Hertfordshire joins pledge to meet air pollution targets a decade ahead of the UK Government
Hertfordshire County Council has joined local and regional authorities from across the UK in signing a letter to the UK Environment Secretary George Eustice pledging to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) targets on deadly air pollution ten years ahead of the Government’s 2040 deadline. The pledge comes as a new report from the National Audit Office reveals […]
Major investment in roads and pavements pays off in East Sussex
Highways teams in East Sussex are working hard to plan and repair thousands of additional metres of road and pavements across the county funded from an additional £5.8 million investment. East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet approved additional, one-off funding at the end of 2021 to carry out additional work on top of that covered by […]
Additional £2.75million funding for roads resurfacing, enforcement and street cleaning across the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees Council is set to invest a further £2.75 million on road improvements and street cleaning across the borough. Details of how an extra £2.75million is being spent on roads resurfacing, enforcement and street cleaning across the Borough have been reported to the Council’s Cabinet. Part of the extra funding was agreed last year using […]
£6m funding boost to make Surrey’s roads safer
Over £6m of additional funding will be dedicated to improving road safety around schools, making walking and cycling safer, and to tackle speeding at known collision hotspots across the county over the next three years. The new funding for a range of highways improvements, will be allocated as follows: £1m per year to improve road […]
SRL launches technical and innovation centre
SRL, has launched a Technical and Innovation Centre, in an investment designed to promote the ongoing development of leading-edge equipment for the trafficmmanagement, construction, utilities and events sectors. The 6,000 sq ft Nottingham facility will accommodate and unite SRL’s technical and compliance team, providing dedicated facilities to support not only the design of new systems, […]
Roundabout upgrades in £30m Hull transport bid to fix Hull traffic problems
A series of roundabout upgrades and a new park and ride facility in Hull are at the heart of a new £30m transport bid. Full details of the bid being drawn up by Hull City Council have yet to be released. However, it is known that any grant successfully secured from the next round of the government’s […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority transport committee to discuss future bus provision as Government funding ends
Members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee will hear about the ending of the Bus Recovery Grant, the effects this could have on the region’s bus network, and the steps the combined authority is taking to try and mitigate them. The funding, of more than £1million per month, is set to end in […]
East Riding of Yorkshire Council to use cooler asphalt to help reduce CO2
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will use low temperature asphalt to repair a village road to reduce the works’ carbon footprint. The council said using the cooler asphalt reduces the amount of energy needed to manufacture the material and allows roads to be reopened more quickly than hot asphalt, reports the BBC. Councillor Chris Matthews, […]
Monmouthshire’s plans for Active Travel following Welsh Government funding
Monmouthshire County Council has received Welsh Government Active Travel funding of £3.4m for the financial year 22/23 with the aim of reducing everyday car journeys, and making walking, cycling and wheeling the easiest option. Monmouthshire’s Active Travel strategic focus is on journeys shorter than 3.0 miles to education, employment, shopping, health destinations, bus and rail […]
Sustainable transport in Glasgow gets £12.8m boost
Sustainable transport in Glasgow is to receive a £12.8m cash injection after the council secured funding from a number of national and regional schemes. The funding will go towards a range of projects including improving the bus corridor on Renfield Street, supporting the work on the city’s emerging active travel network and encouraging people to […]