VINCI Highways announces the acquisition of remaining 70% stake in TollPlus
VINCI Highways has announced the acquisition of the 70% stake it did not already hold in TollPlus Inc, a software company that specialises in toll road back-office systems and mobility solutions. Holder since 2016 of a strategic stake of 30% in the capital of TollPlus, VINCI Highways has been successfully developing in the free-flow market […]
Cheshire East Council ‘deeply disappointed’ to miss out on bus-boosting funding
Cheshire East Council has expressed its disappointment at missing out on government funding to help transform local bus services. The government has announced that only 31 counties, city regions and unitary authorities have been chosen for funding to level up their local bus services as part of Whitehall’s ‘Bus Back Better’ transformation programme. Cheshire East was […]
Lancashire County Council cabinet to consider further £10m package of highway improvements
Lancashire County Council has revealed plans for a further £10m-plus package of improvements to highways over the next year, taking the total investment to more than £30m. The extra cash is a major boost to the county’s road maintenance plans and follows final confirmation of the Department for Transport’s annual allocation. Councillors gave the green […]
Cheshire East unveils its highways works programme for 2022-23
Cheshire East Council has outlined its planned works programme for highways in 2022-23. The authority identifies and prioritises what highways maintenance, repairs and improvements to do each year and allocates the available budget for work programmes in accordance with its asset management approach. Each month the full works programme will be updated and re-issued to […]
National Highways funding gives the ‘green’ light to Cornwall eco improvements
National Highways has invested £785,000 to work with Cornwall Wildlife Trust to deliver environmental and biodiversity schemes bordering the A30 in mid-Cornwall. As part of its Designated Funding programme, National Highways has confirmed the investment from its Environment and wellbeing fund for the Trust to restore and recreate 16.8 hectares of woodland, orchard, grassland and […]
High standards are the way forward in new roads contract in Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council is looking for a new contractor partner to provide up to £150 million of highways maintenance works over a minimum seven-year period, with a clear focus on quality, sustainability, and responsiveness. The existing highways maintenance contract ends on 31 March 2023, and we’re taking this opportunity to re-tender the contract and have begun […]
MaaS provider to help Leicester City Council
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) technology company SkedGo has announced a contract with Leicester City Council to help strengthen sustainable and active travel in the region. The deal sees the launch of two Android and iPhone apps as part of the Choose How You Move initiative, offering a journey planner that incorporates public transport, e-bikes from Santander Cycles, […]
Edinburgh City Council starts search for contractors for its roads and transport infrastructure construction framework
Edinburgh City Council has opened applications for its roads and transport infrastructure construction framework, which has a combined value of £101.7M. It is a renewal of a framework that was last refreshed in 2018, with contractors including Tarmac, Colas, Mackenzie Construction and other companies, having won places. There are 14 lots in the new framework […]
Major investment due for Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junction and connecting streets
A major programme of proposed improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads has been outlined by the city council. Leicester City Council is planning a series of major improvements to improve the safety of the FiveWays junction, in north west Leicester, and help make its connecting streets safer and more […]
Tees Valley Mayor reveals schemes to benefit from £310million transport fund
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has outlined a raft of transformative transport projects across the region that will be funded through the £310million secured from the Government to invest in local transport priorities. Stations across every borough will receive a share of £86.5million, with investments in Darlington, Eaglescliffe, Middlesbrough, Redcar, and Billingham. The two stations […]