58% of commuters in Dublin used public transport last year
Six out of ten commuters used buses, trams and trains for their journeys in Dublin city centre last year. The latest results of the annual Canal Cordon Report show 58.3% of all people travelling into the city centre during morning rush hours used public transport in 2023, up from its pre-pandemic peak of 53.5% in […]
New Brighton & Hove cabinet approves £4m Hove seafront cycle lane
A £4 million cycle lane along Hove seafront has been approved by Brighton & Hove Council’s cabinet. The scheme involves removing one lane on the existing westbound side of the A259 Kingsway between Fourth Avenue and the Hove Street traffic lights, by the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Between Hove Street and Wharf Road, by Hove […]
Urgent need to review funding block for Welsh roads and transport, says leading transport expert
There is an urgent need to find a more ‘appropriate basis’ for the HM Treasury block grant from Westminster to fund highways and transport in Wales. This is according to Professor Stuart Cole, CBE. Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, University of South Wales, who was writing on Nation Cymru giving his thoughts on what […]
Jet Plant Hire drives industry standards with sustainable planing solutions
Jet Plant Hire Ltd, a leading UK road planing contractor, is helping drive industry standards in sustainability and compliance, with regards to used planings and sweepings removed from road surfaces. By repurposing 100% of road planings, Jet Plant is actively reducing waste and aiming to help conserve natural resources, aligning with its strong environmental responsibility […]
£1.25m Derby Road project completes in Burton
The second phase of a major highways project to reconstruct a key route into Burton has been completed. The works, which started in March, saw Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews reconstruct and resurface the A5121 Derby Road from James Brindley Way to the Pirelli roundabout. This phase of the scheme, costing £1.25 million, involved resurfacing […]
Blakedale announced as Highways Heroes 2024 Drinks Reception and Award sponsor
Blakedale, the UK’s leading supplier of specialist traffic management vehicles in the UK, has been named as the official Drink Reception sponsor for the 2024 Highways Heroes Awards. As part of the agreement, the company will also become one of the awards sponsors for the event, which takes place on 28th November at the London […]
M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens
Travel on the Fylde coast will be transformed this week when the new M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens. The road is due to open at around midday on Friday 28 June. It will complete the existing Lytham St Annes Way by linking the Whitehills Roundabout near the M55 at its northern point, to Heyhouses […]
Roads across Highland to benefit from the £2.1bn Highland Investment Plan
Highland Council’s £2.1 billion twenty-year investment plan will add significant capital on top of existing and additional new commitments of £50 million for roads and transport infrastructure agreed as part of the 2024 budget setting process. £63.4m will be spent on roads and infrastructure improvements over the next three years. Following this, increases in capital through the […]
High street regeneration put at risk by poor quality parking facilities, says WJ Group
New analysis by WJ Group shows local government investment in high street regeneration risks being undermined by poor quality parking provision. The findings are based on a survey of more than 600 UK drivers about their experiences of car parking provision, which found 73% believe car parks are being increasingly neglected in the UK. While […]
New scheme to help in the event of flooding incidents in Herefordshire
On behalf of Herefordshire Council, Balfour Beatty Living Places has established the county’s first Community Flood Signage Scheme in Orleton The scheme enables trained Flood Warden Volunteers to close a small stretch of highway during a flood event to prevent vehicles driving though flood water, preventing accidents, breakdowns and damage to property caused by bow […]
