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 This recruitment drive comes as Highways England continues to revise the application withdrawn in November due to feedback received from the government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate.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 […]
Government promises to create a new ‘bus revolution’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled the most ‘ambitious’ shake-up of the bus sector in a generation, which will see lower, simpler flat fares in towns and cities, turn-up-and-go services on main routes, and new flexible services to reconnect communities. The government’s new bus strategy, backed by £3 billion of investment, will see passengers across […]
NE Lincolnshire Council approves £3 million spend on roads
North East Lincolnshire Council’s cabinet has approved close to £3m of central Government money aimed to improve and maintain the carriageways, footpaths and highway structures of North East Lincolnshire. The funding will be used for the year ahead, starting in April. It will contribute towards major schemes planned for the area, alongside the ongoing core […]
Chevron Traffic Management aquires Camps Highways and Camps Enviornmental Services
Chevron Traffic Management has announced the acquisition of Powys-based Highways Soft Estate maintenance companies, Camps Highways Limited and Camps Environmental Services (CES) Limited. In a deal which completed on 1st March 2021, Camps Highways and CES have become part of the Chevron Group of companies which provides traffic management, digital services and soft estate maintenance […]
‘Transforming infrastructure’on the agenda as Sheffield City Region set to spend £860 millon on covid recovery
Transforming infrastructure – building South Yorkshire’s transport network and revitalising its high streets and towns will feature as a major part of a £860m spend by the Sheffield City region on covied recovery. It will invest hundreds of millions into schemes to protect, create and attract thousands of jobs, train workers and apprentices and back […]
North Yorkshire County Council begins search for civil engineering contractors
North Yorkshire County Council has begun the search for contractors for its four-year civil engineering framework. It is looking for works to mainly take place on bridges and the road network on behalf of the council in both North and West Yorkshire. Work will involve resurfacing, reconstruction, slurry sealing, repairs to bridges, drainage, kerbing and […]
New studies show School Streets improve air quality
Closing the roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has reduced polluting nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23% and is strongly supported by parents, new research published by the Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals. To measure the air quality benefits of the new School Streets, 30 cutting-edge sensors from the Breathe London […]