£1.2m boost for green highways improvement schemes in Cumbria
Cumbria County Council has set aside £1.2 million for road and maintenance schemes designed to improve the environment. The money will be earmarked for a range of schemes in all corners of the county in 2021/22, with £200,000 allocated to each of Cumbria’s six Local Committees. Local Committees will be asked to work with district, […]
Councillors in Medway, Kent consider 20mph speed limit trial
Medway Councillors are set to consider introducing a 20mph spped limit across all of its towns to help improve road safety. Councillors have said a pilot scheme across the area needs to start and the idea will now be put to the authority’s cabinet to decide whether to accept the proposals. Support was agreed after […]
Cheshire East Council revokes seven air quality management areas as pollution levels drop
Cheshire East Council has revoked seven air quality management areas as a result of falling pollution levels. The air quality management areas were introduced in response to raised pollutant levels within small ‘hotspots’ across the borough and to help provide a focus for air quality improvement measures. As a result of the improved picture, the […]
Highways England reports good progress with the bridge over M6
Highways England has reported good progress with the construction of a bridge over the M6 at junction 19 at Knutsford. Put in place to improve traffic flow between the motorway, the A556 and reduce congestion around the junction roundabout. Work to lift dozens of steel bridge beams into place over the motorway was completed on […]
Highways England Designated Funds money boosts cycling and pedestrian access in the New Forest
Highways England has been improving access in the New Forest for residents, walkers and cyclists along a main street in Ringwood, ahead of its work to widen the A31 in the area. The work, which is being carried out by Hampshire County Council on behalf of Highways England, will improve safety and accessibility for non-motorists […]
Inclusive, greener transport on the agenda in Scotland
Accelerating economic recovery and laying the groundwork for an inclusive, greener transport network will be at the heart of future transport investment in Scotland, according to Transport Scotland. This will be kick-started by the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) will help to deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes for transport set out in the […]
Durham commits more money for road repairs, transport projects and winter maintenance over the next year
Durham County Council has committed an additional £12 million of revenue spending next year to include more money for roads, fixing potholes and winter maintenance, as well as further climate change initiatives; improving local communities and employing neighbourhood wardens. Its budget for the year will also see a further £5 million to be spent on […]
Re-shaping of the A59 gets the go-ahead with £56m funding
The realignment of the A59 Harrogate to Skipton road at Kex Gill is set to go ahead after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps pledged up to £56m to build the major trans-Pennine route. North Yorkshire County Council will meet the remainder of the cost of the £60m project. A third party request was made to the […]
One in ten cars sold in Europe are electric or hybrid but charging infrastructure is a barrier to growth, says new report
One in ten cars sold in Europe by the end of last year was either electric or plug-in hybrid, with sales of electric vehicles (EVs) passing the one million mark by December. A joint report by the European Federation for the Electric Industry, Eurelectric, and global professional services firm EY, said that while road transportation […]
DfT updates Incentive Fund and Self Assessment questionnaire guidance
The Department for Transport (DfT) has update its guidance on teh Incentive Fund and Self Assessment Questionnaire for the Highways Maintenance Capital Funding for 2020/21. For 2020/21, each local highway authority in England (excluding London) is invited to complete a self-assessment questionnaire, in order to establish the share of the Incentive fund they will be […]