Data from Scottish Street Gazetteer integrated into the OS MasterMap Highways Network
All street data in Great Britain is now in one single dataset for the first time, after data from the Scottish Street Gazetteer has been integrated into the Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap Highways Network and Open USRN (unique street reference numbers). This has seen a collaboration between the Geospatial Commission, Scottish Government and Scotland’s Improvement […]
Restarting the engine: The future of transport in a post-pandemic Scotland
“It’s pretty clear a pandemic is the most significant disruption to existing patterns of transport that we’ve had in the modern era – by quite some margin,” Professor Iain Docherty, one of the country’s leading transport academics, tells Holyrood. It’s the first thing the Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Stirling […]
Kent County Council starts further programme on potholes
Kent Councty Council has started further work on repiaring potholes this month. Over the last year, the council has patched 358,840 square metres of Kent’s roads. In addition, 600, one metre square individual potholes have been repaired, bringing the total number of individual pothole repairs across the county to 49,945. With temperatures beginning to rise, […]
Newcastle City Council says maintenance repair bill has risen by £70m in three years
Newscastle City Council has said its bill for fixing deteriorating roads and pavements has risen by almost £70 million over the last three years. The last estimate in 2018 put the figure at £116 million, but civic centre officials say that “ageing infrastructure and increased costs” mean that completing the backlog on crumbling footpaths alone would […]
Island Roads change approach to removing weeds from Isle of Wight highways
The new method ensures Island Roads maintains the required level of service in a way that looks after the environment Island Roads is to adopt a new approach to removing weeds from the highway network. The company will this year employ extra seasonal staff to remove weeds, wherever possible, by hand and traditional tools. Previously […]
‘Ground-breaking’ trial project launched to reduce private car use at the University of Warwick
E-scooters, buses on demand and Enterprise Car Club vehicles are just some of the innovative transport projects being looked at to reduce personal car use under a two-year trial at the University of Warwick. The Future Transport Showcase will involve a number of new projects aiming to reduce private vehicle usage, cut carbon emissions and […]
CIHT calls for actions after latest budget
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transport (CIHT) has called again for a five-point plan that should come from the latest budget. It has called for the following: 1) Refocussing transport to become the enabler to achieve net zero: CIHT has called for the government to develop guidance for how planning and transport should be […]
Amey appoints new Highways Sector Director
Amey has announced that Andy Denman will be joining the business to take responsibility for its local and strategic highways operations from May. As the new Highways Sector Director, Mr Denman will be an integral part of the Transport Infrastructure Executive Team. His immediate priorities will be focused on supporting our people and teams to […]
Meon launches Project Highways Zero
Highway surface specialists Meon has laucnhed Project Highways Zero, a new project aimed at highlighting how carbon savings can be made across highway and transportation infrastructure. A key milestone in the project up to now was the completion of the first independently verified white paper looking into line marking and its impact on carbon. This […]
Insights: The emerging revolution in the road construction industry
McKinsey has been considering the upcomingv trends in term sof technology in the roads sector. Four technology trends could help improve road functionality, construction, and maintenance, creating opportunities for greater safety, efficiency, and economic success, it said. Advances in technology will affect not only the composition and utilization of roads but also the speed and cost […]