Kent County Council operatives verbally abused and worker struck by driver
More evidence has emerged of road workers being abused by members of the public this week. A group of Kent County Council operatives were verbally abused and a worker struck by a driver who drove above cones and signs, dragging them along the roads and causing workers to jump out the way as he drove […]
Tarmac delivers record supply of specialist asphalt for major A11 upgrade
A major strategic road in Norfolk has been given a new lease of life thanks to the installation of Tarmac’s largest ever supply of a specialist asphalt solution, specifically designed to maintain roads where the underlying concrete has deteriorated. With the lean concrete base of an eight-kilometre section on both carriageways of the A11 near […]
Prioritising left behind communities and tackling inequalities will form major part of transport strategy across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Prioritising left behind communities, tackling inequalities and accelerating carbon reduction will form part of a renewed strategy for better transport across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. At its meeting last week, the Combined Authority Board agreed to proceed with a reinvention of the transport strategy in the region through a revamped Local Transport Plan (LTP). Work to […]
WMCA starts search for mobility-as-a-service partner
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has started its search for a delivery partner in its plans to build mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) for the region. The authority said it wants to focus on improving the customer experience of planning, booking and paying for sustainable modes of transport through a single interface. Relating to this, it also […]
Andy Burnham wants more strategic roads to be covered in CAZ
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has called for Government to consider minimum air quality standards for parts of the strategic road network (SRN) to help reduce emissions. The region will have the UK’s largest clean air zone (CAZ), covering 10 boroughs and 2.8 million residents, when it goes live from May 30, 2022. However, Greater Manchester […]
Cameras installed in Portsmouth ahead of CAZ implementation
Cameras are being installed within Portsmouth’s government mandated Clean Air Zone (CAZ) this week, ahead of it going live in November. The CAZ is being introduced in the city to address harmful levels of air pollution. Portsmouth City Council is working with contractors Colas and telecoms company Siemens to start putting up 39 cameras that […]
London’s Santander cycle hire scheme celebrates 11th year with record numbers
TfL’s cycle hire scheme marks its eleventh anniversary following an exciting year which has seen a record-breaking number of hires. In March, Santander Cycles reached a major milestone of 100 million hires and since then hires have increased again vin April and June. Daily hire figures have been very strong in the past year […]
Tarmac receives RoSPA Award for achievements in health and safety
Tarmac has won an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards which has included successfully adapting its operations to the challenges of COVID-19. The leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its employees and contractors get home safely […]
Gaist and TRL Software combine data and technology to form ‘revolutionary’ new offering in digital asset management
The development of new digital integrations between Gaist and TRL aiming to revolutionise how we plan and manage the road network is set to accelerate rapidly with the first Gaist-iROADS integration announcement. As part of the global partnership announcement with TRL, it was outlined that the capability to ingest Gaist’s road asset data will be […]
Hampshire County Council to develop new Network Recovery Strategy
Hampshire County Council is to develop a Highways Network Recovery Strategy for managing the future maintenance of the county’s roads and footways in the face of unprecedented challenges facing the highways service, largely as a consequence of a long-term under-investment in local roads highway maintenance by successive Governments At a public decision meeting, held last […]