Almost 8000 potholes filled in a month in Lincolnshire
July was a huge month for LCC’s Highways team with nearly 8,000 potholes repaired, hundreds of roads getting a surface treatment, and loads more traffic network improvements completed for the county. Lincolnshire County Council is powering on with a raft of road improvement, and figures now in show a stunning mid-summer of works that happened […]
Balfour Beatty VINCI moves new 84 metre Aston Church Road bridge for HS2 into place in Birmingham
In a major construction operation, Balfour Beatty VINCI on behalf of HS2 has moved a 1,600 tonne steel and concrete bridge into place in Saltley, Birmingham in just five hours. The new Aston Church Road bridge, which is 84 metres long and 21 metres wide, was moved over the existing Birmingham to Derby railway line. […]
Suffolk County Council formally objects the latest Sea Link plans
Suffolk County Council has formally objected to National Grid’s Sea Link project, because of proposals for the building of a new bridge and for construction work to take place on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The scale of a new permanent access bridge across the River Fromus is deemed hugely disproportionate. Plans show that it could […]
Reimagining the future of transport to make Birmingham accessible for all
The everyday challenges and barriers faced by disabled people in Birmingham were highlighted as part of an event seeking positive change. The accessibility audit event was hosted by Sustrans and funded by Colmore Business District (BID) and Transport for West Midlands. Sustrans is the UK-wide charity that works for and with communities, helping them come […]
Croydon agrees over £12 million investment into highways this year
Croydon Council has approved a £12,573m highways capital programme for the borough’s highway infrastructure for 2024/25, as well as a new five-year Highway Asset Management Strategy. The highways capital programme is a set of works to be carried out this year that will maintain and improve the conditions of the borough’s highways, flood and water […]
Plans being developed for town centre cycling improvements in Newcastle, Staffordshire
Final plans are being developed for new cycleways in Newcastle town centre which will provide continuity from existing routes and link to Keele University and Stoke-on-Trent railway station. The scheme will complete the route from the A52 George Street into the town centre, with the new sections of cycleway on Hassell Street and the A527 […]
Cranfield joins 46 million research hub to decarbonise UK transport
Cranfield University is part of a new national hub focused on rapidly decarbonising transport in the UK using digital twinning. The TransiT research hub is a collaboration of six universities and 67 industry partners, jointly led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. TransiT will identify the lowest cost, least risky and […]
LGA responds to report on local road conditions
The Local Government Association (LGA) has responded to an RAC Report on Motoring which says the condition and maintenance of local roads was one of drivers’ top concerns. Responding to an RAC Report on Motoring , Cllr Claire Holland, transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said: “Limited resources and a £16.3 billion local roads […]
Brentwood Council sets up taskforce to tackle potholes in town centre
Brentwood Borough Council is setting up a “multi-agency taskforce” to tackle potholes in its town centre. The council will create a panel, made up of taxi drivers, business owners, councillors, and other stakeholders, to work together to improve the state of the town’s High Street. Council leader Barry Aspinell said residents had been complaining to […]
Over 10,000 drivers help map seven million potholes
Seven million photos have been uploaded to an app that automatically alerts councils to defects. The technology, using AI, is set to produce the first pothole map of Britain and will make it clearer where repairs are needed and when they are being done, reports the Times. Members of the public have submitted seven million photographs […]
