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 […]
Parts of Essex could be in new ULEZ
Parts of Essex could fall under the ULEZ if plans to extend it go ahead. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has requested Transport For London to conduct a consultation to expand it. If the proposals move forward, the area would then extend all the way through Essex and to the border with Kent. The consultation […]
Case study: Re-flow Field Management Review by Quality Marking Services
Context Quality Marking Services (QMS) is a line marking and surfacing company based in Newton Abbot, Devon, serving the local area. Founded in 2001, QMS is a two-generation, family-run business committed to ensuring the ultimate customer experience from initial contact through to delivery. Over it’s two decades in business, the company has fostered a talented […]
Scottish Government provides £28 million for zero emission heavy duty vehicles
The Scottish Government is providing £28 million across the next four years to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of heavy duty zero emission vehicles. The Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund is delivered in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and links to other national funding programmes for manufacturing and supports Scotland’s Mission Zero for transport. The new Fund has been […]
Moray Council to bid for £18 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund
The projects being submitted in the bid take in the Auction Mart and former Sawmill by Linkwood Road, which have been lying vacant for a number of years. Flooding issues and access constraints will be addressed before the sites are opened up for commercial development. The Central Elgin project will support the development of the […]
Further funding available for Southend-on-Sea to ‘unlock’ city’s potential
Southend-on-Sea City Council is set to bid for up to £26.5m of funding through round two of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, which could see major improvements to the A127 and several projects to help unlock the High Street’s potential. The council’s Cabinet will discuss a report which outlines two bids for the Levelling Up […]
One million trees to be planted as part of Lower Thames Crossing project
National Highways plans to create two parks and a community woodland as part of the Lower Thames Crossing project, planting more than one million trees. This is part of plans to limit the £8.2bn project’s impact on the environment, reports the BBC. National Highways said it would work to create “green corridors” for wildlife to […]