£8.85million investment agreed in East Sussex for climate change and roads and pavements
Council leaders in East Sussex have agreed to invest millions of pounds in tackling climate change and improving the county’s roads and pavements. East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet agreed one-off additional funding of £8.85million in the two areas at its meeting this week. A total of £5.8million will be spent on improving road signs, lines […]
Stagecoach urges leaders to put in place plans to change the way people travel to help meet net zero
Stagecoach is urging leaders to put in place firm plans to motivate and incentivise people to change the way they travel in order to meet the country’s net zero ambitions. The UK’s biggest bus and coach operator is warning that net zero ambitions cannot be achieved by technology alone, such as by replacing petrol and […]
Nestrans adopt Regional Transport Strategy in North East Scotland
Scottish transport operator, Nestrans, has gained Ministerial approval of the North East’s new Regional Transport Strategy (RTS). The strategy will shape the area’s transport policies and actions for the next 20 years. At the November meeting of the Nestrans Board this week, members heard that Scottish Transport Minister Graeme Dey has endorsed the strategy. Board members […]
We need to decarbonise our economies at pace and scale-says LCRIG Chief Executive
There is a need to decarbonise our economies at ‘pace and scale’, according to LCRIG Chief Executive, Martin Duffy. He was responding to the commitments made during Transport Day at COP26. The UK COP26 Presidency is set to announce a landmark road transport declaration with governments, automakers, investors and fleet owners and operators – calling […]
Network Rail secures commitments from 50% of suppliers to join the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce their carbon
Network Rail’s Commercial and Procurement (C&P) team has reached an important milestone in partnering with suppliers to tackle climate change by securing commitments from 50% of suppliers to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their carbon footprint. Science Based Targets are a key part of Network Rail’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy to deliver […]
Dudley Council awarded £1 million to ease traffic flows across the borough
Dudley Council has been awarded a grant of more than £1 million for a scheme to improve traffic flow on bottleneck roads across the borough. The investment is from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), will be used to improve the performance of traffic lights on several busy roads in Dudley, Sedgley, Cradley and Brierley […]
XAIS and University of Nottingham set to deliver ‘step change’ in asset management
A new collaboration has been agreed between XAIS and the University of Nottingham to develop an intelligent decision support tool that will deliver a step change to existing highways asset management software – and is set to save millions of pounds. Public sector finances are under scrutiny and pressure like never before so the need […]
Time is running out for governments to invest in cleaner transport, says C40 group of mayors
Time is running out for government investment in cleaner transport around the world, according to the C40 group of city mayors, headed by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan. A report by the group for COP206 said that 3000,000 jobs could be created if London’s public transport network was ‘greened’ to help reduce emissions in line with […]
Buckinghamshire Council starts search for contractors for its Highways Term Consultancy Contract
Buckinghamshire Council has started the search for a contractor for its Highways Term Consultancy Contract. The Council’s current integrated services contract is due to expire on 31 March 2023 and following a fundamental review and wide consultation, the Council has identified the following new service delivery model: A Term Maintenance Contract to include routine and […]
Recommendations for improved active travel delivery-on this week’s Highways Voices
A five-year settlement for local authorities and a change to the Highways Act to allow delivery in accordance to the imperatives of the time are two of the most important things that should be considered to help support future investment and planning for active travel, according to this week’s guest on the Highways Voices podcast. […]