CEMEX Launches carbon neutral Vialow asphalt product
Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has launched Vialow, a new addition to the Vertua family of low carbon and sustainable building solutions. Vialow is a reduced carbon asphalt which comes with the option to offset residual CO2 to make it a CarbonNeutral® product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol. CEMEX announced its Climate Action […]
Total UK’s Bitumen Division launches dedicated health and safety training programme
The Total UK Bitumen Division has launched a dedicated health and safety training platform designed to allow industry professionals to meet their health and safety obligations. The platform covers a range of topics realating to bitumen health and safety best practice in order to minimise the risk of burns, injury, and damage to equipment and […]
WJ leads from the front with its carbon project that could help transform the road marking sector
WJ’s ongoing product carbon footprint model, part of a wider sustainability strategy, has won further praise from Highways England. The model is a quick, efficient, and reliable means of assessing and reducing carbon on its products and allows the WJ Group, a specialist road marking business that delivers across Highways England’s network of motorways and […]
Aberdeen City Council approves £13.6m budget for capital road improvement works
A £13.669 million budget for capital road improvement works for the 2021/22 financial year has been approved by Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee. The money will be used for 16 types of improvements ranging from bridge repairs to safer routes for walking and cycling to new LED lampposts. They include £392,000 for traffic lights […]
Decarbonisation of Road Transport says £150bn could be needed this decade to drive green vehicle transition
The newly-launched Decarbonusation of Road Transport has estimated that £150bn could be needed over this decade if the transition to green vehicles is to be a success. The orgainsation consists of a number of leading businesses and experts spanning transport, finance and energy have joined together to form the new coalition geared at accelerating the […]
Imperial College London and partners launch mobility hub trial project
Imperial College London has joined forces with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Brompton Bike Hire to launch a mobility hub at Imperial’s South Kensington campus as part of a four-month academic trial that will assess whether staff travel can be transformed by giving people more choices for sustainable and active transport. Staff who register for the trial will receive […]
New project aims to tackle transport-related exclusion for young people
Sustrans has teamed up with the University of the West of England to launch a new research project that aims to address transport-related barriers faced by young people aged 12-24 years in the UK. Transport to Thrive, will explore why transport is important to young people’s ability to reach the opportunities they need to become […]
Investment in public transport needs to continue, says adviser
The government needs to keep up spending on public transport, even though its usage has declined during the Covid pandemic, a government adviser has said. Commuter numbers could drop by a quarter due to more home working, Sir John Armitt, head of the National Infrastructure Commission, told the BBC. But Sir John said the Government […]
Queen’s Speech confirms investment in infrastructure remains at the heart of ‘levelling up’ strategy
The Queen’s Speech yesterday confirmed the Government’s plans to ‘level up’ across the country, with investment in infrastructure central to this. Her Majesty the Queen said: “My Government will strengthen the economic ties across the union, investing in and improving the national infrastructure. ‘Proposals will be taken forward to transform connectivity by rail and bus […]
New AI app trialled by HE on A14 scheme identifies ‘high risk’ days to help manage safety
A new artificial intelligence app has been trialled on Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntington improvement scheme, enabling ‘high risk’ days to be identified. The app allowed staff to record both hazards and good practice, with the information then used to identify potentially challenging days. At its peak, some 4,500 observations were submitted in one […]