Lincolnshire County council draft budget shows highways funding gap for 2022/23
Lincolnshire County Council’s draft budget for 2022/23 shows a £12 million funding gap for 2022/23 following a 25% cut from central government in February 2021. Cllr Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Unlike last year, we haven’t allocated the £12 million government slashed from our highways maintenance grant in our draft budget. This […]
TfL asks people to have their say on plans for major new Cycleway extension and pedestrian improvements in west London
Transport for London (TfL) is asking people to have their say on newly unveiled plans for a major extension to west London’s Cycleway 9 route. The planned changes between Brentford and Hounslow would make thousands of walking and cycling journeys each week safer and easier, enabling more people to use healthier and more sustainable forms […]
Review started by Cotswold District Council on improving sustainable travel links between Kemble and Cirencester
Work is underway to look at improving sustainable transport links between Cirencester and Kemble after the Council and its partners have received £115,000 to study what options may be feasible. Cotswold District Council is working with partners including Gloucestershire County Council and Cirencester Community Rail Project Group to assess and evaluate possible improvements to public […]
Galliford Try appoints Richard Towse to highways team
Galliford Try has appointed Richard Towse in the role of commercial director within its highways business. Mr Towse has joined Galliford Try from Volker Stevin, where he was also commercial director. Before that he held similar roles at Carillion, Alfred McAlpine, Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall. He takes over from David Bates, who left the […]
New connectivity is bringing roads up to speed
Three big trends in connectivity are set to revolutionise our roads in the next five to ten years: edge computing, 5G and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. In 2022, edge-node sensors will be installed at roadsides around the world as an initial step in bringing all three together as part of the transport infrastructure. Sensor-driven computing will […]
Government agrees to extend TfL funding until February
The Government has agreed to extend the emergency funding for Transport for London (TfL) until February 4th. It comes as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published a consultation document on budget proposals for the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group, reports Fleet News. The Mayor has also set out a range of proposals that […]
Colas awarded Area 9 maintenance and response contract
Colas has been awarded the eight-year Maintenance and Response contract for Area 9 by National Highways. Worth £328m the contract covers the Strategic Road Network within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Across a total lane length of around 3,760 km of motorway and trunk roads, […]
Major Japanese car manufacturers to equip their models with automated driving tech
Major Japanese car manufacturers, including Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor, will equip their main models with automated driving technology by around 2022, the Asian business and news website Nikkei has learned. With Japanese carmakers trailing U.S. and Chinese rivals, they see a need to quicken the pace of installing self-drive capability in their vehicles. The Japanese automakers are initially installing capabilities at level 2 […]
Former Interim Chief Executive awarded BEM in New Year Honours
The former Interim Chief Executive of Living Streets has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year Honours List 2022. Jenni Wiggle is recognised for helping millions of people to walk more, particularly as part of the charity’s walk to school programme, and for her response to the pandemic. Jenni worked at […]
Barnsley Council to consider raft of highway improvements
Barnsley Council is to consider additional work to carriageways and bridges, including drainage, traffic signals, road restraint systems, footways, cycleways, street lighting, road signs and markings. A total of £13.2m was allocated for a host of projects in 2020/21, with a projected £9.9m and £8m more in 2021/22 and 2022/23 respectively. According to the local […]