DfT to issue updated statutory Network Management Duty guidance to ensure cycle and walking schemes remain in place long enough for their impacts to be properly assessed
The Department of Transport (DfT) will be issuing updated statutory Network Management Duty guidance to all local transport authorities soon which will make clear that they should always leave cycling and walking schemes in place for long enough for their impacts to be properly assessed. This is according to Chris Heaton-Harris, Minister of State for […]
Norfolk to get £26.2 million funding for A140 Long Stratton Bypass
Norfolk is set to benefit from £26.2 million in government funding to help construct the planned A140 Long Stratton Bypass, the Department for Transport has announced. The scheme will see a new 2.5-mile road built to the east of Long Stratton, ensuring faster and smoother journeys while directly supporting plans for 1,800 new homes and the development […]
Marlborough Highways trialling electric Wacker Neuson digger and dumper
Marlborough Highways has been working with one of our innovation partners, Wacker Neuson, to trial an electric EZ17e Digger, DW15e Dumper and plates. The battery powered construction machines are part of Wacker Neuson’s Zero Emission range which focus on three key features: ecology (reducing CO2 emissions), economy (motor efficiency) and operator-friendliness (healthier, quieter and emission-free […]
Leicestershire on the path to making more cycling and walking improvements
Plans to increase cycling and walking in Leicestershire through a combination of creating more networks, revamping existing routes and teaming up with schools and workplaces have moved closer, according to the council. Leicestershire County Council has been asking members of the public for their views on the issue, with more than 2,400 people responding to a […]
Mace strengthens transport business with two new senior hires
Mace, the international consultancy and construction business, has announced two new senior appointments – Lizz Robinson and Mark Anders – who have joined Consult’s expanding transport team following a major Highways England win. Mace has brought Lizz and Mark on board to expand the organisation’s position within the transport sector and to support the business following […]
FM Conway strengthens senior leadership team with appointment of new Managing Director
Infrastructure services company FM Conway has appointed James Tallon to the role of Managing Director to strengthen its senior leadership team. Mr Tallon now takes on strategic responsibility for delivering highways maintenance solutions across the capital with our local authority clients and Transport for London. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, with […]
Buckinghamshire Council approves an extra £3 million for county’s roads
Councillors in Buckinghamshire have today agreed an extra £3 million investment to improve the county’s roads, in addition to the £24 million already allocated to highways improvements. The extra £3 million is being set aside specifically so an extra £2.5 million can be spent repairing potholes with another half a million pounds to upgrade road […]
Mobileye starts autonomous vehicle testing in New York
Mobileye, the Intel company, has added New York City to its expanding global autonomous vehicle (AV) testing programme. Recently Mobileye applied for and received a New York AV testing permit to drive AVs on New York City streets. Mobileye is the only company currently holding an AV testing permit. During both day and nighttime driving, […]
New research points to a 50% reduction in injuries on the road network inside LTN’s
The number of injuries on the road network inside low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTN’s) halved compared to areas without them, new research has revealed. Academics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Westminister University and Imperial College London found that the greatest reduction in injuries was people in cars and pedestrians. The improvement in safety […]
Highways England to start consultation on new active travel link in West Sussex
Highways England is to launch a six-week public engagement for people to have their say on new plans for a cycle and walking route to be created on the south coast to link Chichester with Emsworth in West Sussex. The six-mile long off-road route will the two areas along the A259. The route which is […]