Northgate acquires Blakedale to increase traffic management work
Northgate Vehicle Hire has acquired Blakedale Ltd, a leading supplier of specialist traffic management and support vehicles, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will enable Northgate to grow its share of the traffic management sector at a time when the Government has pledged strategic long-term investment in UK roads until 2050. Blakedale runs a fleet […]
Nottinghamshire County Council launches new highways hub
Nottinghamshire County Council has reported that its new highways hub is now operational and set to improve the efficiency and quality of road repairs across the county. The newly formed hub, located at Via East Midlands’ Bilsthorpe Depot, was formed following Nottinghamshire County Council’s Highways Services Review and will co-ordinate the delivery of permanent road […]
Yunex Traffic wins five-year contract with Bristol City Council for supply, installation and maintenance of traffic signal and control equipment
Yunex Traffic has been awarded a five-year contract by Bristol City Council for the supply, installation and maintenance of traffic signal and control equipment. With an option to extend to up to nine years, the company’s work will drive operational and performance efficiencies, as well as delivering social value commitments and contributing to a reduction […]
New analysis finds Government funding intended to transform buses is disadvantaging rural communities
New analysis from Campaign for Better Transport has highlighted how the competitive nature of Government funding for local transport is disadvantaging rural local authorities and failing rural communities. The transport charity found that the Government’s system of asking local transport authorities to compete against each other for funding is consistently producing the same winners and […]
Funding secured for further active travel improvements in Powys
Powys County Council have secured further Welsh Government funding to extend and improve the active travel routes within the county. Committed to improving facilities for residents wishing to make short journeys on foot or by bike, the council have been working with communities to find potential active travel routes across Powys. Through engagement exercises and […]
Work on cycle path to Gloucester A430 to start
Site preparation work on improvements to a major city bypass cycle path have been completed, meaning the A430 . Gloucestershire County Council says that it has bought land and demolished buildings so the project to add a cycleway to the A430 Gloucester South West Bypass can now begin. The route is an important link from […]
Cormac on the search for contractors to support council’s technical services framework
Cornwall Council’s highways, engineering and construction specialist Cormac Solutions is seeking to establish a strategic partnership for a technical services framework, which will cover geotechnical and geoenvironmental assessment and design. The aim of the framework is to provide additional resources to support Cormac Solutions’ existing design consultancy capabilities. This will help the company provide quality […]
Patents for driverless car technology rise as makers try to avoid litigation
Patents for automotive wireless technology submitted by car makers have jumped by 4.9 per cent in the last year, according to research published today. Figures from intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire went up from 945 in 2020 to 991 – a threefold increase on 2016 levels. According to Mathys & Squire, the reason […]
Call for average speed cameras to be part of ‘urgent’ action along ‘dangerous’ A41
Councillors are to call for average speed cameras to be installed along “one of the most dangerous stretches of road in Shropshire. The councillors will be asked to back a review into safety on the A41, amid concern about an increasing number of crashes on the road. Three councillors have put forward a motion, which […]
TfL completes work to transform Hammersmith gyratory for walking and cycling
Transport for London (TfL) has completed work to transform the roads around Hammersmith gyratory, reducing danger to vulnerable road users at one of London’s most intimidating junctions. The changes will help to build on the huge increases in cycling seen in the capital since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and will it much easier and safer […]