Imperial College researchers discuss reaching net-zero in transport with policymakers
Imperial College has hosted an online workshop this week, bringing together researchers and policymakers to discuss a new report on transport decarbonisation. The report, released by the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment and the Energy Futures explores what reaching net-zero emissions in the transport sector might look like, drawing out the key changes that will […]
Welford Road £3m improvement scheme completed in Leicester
An extensive road scheme to improve one of the key routes in and out of the city has been completed. Work has been taking place since July on the Department for Transport Local Highways Maintenance Challenge-funded £3million programme to repair and resurface much of the Welford Road between the city centre and the outer ring […]
Highway maintenance cuts in Lincolnshire raised with Boris Johnson
Large cuts to Lincolnshire’s highways budget were raised with Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday, during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. Lincoln MP Karl McCartney spoke to raise the fact that maintenance money was cut by more than £12m. In July, Lincolnshire County Council warned that our area’s crumbling roads could get worse if these […]
Scotland’s largest salt barn unveiled as part of winter plans
Scotland’s largest salt barn is open for business as part of the huge operation that aims to keep Scotland’s trunk road network moving during the winter months. The new facility at Transport Scotland’s depot in Polmadie can hold 17,500 tonnes of salt, and acts as a strategic asset to help treat the trunk roads in the south […]
Analysis by the Confederation of Passenger Transport reveals billions of pounds of shortfall in National Bus Strategy plans
New analysis has shown over a £5bn funding gap between plans by local authorities and bus operators to improve services and available government funding. To deliver the National Bus Strategy local authorities and bus operators were tasked with drawing up Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) to set out how, with government funding, they would work together to […]
Croydon Council looks to innovative bus shelters to help with connectivity, air quality and traffic management, through new partnership with VALO Smart City
Croydon Council has awarded a 10-year concession contract to VALO Smart City, after a competitive tender process, to install, operate, and maintain connected bus shelters and digital advertising in at least 185 locations across the borough. The partnership will provide next generation street furniture and will create a platform for VALO to partner with some […]
Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr® air quality monitors across Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to supply and install 37 Zephyr® air quality monitors, and to maintain them for a period of five years. The monitors will be installed in 37 existing traffic signal locations across the six authorities, with the option for a further 10 to […]
Lifesaving A361 road safety project earns royal recognition
The Safer Roads Fund programme has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work with Oxfordshire County Council and the Road Safety Foundation to improve conditions on the A361 between Banbury and Chipping Norton. The road was previously classed as one of the 50 most dangerous A road sections in the UK […]
AECOM secures positions on Transport for London engineering consultancy framework
The consultancy firm, AECOM, has announced it has won places on over 30 Lots of the Transport for London (TfL) Engineering Consultancy Framework (ECF), including places on the strategic Multidisciplinary Engineering Services and Multidisciplinary Rail Engineering Services Lots. The four-year framework will be the primary means of accessing engineering consultancy services for TfL, the Greater […]
GRAHAM completes phase one upgrade of iconic Liverpool road
Civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has completed a redevelopment of The Strand, one of Liverpool’s most famous roads, making it more cycle-friendly, improving public spaces and reducing congestion. Pedestrians and cyclists will now benefit from improved links between the city centre shopping areas and the waterfront leisure district as part of the wider £60m Liverpool City […]