Stockton Council looks to ‘plastic’ as possible solution to maintenance challenge
Plastic roads are being considered as a possible solution to dealing with some of its highway maintenance challenges as it looks to deal with a £1.6m funding gap in its carriageway budget. Parts of the UK already use asphalt mixed with waste plastic on some roads – with Cumbria, Newcastle and County Durham seeing polymers […]
ASI Solutions on the search for local authority partner to demonstrate how Rhinophalt asphalt preservation could change the way bridge decks are maintained in the future
ASI Solutions, the leading provider of asphalt preservation technology in the UK and around the globe, is calling on local authorities and other bridge owners to come forward to take part in a new demonstration. The company wants to demonstrate its Rhinophalt® asphalt preservation product on bridge decks as the second part of a new […]
Government urged to promote public transport as new campaign is launched to get people back on board
A national campaign to help get people back on board public transport is being launched outside the House of Lords and across social media today by sustainable transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport. The Way Forward campaign is calling on the Government to support public transport by actively encouraging people to use buses, trains, coaches and […]
Major £10m road resurfacing programme to start in Derbyshire
Work has started on a £10 million resurfacing programem across Derbyshire, the counil has said. Over the next year parts of more than 325 roads will be resurfaced or surface dressed. During March and April this year our highways workers and an external contractor have been busy getting these roads ready to be resurfaced or […]
Motion raised to unite political parties to deliver highway improvement in Nottinghamshire
A motion to set up a cross-party Highways Review Panel will be put forward at Nottinghamshire Full Council next week. If carried, the proposal will see politicians from all parties work together to examine the methods and technologies used to repair and maintain the county’s roads and suggest recommendations for improvement. In proposing the motion, […]
Telent wins one of the largest traffic signals contracts in the UK
Critical digital infrastructure specialist Telent has been awarded a contract to maintain West Yorkshire’s traffic signals, the largest contract of its kind. The maintenance involved includes both reactive and planned and preventative maintenance. Reactive involves responding to faults – such as a signal going down, a lamp going out, or a vehicle detector failing to communicate with […]
Highways trial new public feedback tool as part of its M56 upgrade project
Highways England has launched a new feedback tool to help get more information from the public on what they think about its projects. Trialed as part of Highways England’s M56 upgrade project, ECHO lets the public tell the construction teams about their thoughts on the work and project. Highways England is currently working to install […]
Research shows that 25,000 modal filters have now been implemented in the UK to help support cyclists
New research by campaign group #BikeisBest has shown there are at least 25,000 modal filters in the UK to help support cyclists and pedestrians. The organisation used OpenStreetMap data to locate 25,676 modal filters, often used as part of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), in different forms such as bollards and kerbs. The research revealed that […]
Highways England signs agreement with emergency services across the West Midlands to speed up responses to incidents on roads
Highways England and emergency services across the West Midlands have signed up to a new agreement which will see incidents on roads dealt with more swiftly. The agreement cements the collaboration between the services and sets out clear roles to enable more efficiency at the scene as well as managing the road network, meaning less […]
Large growth in EV charging systems, according to new government stats
There has been a 10% increase in charging devices on the network in the last quarter to April 2021, according to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. Its latest report, the Electric vehicle charging device statistics: April 2021, showed available devices on the network increased by 2,015, up nearly 10% on the previous quarter (October […]