Cheshire East improves public rights of way as roads maintenance programme moves up a gear
Cheshire East Council has received a grant of £12,000 to replace stiles with gates on public rights of way throughout the borough. The grant has been awarded by the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society and will allow greater accessibility to pathways for more people. It will also help to reduce the maintenance costs to the […]
Bradford Council unveils bold new plans to shape the district’s future transport
Bradford Council, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, has launched a major public consultation on a flagship programme of forwarding-thinking transport and place-making schemes to drive forward Bradford’s future regeneration. The four proposed schemes would create a more attractive and pleasant civic centre for the district, designed for people to mill about, enjoy […]
National strategy launched to boost accessibility for disabled passengers
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced plans to improve accessibility for disabled travellers in the UK, including new regulations for bus operators. Disabled passengers will have better access to public transport and a bigger say in how they travel, under a new strategy that will boost inclusivity across the entire network. The Department for […]
Gloucestershire County Council and its highways delivery partners recommended for ISO: 44001
Gloucestershire County Council together with its partners Ringway and Atkins have announced they have been recommended for accredited certification for ISO 44001: collaborative business relationship management systems. ISO 44001 is an international standard which provides guidance for identifying, developing and managing collaborative business relationships within or between organisations. In2019, the county council announced plans to […]
Mercedes Benz and TfL join forces to develop digital tool that can identify high risk locations before an incident takes places
A division of Mercedes-Benz AG-Urban Mobility Solutions (UMS) has been working with Transport for London to develop a road safety ‘dashboard’-a digital tool that has the potential to identify higher risk locations prior to an incident taking place on the network. Currently, cities and authorities use information about historic collisions to understand road safety and […]
P Ducker Systems gets awarded contract by TfL for 50 new enforcement cameras
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded a contract to P Ducker Systems (PDS) for at least 50 new enforcement cameras, which will play a vital part in helping TfL to meet its Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury on the road network. Each year more than 4,000 people are killed or seriously […]
Lane rental scheme making a ‘real difference’, says TfL
Seventy-nine projects on London’s road network have been supported so far by Transport for London’s Lane Rental scheme, making a ‘real difference’ to disruption, according to the organisation. Repairs and maintenance on underground pipes can have a significant impact on the road network leading to road closures and congestion. Since Lane Rental was introduced in 2012, […]
Aberdeenshire Council awards additional contracts for maintenance work
Leiths Construction Ltd has been appointed by Aberdeenshire Council to undertake patching repairs works in Banff and Buchan, Buchan and Formartine from August. Works will begin in Peterhead along with other villages in Buchan, before moving onto to complete works in Ellon and rural roads of Formartine and thereafter works in Fraserburgh and rural roads in […]
Highways England to assess north-south connectivity between M4 and south coast
Highways England is to assess the current north-south connectivity in the south west between the M4 and the south coast. The study includes looking at the A338 from Salisbury to Ringwood before it turns into the Wessex Way, as well as the A350, which runs from Wiltshire, around Blandford to Beacon Hill and the A37 […]
Consortium to lead project to develop the UK’s first ever study on electrification of the motorway for HGVs
The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever study on the electrification of long range trucks with dynamic charging, using overhead wires on motorways. The study is part of the £20m put aside for zero emission road freight trials under the recently-announced Transport Decarbonisation Plan […]