Industry sadness as Econ Engineering’s Andrew Lupton dies
Econ Engineering has announced that its Sales Director, Andrew Lupton has ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’ died. He passed away on Sunday 9th January, with the company issuing the following statement: “It is with deep regret and sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected death on Sunday 9th January 2022 of our much-loved Sales Director, Andrew […]
National Highways launches consultation on A46 Walsgrave upgrade
Motorists, businesses and residents are being invited by National Highways to have their say on a major upgrade at the A46 Walsgrave junction in Coventry. The consultation period on the scheme starts on Tuesday 11 January with details about the project being uploaded onto the scheme website for people to look at. Members of the […]
‘Much still to be done’ to change attitudes towards active travel in Liverpool
There is ‘much still to be done’ to better incentivise and change attitudes towards active travel in the city, according to Liverpool Council’s Cabinet member for Climate Change and Environment. Cllr Dan Barrington said the city council has worked to ‘grasp’ the opportunity in terms of how people travel since the beginning of the pandemic, however […]
Government teams with charity Scope on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter
The government has joined with disability charity Scope to develop a new Disabled Persons Passenger Charter for bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle and rail. Providing a clear explanation of their rights, the charter will improve journeys for disabled people by helping ensure they can travel easily and more confidently. It will bring together a […]
Gloucestershire planning £100m worth of resurfacing over the next four years
Gloucestershire roads need at least another £100m worth of resurfacing work – a task with a four-year investment target, according to a draft council paper. A plan for a post-pandemic county takes the road network on a journey for which resurfacing is the start – with a pitch that residents will ‘feel the difference on […]
Belfast City Council to consider whether young people can travel free on public transport
Belfast Council has raised a motion that could see young people travelling free on public transport in the future. It follows concerns over high levels of air pollution in the city and suggestions congestion charges be imposed in a bid to move people away from cars, reports the Belfast Telegraph. According to research published in […]
National Highways, Crossrail, and Tideway say work has been unaffected by rising Omicron cases
Large engineering projects are maintaining productivity even as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 wreaks havoc on workforces in other industries. Train services around the country have been cut back due to shortages of drivers and other station staff. The high transmission rate of Omicron has also seen workers in construction firms having to isolate, leading […]
Increased road safety as areas of Southend-on-Sea declare ‘twenty is plenty’
Safer, greener roads are set to be trialled in two areas across Southend-on-Sea as the council looks to keep residents safe, tackle speeding and reduce vehicle emissions. Reducing speed limits to 20mph in residential streets has a number of positive impacts, including increased safety for local residents, and can reduce vehicle emissions. The proposals for 20mph […]
Europe’s greenest city has free public transport and highways for bees
As cities around the world scramble to find greener modes of living, one European capital is already leading the way in the race for sustainability. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and the most northerly of the Baltic cities, has implemented a number of drastic changes in order to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050. […]
City of York to start two-year weed management programme on its highways
A report outlining how City of York Council proposes to manage weed treatment on the city’s highways, will be taken to a public meeting for approval next week. Like many other councils, York has used the herbicide, glyphosate as the basis for weed treatment for many years, primarily to control weeds on the highway network. […]