Living walls installed to tackle roadside emissions
Staffordshire County Council (SCC) and Amey have collaborated with Biotecture and 40two to install a series of living walls in Staffordshire to improve air quality as part of the £22.9m ADEPT Smart Places Live Labs programme. The Live Labs SIMULATE programme, run by SCC and Amey, is designed to not only test mobility hubs but […]
TfL considers cycling upgrades in Lambeth and Southwark
Trial changes to make cycling easier and safer are currently in place on the A23 between Oval and Streatham, the CS7 route in Southwark and on Tooley Street and Duke Street Hill in central London. TfL is now asking for feedback from local residents and businesses in the area on a series of improvements made earlier […]
Highways Sector Council’s mission to transform the industry
The Highways Sector Council (HSC) has developed a proposal to transform the industry, supportdelivery of the government’s priorities and strengthen the UK economy as the country emerges fromthe COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal sets out four areas for development and focuses on the highways sector which been agreed with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Highways […]
Comment & Opinion: Transportation Infrastructure-it’s about bringing communities together
By Chris Tyerman For most of us, when we hear infrastructure, we often think of mega projects such as Crossrail, HS2, Hinkley Point, or Heathrow’s third runway. That isn’t surprising, national projects are undeniably important as arteries for industry and powerhouses of growth. Most transport infrastructure of course, isn’t national, or even regional in scope; […]
Highways England on the look out for contractors to assess structures
Highways England has started the search for contractors to deliver structure inspection surveys. Its latest contract notice said the work would involve structiural, general and principal inspections as well as the overall monitoring and reporting of structures. This will see contracts will be awarded in six geographical regions: Yorkshire and North East, North West, East, […]
Irish government invests €10.5m in rural road network
The Irish Government is to invest €10.5m to upgrade rural roads and laneways across the country. The Government’s Department of Rural and Community Development has allocated money to several areas including; Tipperary, which received €619,969; Cork, €920,000; Kerry, €689,930; Limerick, €404,090; Waterford, €278,802; and Clare received €500,811. The funding – announced under the Local Improvement […]
Government invests £11.6 million in vital new road in Swindon
The funding of a new access road between Swindon and the planned New Eastern Villages development will provide faster journeys and enable the construction of 4,150 new homes, according to the Department for Transport. Planned works on the project include a new roundabout, signalised junction and footway – all of which will ease congestion and […]
Cost of London’s road maintenance backlog has now reached £1 billion, says LoTAG’s State of the City report
London’s road network is continuing to suffer from significant underinvetment, according to the annual State of the City report from the London Technical Advisers Group (LoTAG). It says the cost of the capital’s road maintenance backlog has now reached more than £1 billion. According to the report, there is a serious shortfall in funding for […]
AECOM to deliver spatial planning services to Highways England
AECOM has started work on a new contract to deliver spatial planning advice to Highways England in the Midlands and East of England, including advice on development proposals affecting the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The company secured two regions under Highways England’s new three-year National Spatial Planning Contract, with work mobilising during April and May. […]
Highway improvement scheme in Whitehaven, Cumbria changes ‘gateway’ for the better
A £2.5m highways improvement scheme to transform a gateway into Whitehaven has been completed, following the switch-on of traffic lights at the Bransty Row junction. Cumbria County Council has delivered the project, designed to ease congestion and improve road safety with a clearer road layout for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Access to a local Tesco […]