Route One Infrastructure announces win on National Highways’ SDF
A Pontefract-based infrastructure maintenance and installation business has been awarded £33m of bridge expansion joints and waterproofing works. Route One Infrastructure has secured this work with the National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF) in four geographical areas in England over the next six years. It is part of National Highways’ roll-out of its asset delivery […]
National Highways get delivery of 120 new gritters to help keep drivers safe
A total of 120 new gritting vehicles will be delivered to National Highways this year helping keep traffic moving this winter. The new vehicles are part of a two-year roll-out of state-of-the-art gritters across the country with a further 132 more to come for winter 2022-23. Regions receiving new gritters this year are: Kent, Surrey, […]
New bus improvement plan aims to transform public transport in Worcestershire
A new Bus Service Improvement Plan with the aim of transforming public transport for residents in Worcestershire has been approved by the County Council. The plan will look to further improve bus provision in the county, with a particular focus on integrating bus services with other modes of travel, introducing multi-operator and multi-modal tickets, improving […]
Greener Transport Council publishes manifesto for decarbonising transport
The Greener Transport Council, along with its 17 members, has published a manifesto for decarbonising transport, in which this leading group of transport professionals are calling for a national focus on behaviour change to achieve a substantial road traffic reduction over the next eight years. The manifesto pulls no punches in making clear that the […]
North Ayrshire Council increases investment in roads improvements
North Ayrshire Council has increased its investment in the area’s roads this year as part of its wide-ranging programme of improvement works. Earlier this year, the council committed to investing an additional £15.6million into our roads network, bringing the total amount of investment over the next 10 years to £38.1million. At the council’s Cabinet meeting […]
Social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities produces its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland
Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities, has produced its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland. Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SMBC), based in Erskine, employs veterans from the Armed Forces who may need support adjusting to life after service and others with disabilities. The company manufactures commercial signage […]
Kier Highways to play its part in group ambitions for net zero
Kier Highways will implement a number of measures over the next few years to help Kier Group meet its target of reaching net zero across it operations and value chain by 2045. The series of measures, which are included in the group’s carbon reduction plan launched this week. These include two low carbon plant trials […]
Swarco acquires Dynniq Mobility
In a major industry move one of Europe’s biggest companies in the ITS and infrastructure sector Swarco has acquired 100% of the shares of Dynniq Mobility. The company, headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, has a total of 39 locations in the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania, with a strong […]
Women in Maritime delivers the UK’s first cross-transport inclusion summit
Women and male allies from across rail, aviation international, transport and maritime have joined forces to learn from each other, and drive progress on diversity and inclusion. Following their first summit during London International Shipping Week (15th September), the industries have agreed to regular dialogue and yearly meetings on gender equality focusing on progression and […]
Greater Cambridge Partnership to decide on city’s transport improvement plans
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is to decide on what public transport improvements are to be implemented in Cambridge and how they are to be funded. A meeting today (30th Sep) will see see the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board decide on plans including a future bus network that will see a bus every 10 minutes […]