Videalert integrates its Digital Video Platform with ZatPark’s parking management software
Videalert has announced the integration of its Digital Video Platform with ZatPark’s end-to-end parking management software. Used in conjunction with Videalert’s Mobile Enforcement Vehicles (MEVs), this integration will enhance the ability of local authorities to manage permit parking and deliver significant productivity improvements. Videalert is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of CCTV traffic enforcement […]
National bus strategy for England published
Following yesterday’s news of a new national bus strategy, reported by Highway News, the documents are now available to view online. The strategy outlines ambitious reform of how bus services are planned and delivered. It will deliver better bus services for passengers across England, through ambitious and far-reaching reform of how services are planned and […]
Lancashire and Blackpool agree plan for cross-boundary approach to maintenance
Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council have agreed to take on responsibility for maintaining a number of road lengths within each other’s boundaries as part of a ‘common-sense approach’ to improve efficiency. The Lancashire/Blackpool boundary cuts across a wide urban area, with the result that each council is currently responsible for inspecting and maintaining only […]
Further investmemt in air quality monitors across London
The Mayor of London has joined forces with Bloomberg Philanthropies to make a joint investment in 195 air quality sensors that will be placed across London. This will fund the running of the sensors and further research as the sensors get installed at hospitals, schools and local authorities, will produce real-time air quality data that […]
Kingston and Sutton Councils appoint VolkerHighways for new street lighting contract
VolkerHighways has been awarded a ten-year street lighting term maintenance contract for the Royal Borough of Kingston and London Borough of Sutton Councils. Worth £20 million, the contract will begin in April 2021 and will continue until 2031. The contract will include the general maintenance and repair of street lighting and illuminated signs and bollards, […]
Lincolnshire County council partially open new Welton roundabout project
Vehicles have started using the northern part of the new Welton roundabout in Lincolnshire, marking significant progress with the project. The A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout project is being part-funded using the £2m allocated to the authority by the Department of Transport (DfT) from tranche 2 of its National Productivity Investment Fund. The remaining funding […]
First CAZ outside of London launches in Bath
The UK’s first charging clean air zone (CAZ) outside of London has launched in Bath as part of plans to drive down harmful pollution and protect public health. Polluting vehicles are now be charged £9 or £100 a day to drive in the centre of Bath, but private cars and motorbikes will not be charged. The scheme […]
Huge £200m programme of major road schemes taking place in Kirkless
Several projects across Kirkless have started with the aim of improving the road network. Projects include the Cooper Bridge, the A62 Leeds Road into Huddersfield, the widening of the A629 Halifax Road and the A629 Wakefield Road. Kirklees Council has created a new Major Projects Service to handle the enormity of the work, which will […]
Highways England on the search for apprentices to join Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England is looking for apprentices to join the Lower Thames Crossing project. Six project management apprentices are being taken onto help with the road investment scheme. This recruitment drive comes as Highways England continues to revise the application withdrawn in November due to feedback received from the government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate. From September, the apprentices […]
DfT to have second HQ in Birmingham and ‘northern hub’ in Leeds
The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced the creation of a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds, as part of a plan to create 650 roles in the cities. The move is part of the government’s commitment to diversifying the Civil Service, ensuring decisions are rooted in the communities it serves, it […]