Six companies given highway improvement contracts by West Sussex Council
Contracts, worth a total of up to £15million, have been awarded to six companies for a range of highway improvements in West Sussex. In September, the council announced more than £19million worth of improvement works are set to take place on West Sussex’s roads and footways until March 2021. The successful bidders for planned road, […]
First phase of Windy Habour to Skippool bypass in Lancashire to start next week
The first phase of works on the A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool bypass in Lancashire will start next week, according to Highways England. Work will include the bypassing of Singleton village with a new dual carriageway linked to new junction arrangements along the existing A585 at Windy Harbour and Skippool, helping ease congestion, and improve […]
John Sisk & Son appoint new Head of Quality
John Sisk & Son has announced the appointment of Professor Perry Shard as its new Head of Quality – UK Construction & Group Civils. He will drive Sisk’s quality agenda across the UK construction and group civils division and has vast experience in construction in a range of roles. Sisk continues to evolve its approach […]
Sutton and Kingston Councils partner with Vivacity Labs to improve active travel and create safer areas
Sutton and Kingston Councils will be working with UK-based transport AI company Vivacity Labs to help improve active travel insight and the safety of high footfall areas. The councils, as part of the InnOvaTe project, will utilise Vivacity’s AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide data on different transport modes and movement patterns. The project […]
John Sisk & Son appointed contract for A629 project
John Sisk & Son has been appointed the contractor that will deliver the construction works on the A629 Phase 1b-a project in Yorkshire which has been funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund. As part of the design and build scheme, Sisk and Son has appointed consultants WSP […]
Only collaboration across all infrastructure sectors will achieve net zero carbon, says ICE round table
Collaboration across and beyond all infrastructure sectors will be vital to the success in achieving net zero carbon. This was the main conclusion following roundtable discussions and a panel debate that took place as part of ICE President, Rachel Skinner’s visit to the West Midlands. The first roundtable took place on the first day of […]
Kent County Council launches ambitious safe systems approach as it aims for zero fatalities on its roads by 2050
Kent County Council (KCC) has announced it is aiming for zero fatalities on its roads each year by 2050. The council has started public consultation on the new road safety strategy which promotes shared responsibility for reducing road injuries. The council said that while it was taking the lead, the strategy will only succeed if […]
New zero-emissions rapid transit bus service to run in the West Midlands
National Express West Midlands has announced its intention to run new rapid transit bus services along the A34 and A45 Sprint route between Walsall, Birmingham and Solihull. The new services will first launch in May 2022 with a fleet of zero-emission double decker Platinum buses, which will be able to beat traffic jams and offer […]
Shoaf named new chair of Urban Transport Group
Laura Shoaf, the Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), has been named as the new chair of the Urban Transport Group. Her appointment follows the end of the two-year term of outgoing chair Stephen Edwards, the executive director of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Ms Shoaf steps up from vice-chair. She is […]
Siemens completes installation of monitoring and enforcement cameras on Birmimgham City Centre CAZ
Siemens Mobility has completed the installation of all 67 monitoring and enforcement cameras for Birmingham City Council’s new clean air zone. Installed at locations across the city centre, the Sicore II automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are at the heart of the scheme which is scheduled to go live at the beginning of June. […]