Croydon agrees over £12 million investment into highways this year
Croydon Council has approved a £12,573m highways capital programme for the borough’s highway infrastructure for 2024/25, as well as a new five-year Highway Asset Management Strategy. The highways capital programme is a set of works to be carried out this year that will maintain and improve the conditions of the borough’s highways, flood and water […]
Plans being developed for town centre cycling improvements in Newcastle, Staffordshire
Final plans are being developed for new cycleways in Newcastle town centre which will provide continuity from existing routes and link to Keele University and Stoke-on-Trent railway station. The scheme will complete the route from the A52 George Street into the town centre, with the new sections of cycleway on Hassell Street and the A527 […]
Cranfield joins 46 million research hub to decarbonise UK transport
Cranfield University is part of a new national hub focused on rapidly decarbonising transport in the UK using digital twinning. The TransiT research hub is a collaboration of six universities and 67 industry partners, jointly led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. TransiT will identify the lowest cost, least risky and […]
LGA responds to report on local road conditions
The Local Government Association (LGA) has responded to an RAC Report on Motoring which says the condition and maintenance of local roads was one of drivers’ top concerns. Responding to an RAC Report on Motoring , Cllr Claire Holland, transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said: “Limited resources and a £16.3 billion local roads […]
Brentwood Council sets up taskforce to tackle potholes in town centre
Brentwood Borough Council is setting up a “multi-agency taskforce” to tackle potholes in its town centre. The council will create a panel, made up of taxi drivers, business owners, councillors, and other stakeholders, to work together to improve the state of the town’s High Street. Council leader Barry Aspinell said residents had been complaining to […]
Over 10,000 drivers help map seven million potholes
Seven million photos have been uploaded to an app that automatically alerts councils to defects. The technology, using AI, is set to produce the first pothole map of Britain and will make it clearer where repairs are needed and when they are being done, reports the Times. Members of the public have submitted seven million photographs […]
Major bridge renewal works to start in Killiecrankie
Network Rail is about to start a £3 million project to Rannoch Road bridge (off the B8079) in Killiecrankie. The six-month programme, from Monday 02 September 2024 until March 2025, involves replacing the existing bridge deck to keep the railway running safely and reliably. Engineers will also make alterations to the bridge abutments to accommodate […]
Wiltshire Council takes difficult decision to delay work at Countess Road, Amesbury
Wiltshire Council has announced it will delay work on a cycle scheme at Countess Way in Amesbury. The work was due to start in the coming weeks, but it has been delayed due to the Government’s decision to cancel the A303 Stonehenge tunnel project. The new cycleway, which includes the installation of a pedestrian crossing […]
Best foot forward for Telford & Wrekin’s active travel plans
From resurfacing and crossing points to school bike lessons, workshops and major flagship schemes, Telford & Wrekin Council is leading the way when it comes to safe, direct and high-quality walking, cycling and wheeling routes for day-to-day travel, it has said. Investment into infrastructure, events, equipment and facilities are also being delivered so people of […]
Innovative travel hub pilot unveiled across Halesowen
Communities will now benefit from convenient new local travel hubs offering sustainable transport options for short-distance trips. They are being rolled out across Halesowen as part of a year-long pilot project. The first two hubs, known as Local Travel Points, have been installed at Huntingtree Park and Andrew Road, by Halesowen bus station. A third […]