Kirkless Council to commit £22 million to improve the condition of its roads
Kirkless Council is to sign off a £22 million investment to improve its road network. The Highways Capital Plan includes road surfacing, street lighting, structures, road safety, flood management and drainage, traffic signals, car parks and public transport provision, as well as encouraging active travel through walking and cycling. The cash will help to improve […]
Ealing Council follows Hounslow’s decision to end LTN trials
Ealing Council has announced the end of the trial West Ealing South Low Traffic Neighbourhood, following the decision by the London Borough of Hounslow to close Swyncombe Avenue for two months. The council has pledged to give local people the final say on LTNs in their communities. Swyncombe Avenue, which is the key southern link between Hounslow […]
Pembrokeshire County Council is awarded £7m grant funding for transport projects
A huge range of transport improvement and active travel projects are to be carried out in Pembrokeshire, thanks to a £6.928 million grant funding awarded to Pembrokeshire County Council from Welsh Government. The projects will benefit local communities all over the county, said Cllr Phil Baker, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure. He said: “A wide range […]
Government announces £38 million for major new Devon road scheme
A new road scheme to improve journey times, provide new cycling and walking routes and support the construction of thousands of homes in Devon has received more than £38 million of government funding. The project will see a major overhaul of key transport links in the county, including plans to upgrade the A382 and build […]
Government supports Living Streets’Walk to School Outreach programme
A green initiative aimed at encouraging hundreds of thousands of children to walk to school has received £2.1 million in government support, Transport Minister Chris Heaton-Harris announced. The funding will help walking charity Living Streets extend its Walk to School Outreach programme to more than 1,000 primary schools across the country. The initiative, which has been running […]
Trials to improve safety and air quality outside schools to expand in Witney, Oxford and Abingdon
Oxfordshire County Council has expanded its School Streets pilot scheme that includes trial closures of roads to traffic at drop-off and pick-up times during term-time. School Streets aims to improve road safety to help boost cycling and walking and improve air quality. They are being delivered by Oxfordshire County Council together with participating schools, in […]
Sheffield Mayor Dan Jarvis calls for sustained support for the regions buses and trams alongside rail investment
Sheffield Mayor Dan Jarvis has told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps that there is a need for ‘sustained support’ for the region’s trams and buses alongside rail investment to enable the transition back to normality after the Covid pandemic. Mayor Jarvis said: “Nowhere is there more potential or need for ambition than in our bus network. […]
TfL urges riders and drivers to watch out for each other as too many young lives are lost each year
TfL wants to highlight the vulnerability of powered two-wheel vehicle users, as demand for them has surged throughout the pandemic”Every death or injury on our roads is one too many, and as motorcycle journeys increase, it’s vital riders are accessing the proper training to keep themselves and other road users safe”Heidi AlexanderDeputy Mayor for Transport […]
Kier Highways announces two additions to its senior leadership team
Kier Highways has announced two new appointments to the Highways Senior Leadership Team. This has seen Louise McMahon promoted from business integration manager to head of strategy and business improvement. Neil Wilson is now also on the Highways Senior Leadership Team as the Kier Highways head of safety, heath, environment and assurance (SHEA). In […]
Germany edges closer to allowing driverless cars on its network
Driverless busses and other autonomous vehicles could soon be on the roads of Germany after its lower house of parliament approved new laws for self-driving cars. Once approved by its upper chamber of parliament, it would be the world’s first legal framework for integrating autonomous vehicles in regular traffic, according to the German government. The bill, passed […]