Warrington Council set to approve £9 million spending on highways maintenance
Warrington Council set to approve £9 million spending on highways maintenance.. This would build on the borough council’s previous highways maintenance programme and ensure an ongoing commitment to highway improvements and critical maintenance of the road and footway network. A report to the council’s cabinet by highways and transportation chief Cllr Hans Mundry states that over a […]
A2 Bean to Ebbsfleet scheme opens to traffic
A multi-million pound scheme, which will tackle congestion, support local economic development and housing growth in north west Kent, has now opened to traffic. National Highways has seen both junctions (Bean and Ebbsfleet) upgraded at a cost of £112m to increase their capacity by adding new lanes to their existing roundabouts and slip roads. At […]
Faithful+Gould appointed by National Highways to support Regional Investment Programme
Faithful+Gould, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed by National Highways to support its £2.5bn Regional Investment Programme in the north of England. The four year Project Controls Services contract win will see Faithful+Gould provide National Highways with confidence in project delivery, focusing on schedule and cost management across the North West, Yorkshire, […]
Operation Brock back in Kent for busy summer ahead
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) has announced that Operation Brock is set to return to the M20 ahead of the summer getaway. The KRF’s Strategic Planning Lead Simon Jones is also urging people to plan their cross-Channel journeys, including booking ahead, to help keep Kent moving and open for business this summer. With a busy July and […]
New rules to improve road safety and enable fully driverless vehicles in the EU
The new Vehicle General Safety Regulation starts applying today. It introduces a range of mandatory advanced driver assistant systems to improve road safety and establishes the legal framework for the approval of automated and fully driverless vehicles in the EU. The new safety measures will help to better protect passengers, pedestrians and cyclists across the EU, expectedly […]
Balfour Beatty Living Places to roll out abuse app across local authority contracts
The Stamp it Out led abuse reporting app now to move into a phased roll out amongst the Balfour Beatty Living Places local authority contracts. Following a successful deployment on the National Highways A63 improvement works, the Safer Highways led Roadworker abuse app now enters its second phase of deployment as it rolls out across […]
M4 upgrade nears completion
The M4 upgrade is set to enter its final stage this week with the completion of a fourth lane and extra road safety features between junction 3 and 8/9. Due to the length of the upgrade, the removal of traffic management will take place over several nights, it started at 6am on Wednesday 6 July. […]
Government launches second cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS2)
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to aim for 50% of all journeys in towns and cities to be walked or cycled by 2030 as well as deliver a world-class cycling and walking network in England by 2040. This forms part of the second cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS2) launched this week. This strategy […]
PTV Group announces further expansion in the UK
Global transport modelling firm PTV Group has continued its expansion in the UK with the appointment of two more specialists to support the growing workload of new and existing business in the north Europe region. Catherine (Cat) Evans joins as an Account Manager to support clients and growth while Hussein Falih joins as a Senior […]
Solent bike share scheme to start this summer
Portsmouth City Council accepted a proposal from Solent Transport to introduce a Department for Transport-funded bicycle and e-bike rental scheme this summer. Southampton City Council and Isle of Wight Council will also join the scheme, with Beryl as the approved supplier for the Solent region. Latest in a series of Solent Future Transport Zone recommendations, […]