Government announces £2.5 million more for active travel behavioural change
There will be an additional £2.5 million of government funding for active travel, Trudy Harrison, Active Travel Minister at the Department for Transport has announced. Speaking at Living Streets’ National Walking Summit this week, she announced that the further funding would allow for the continuation of active travel behaviour change outreach programmes. The £2 million […]
Local roads repair backlog increases by nearly a quarter in a year, reports ALARM survey
The backlog of carriageway repairs to fix local roads in England and Wales has reached £12.64 billion, compounded by increased costs caused by rising inflation, reports this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey. This is up from £10.24 billion last year and despite an increase in average highway maintenance budgets (up 4% on […]
Government funds vital works to restore Hammersmith Bridge to former glory
Ministers have announced a multimillion-pound funding package for vital restoration works to Hammersmith Bridge, as government confirms it will fund one third of the costs to stabilise the structure. The announcement is a landmark moment in the bridge’s history. Almost £3 million will be injected into the project by ministers, so it remains permanently open […]
Fife’s road casualties continue to fall, according to council
Road casualties in Fife are at their lowest ever as part of a longer-term trend of reducing accidents on roads. Fife Council’s Economy, Tourism, Strategic Planning and Transportation Sub Committee Members recently received a Briefing Note on the number of casualties on Fife’s roads during 2021, revealing the lowest number ever recorded, and progress towards meeting targets set by Scottish […]
Worcester City Council starts consultation on new transport strategy
Worcester residents are being asked to help shape a new transport strategy for the city centre. The City Council is preparing the new policy to help decide what improvements and changes to transport routes and infrastructure will be needed in the future. The completed strategy will operate within the context of the county-wide Local Transport […]
Main works start on the new Belfast Transport Hub
Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon has cut the sod on the new Belfast Transport Hub marking the start of the main works. The project will deliver a modern, ‘world-class’ integrated transport hub to enhance local and international connectivity with bus, coach and rail links across Northern Ireland and beyond. The facility will also include cycle and […]
CoMoUK says shared transport is ‘underrepresented’ in local authority transport strategies
More could be done to include shared transport in local authority transport strategies, according to Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK). The organisation has said councils could provide people with ‘mobility credits’ for swapping their own car for alternative modes of travel like car clubs or bike hire schemes. CoMoUK said shared transport remains frequently under-represented in […]
Strathclyde Public Transport has invested more than £6m in North Lanarkshire over the past five years, according to report
Regional transport body Strathclyde Public Transport has invested more than £6m in North Lanarkshire over the past five years, a new report has revealed. The report, ‘SPT: Delivering for North Lanarkshire’, shows £2.2mof capital funding was awarded to support a range of sustainable transport projects in the area between 2017 and 2021. More than £1.6m of additional […]
National Highways to make changes to A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project after public consultation
National Highways has listened to the opinions of people and taken action by refining designs for the £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project, it has said. The project will lead to significant improvements to the A66 between M6 junction 40 and A1 at Scotch Corner by dualling the remaining single carriageway sections of the route and […]
Yunex Traffic retrofit technology to help reduce CO2 emissions across Liverpool City Region
Forming part of a Transforming Cities Funding project, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to upgrade over 750 traffic signal sites across the region. The programme will see existing halogen traffic signals upgraded with Yunex Traffic’s LED central light source (CLS) technology, which consumes less energy while delivering […]