling Up fund to improve streets and local town centres, and make walking and cycling easier and safer. The money will be used to […]