Powys Council to apply for up to £6 million to tackle potholes
Powys Council is to apply for up to £6 million from government to tackle the state of the county’s roads. The council is putting together bids from the new Levelling Up Fund to help address problems that have seen Powys named the worst authority in Wales for road conditions. This was one of the outcomes […]
Ex-vicar’s legal threat casts doubt on smart motorways
Highways England is reported to have paused plans to turn the M62 across the Pennines into a smart motorway. The Times says a retired vicar’s threat of legal action has “stymied proposals” for 19 miles of smart motorway and raised new doubts over the future of the scheme. It says Mark Coleman, from Rochdale in […]
Transport for Wales launches Biodiversity Action Plan
Transport for Wales has set a target of no net loss of biodiversity in its operations by 2024 as part of an ambitious new Biodiversity Action Plan launched this week. Using the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ biodiversity metric for guidance, TfW is aiming to achieve no net loss of biodiversity through its […]
Calderdale Council approves £13.75 for 2021-22 Highways Capital Programme
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has approved a £13.75 investment in the borough’s Highways Capital programme for 2021-22, which will include a range of schemes. It has also agreed to spend £1.97 million needed to make its major depot at Ainley, Elland, fit for purpose and meeting health and safety requirements, such as keeping pedestrians and vehicles […]
Highways England starts search for interested parties for its new Pavement Delivery Framework with industry day
Highways England has started the search for companies interested in helping it deliver the next generation of Pavement Delivery Framework. The new £1.3bn framework will replace the previous surfacing and pavement arrangement, and a formal invitation is expected in February 2022. Before that, it is planning to hold a industry day 29 June, which interested […]
Runcorn’s 10-year transport plan takes shape
Plans for the East Runcorn Connectivity Corridor, easing congestion and opening development sites, are moving to the next stage. Halton Council’s executive will be asked next week to note progress made on the various parts of the plan. A report published ahead of the meeting seeks approval to develop the ERCC transport scheme and add […]
Delay review of London bus demand until the autumn to avoid premature cuts says watchdog
London TravelWatch has called for the Government to delay its review of London bus demand scheduled for July until the autumn to coincide with more people returning to the office and avoid premature service cuts based on unrealistic usage figures. The watchdog has sent a briefing to all London Assembly Members (AMs) and London MPs asking them […]
Gaist and Safecote enter partnership to give local authorities real time view on condition and performance of their road network
Gaist, the global provider of roadscape insight and intelligence services and Safecote, an innovative winter service solutions company with Europe-wide links who have provided vital solutions to public and private industry for almost 20 years, have announced the availability of new national datasets to enable highways authorities to understand real time condition and performance on […]
Highways England confirms £218m investment to improve roads, pavements and bridges in the East of England
Highways England has confirmed a £218 million investment in several roads, pavements and bridges in the East of England over the next year. Motorways and major A roads including the M11, A14, A1, A47 and A12 are all included in the package. The planned works, include road resurfacing, bridge joint replacements, the creation of cycle […]
Leader of Western Isles Council writes to Boris Johnston over the islands’ troubled ferry service
The leader of the Western Isles Council has written to Boris Johnson to help fix the islands’ troubled ferry service. Roddie Mackay has warned that failure to address connectivity issues could have “catastrophic” effects for islanders. Mr Mackay said he was contacting Westminster because of Holyrood’s unwillingness to address “systemic service failure,” according to a […]