Kent Council considers introducing fast public transport for parts of the county
Consultation has been launched on proposals for improved, fast public transport services connecting the Kent areas of Ebbsfleet, Dartford, Slade Green, Erith and Belvedere with Abbey Wood. The proposals by the Crossrail to Ebbsfleet (C2E) Partnership would provide faster connections into London and to other parts of Kent. They would make journeys by public transport […]
Transport Secretary gives go ahead for A303 dual carriageway
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the formal green light to a plan to create three miles of high-quality dual carriageway on the A303 in Somerset. The upgrade, between Sparkford and Ilchester, will tackle congestion on the traffic-clogged single carriageway section of the arterial route. This is where on average, the road carries 23,500 vehicles, […]
Government invests £93 million for road funding as its continues to ‘build back better’
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced funding of £93 million for road upgrades across the UK in North Yorkshire, Hampshire and the Midlands. New and improved transport links will boost connections between key economic hubs across the country while making journeys safer and more reliable for motorists, it said. The Northern Powerhouse is set to receive […]
Road deaths 14% lower for year ending 2020 says DfT povisional data
Provisional road casualty figures for the year ending June 2020, which included three months of the first national lockdown, show that road deaths were 14% lower compared with the previous year, according to the Department of Tramsport’s: Reported road casualties in GreatBritain: provisional estimates year ending June 2020 document. There were an estimated 1,580 road […]
Highways England helps fund study to alleviate flooding in Staffordshire
A £2.5 million scheme to increase wildlife numbers, provide better access for families and alleviate flooding around rivers in a Staffordshire town moves a step closer. The £150,000 donation has funded an environmental feasibility study which is now under way to develop, plan and cost a five-year plan for the Stafford Brooks Project. The project […]
Brighton to search for ways of reducing accidents on its road network
Brighton & Hove Council is considering proposals to reduce the number of cars coming into the city to address the high numbers of people that have accidents and are killed on the city’s roads every year. The city council will discuss plans to sign up to the Road Danger Reduction Forum charter which looks at […]
Plans for mass transit and connected travel in Yorkshire as West Yorkshire Combined Authority launches new proposals
Plans for a transport network – including a new mass transit system – that connects all West Yorkshire’s communities to jobs, education have been released by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The authority’s Connectivity Infrastructure Plan and Mass Transit Vision 2040, sees proposals that will identify where people will live and work in the coming […]
Amey works with Moshon Data to enhance the safety of its vehicles with crash protection product
Amey has enhanced the safety of its workforce by installing the RadViz crash prevention product that helps prevent lorries crashing into highway maintenance vehicles. The small and innovative product was created by UK-based company Moshon Data, after it did some work with the Dutch Highways Agency who wanted to investigate why Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) […]
Colas joins the Social Value Portal
Colas has partnered with the Social Value Portal and is rolling out the use of their measurement tool as its aligns with the National Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework. Adopted by more than 60 public sector authorities, including many of Colas’ clients, the National TOMs is the most popular and widely used Social Value measurement framework […]
Touchless technology to be trialled at six pedestrian crossings in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is set to trial touchless pedestrian crossing technology at six sites across the area. The trial is funded by Welsh Government as part of its support for sustainable transport measures in response to COVID-19. The new setup will allow pedestrians to activate each of the signal controlled crossings by moving their […]