Birmingham launches new Clean Air strategy: blue sky thinking for a greener city
Birmingham City Council has published its Clean Air Strategy for the city. The document sets out a clear set of actions, priorities and pledges that will enable everyone in the city to be part of the journey to improving the air we all breathe. The strategy aims to encourage a greater understanding of the types […]
Cheshire East joins ‘fix our funds to fix our road’ campaign
Cheshire East Council is joining local authorities across the country in calling on the government to ‘fix our funding so we can fix our roads’. The campaign, which is apolitical, has been launched by the leader of Conservative-controlled Lincolnshire County Council in recognition that many local authorities across the country have seen their funding for […]
Kier launches massive recruitment drive as its searches for over 1,200 people
Kier has launched a recruitment drive with over 1,200 jobs available across the Group. As one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure providers, the jobs will support new schools, hospitals, roads and rail projects in communities right across the UK. The recruitment drive will also help Kier to achieve its ambitions to bring a […]
New budget proposes £35m more for Telford and Wrekin’s roads
Telford & Wrekin Council is proposing to spend more than £35 million improving and maintaining the borough’s roads over the next two years. In 2020, the council made a commitment to investing more than £50 million between then and2024 to improve and maintain roads and footpaths. This commitment to the borough’s roads was recognised when […]
Glasgow’s new transport strategy aims to to cut car miles used by 30% before 2030
Glasgow’s new transport strategy has reached the next phase of development as a final framework is set out covering more than 100 travel policies. Following a year of consultation, the Glasgow Transport Strategy maps a route towards a network that aims to tackle poverty, fight climate change and create thriving neighbourhoods. With vehicle emissions creating […]
Derbyshire County Council awards Yotta Highways Asset Management Contract
Derbyshire County Council has awarded Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, a two-year contract, worth more than £1.3 million, to provide it with an externally-hosted (SaaS) Highways Asset Management System with associated services. As part of the contract, Yotta will deliver its Alloy asset management system to the council. There are two […]
Dartford Crossing has seen its revenues reduce significantly during the pandemic as journeys were reduced
National Highways has revealed its coffers have taken a hit as traffic volumes between Kent and Essex fell by a quarter (25.5%). Latest accounts for the year ended March 31 2021, show income generated from the river Crossing, which uses a free-flow charging system known as the Dart Charge, decreased by £47.6m to £161.4m, reports Kent Online. […]
Northern leaders call on DfT to release funding for TfN
Political and business leaders across the North are calling on ministers to provide clarity on future funding for Transport for the North (TfN) to allow it to continue working on vital plans to improve connectivity across the region and help unlock economic potential. TfN is the only statutory Sub-national Transport Body (STB) in England and […]
ECON to supply gritters to Ringway, FM Conway and Kier/Tarmac JV in London
Three contractors that have been awarded framework agreements for winter maintenance have turned to Yorkshire-based Econ Engineering to supply them with their gritters. For the next seven years, 33 Econ vehicles, will be located at different points within the capital city, ready to mobilise as soon as temperatures plummet. Two years ago, Transport for London […]
National Highways A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool project given ‘exceptional performance’ in their second Considerate Constructors audit
Kier Highways and National Highways have been given an ‘exceptional performance’ rating for the second time for their A585 Windy Harbour to Shippool project in a recent Considerate Constructors audit. The project achieved a 45 out of 50, scoring nine out of nine in the main five categories: Appearance, Health & Safety, Workforce, Community and […]