Ipswich Borough Council improving air quality with changes to its Air Quality Action Plan
Ipswich Borough Council is proposing changes to our Air Quality Action Plan 2019- 2024 to fine-tune what is being done to reduce air pollution in the town. The Council has a duty to monitor air quality in Ipswich and it does so in ninety locations. When the monitoring shows there are high levels of nitrogen […]
Balfour and Kier among those interested in restructured Birmingham highways contract
Tendering for Birmingham’s highways contract will start next Monday as the five week pre-qualification period will begin for the contract recently restructured by the newly formed Birmingham Highways and Birmingham City Council. The council reports a strong attendance at a supplier’s day last month, which provided a briefing on the contract. Consultants and contractors attending […]
Additional investment for Nottighamshire’s roads agreed
Councillors at Nottinghamshire’ County Council’s Transport and Environment Committee discussed proposals to make a significant investment in patching as part of £15m additional funding in roads and the environment over the next four years. The funding will specifically target a right repair, right first time, approach that delivers permanent repairs whenever possible, and will involve increasing […]
New Local Improvement Budget drives new road safety schemes across Birmingham
Birmingham City Council is announcing the first set of transport schemes to be developed from its new Local Improvement Budget fund. Responding to local safety concerns, the first work funded from the new budget will be to close off the pedestrian subway near Lily Road and the Swan Centre, Yardley. This highway improvement will be followed by others which local residents […]
Budget to make the county greener, fairer and healthier Oxfordshire agreed
Budget proposals for 2022/23 to help make the county greener, fairer and healthier along with careful plans to meet current and future financial challenges have been finalised and agreed by Oxfordshire County Council. The county council’s budget is focused on its nine strategic priorities, with the need to tackle climate change being very prominent throughout […]
Plans shared for transformation of York Active Travel routes
City of York Council has produced a detailed report on its latest Active Travel Programme which includes over £3.3 million worth of investment in walking and cycling infrastructure. The report will be shared at the council’s Executive Member for Transport Decision Session next week. This follows the government’s announcement regarding the creation of a new body, Active Travel […]
Bus operators need extended emergency funding to avoid radical cuts in services
Almost a third of bus services in England could be cutwithin weeks if the government does not make “critical decisions” to extend emergency funding, bus operators have warned. Bus services were supported by grants during the pandemic when customers were advised to avoid unnecessary travel, but funding is due to expire on 5 April, with passenger numbers still […]
Councils warn they will have to scale back road maintenance as local authorities could face a £500m funding reduction
England’s largest county and rural councils could lose almost £500m in local roads maintenance funding by April this year, despite the government’s commitment to tackling the scourge of potholes. The County Councils Network’s (CCN) analysis of indicative roads maintenance funding reveals for county and rural councils outside of England’s major cities and urban areas could […]
Kier Highways wins surface dressing contract with Derbyshire County Council
Kier Highways Solutions, a surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business and part of Kier Highways, has been awarded a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in […]
Government calls for industry leaders and the wider public to help find and train the next generation of transport leaders
A 12-week consultation will help to better understand the future skills needed to boost diversity, plug the skills gap and promote careers across the industry, with participants able to post their views and ideas. A new taskforce, launched during National Apprentice Week 2022, will lead the charge on promoting careers and aims to create thousands of opportunities […]