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 […]
24-hour bus lanes trial in London set to become permanent as bus journey times improve
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it intends to make its trial of 24-hour bus lanes permanent, after a trial found that extending bus lane hours on London’s busiest roads cut journey times and helped reliability. Improvements in bus journey times were particularly noticeable in central and inner London, especially in both the mornings […]
Transport for the North sets out Major Roads Report to highlight the importance of reliable, connected and sustainable highways
A Major Roads Report for the North of England has been published by Transport for the North (TfN), setting out the important role that our highways have to play as part of an efficient, effective and multimodal transport network. The report highlights how highways, including footpaths and cycle ways as well as roads, are part […]
Go-Ahead hires over 1,000 apprentices in England in 2021 – including 600 to drive London’s buses
The Go-Ahead Group, the largest employer of apprentices in the UK transport industry, has hired 1,030 apprentices across its bus and rail operations during 2021. The figure includes bus drivers and engineering apprentices in Newcastle, Hull and London and customer service apprenticeships at Govia Thameslink Railway. Notably, the company has hired more than 600 bus […]
A51 trunk road reopens after 16-week stabilisation works by Cheshire East Council
The A51 in Cheshire East has reopend on time after a 16-week closure. Work to stabilise 750 metres of carriageway at Wardle began in August and required the complete closure of one of the busiest roads in the borough. Highways engineers also replaced the drainage system and safety barriers. The road carries heavy haulage traffic, […]
Suffolk County Council starts search for contractor for highway maintenance services
Suffolk County Council is to start the search for a contractor to provide highway services cross the county. Earlier this year, the council agreed on developing a hybrid model for its next contract. Its pre-market engagement said the new contract will be based around seven key themes; collaboration and partnership, social considerations, climate emergency, environmental […]