Government partners with disability charity to set standards for electric vehicle chargepoints
Working partnership with national disability charity Motability, the Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned the British Standards Institute (BSI) to develop accessibility standards for EV chargepoints across the country. These standards will provide industry with guidance and drivers with a new clear definition of ‘fully accessible’, ‘partially accessible’ and ‘not accessible’ public EV chargepoints. The design of public chargepoints is already carefully […]
Kent County Council launches consultation on future bus services
A plan for the future of bus services in Kent is being created by Kent County Council which is asking the public for its help. In March, the government published a new National Bus Strategy which set a framework for recovery for the pandemic and a vision for future bus service improvement across the UK. […]
Safecote launches Making Winter Cycling Safer campaign
Winter service solutions company Safecote, has launched a new Making Winter Cycling Safer campaign in conjunction with Team GB kit manufacturer KALAS Sportswear. Working with Kalas and a number of UK cycling groups/forums, the company aims to promote the benefits of ensuring that cycleways are fit and open for daily use during the winter season […]
Consultation launched on Leicester Transport Plan
Leicester City Council has launched a consultation on its Transport Plan that sets out transport and travel priorities for the city for the next 15 years. The draft Leicester Transport Plan has been drawn up, focusing on the key themes and identifying schemes which the city council proposes to deliver between now and 2036. The […]
TfL working towards safer, greener and more efficient roads with new collaboration programme
Transport for London (TfL) has brought together all of the maintenance of roads, tunnels, and assets such as bus stations and streetlights that are essential for Londoners making journeys around the city under a new ’Works for London’ programme, which will ensure that London’s road network is more efficient, safer and greener. Three leading infrastructure companies - Ringway, FM Conway Limited and Tarmac Kier JV – will partner with TfL over the […]
Safer Highways launches Highways Heroes Awards
Safer Highways has announced the launch of the Highways Heroes Awards 2021. Taking place in Central London on December 2nd the awards will recognise those who have gone above and beyond their duty, to help someone or improve a situation, either in the communities they work in or to unconditionally support fellow workers in their […]
Highways England release footage of it second automated cone laying vehicle as it goes through off-road trials
Highways England has released footage of a second automated cone laying vehicle designed to protect roadworkers which is now undergoing off-road trials in the UK. Working with a group of industry experts, Highways England has been on a journey to develop automated vehicles which will take out the human element involved in putting out cones – eliminating […]
Bouygues Energies & Services awarded Suffolk County Council street lighting contract
Bouygues Energies & Services (Bouygues E&S), a global leader in street lighting and energy services, has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Street Lighting for Suffolk County Council (SCC). SCC and Bouygues E&S have joined forces to create a flagship partnership with the aim of reducing energy, minimising light pollution and bringing down ongoing […]
River footpath restored as part of Britain’s biggest road project
Some of the benefits of the A14 Cambridgeshire upgrade project are being extended to pedestrians and local communities, with £42,500 being invested by Highways England and Cambridgeshire County Council on a number of upgrades along the Ouse Valley Way including vegetation clearance, surfacing works, and new signage and information boards. Highways England has finished the […]
Tarmac reaches major milestone for HGV emissions standards
Tarmac has reached a major milestone in its commitment to continuously improving the emissions standards across its fleet of heavy goods vehicles. The company has recently seen the 1,750th HGV in its fleet become compliant with Euro 6 emissions standards, meaning 90% of its vehicles are now fully in line with the benchmark environmental regulations. Introduced in 2015, […]