Nottinghamshire County Council approves £36 million for highways improvements
Nottinghamshire County Council has approved nearly £36 million of highways investment for the year. The investment will be used to focus on improving roads and footpaths, protect properties from flooding and get people and businesses back on the after the pandemic. The council’s provisional programmes includes £16.4 million for road mainteance schemes, £5.5 million for […]
First carbon neutral road improvement project in the UK is completed
Work has been completed on the UK’s first carbon-neutral scheme in Cumbria for Highways England. The project, a collaboration between A E Yates, Aggregate Industries and Amey, saw over 1,000 tonnes of Foamix asphalt laid per night between junction6 of the M6 and Bettarg Holt, with operatives working 24 hours via two shifts to help […]
Kier gets new TfL Maintenance and Management contract for road tunnels
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Kier to deliver its new Maintenance and Management contract for road tunnels and pumping stations. The work will include mechanical, electrical and control activities associated with each tunnel, renewals, safety inspections, intelligent transport systems and cleaning. As part of this contract, Kier will be responsible for maintaining and managing […]
Park and ride projects set to begin construction in Wokingham
Construction of a new park and ride, and expansion of another in Wokingham borough are set to begin, with nearly £10million being invested in the facilities. Work is to start on the new Coppid Beech Park and Ride in Wokingham and adding an additional decked floor to the Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride will start […]
McCann appoint Clive Leadbetter as Strategic Highways Director to strengthen its long-term growth
Former Costain and A-one+ executive Clive Leadbetter has joined infrastructure speacialist McCann as its Strategic Highways Director. The company said the addition to its management team is part of an ambitious three-year growth plan. The role of has been created to help promote the company’s capabilities to clients including Highways England and local authority partners, […]
Bannerman Road Community Academy PTA win grant to improve safety for pupils and families around their school
The area around Bannerman Road Community Academy has been radically improved creating a safer environment for pupils and the community after receiving a grant from The Road Safety Trust. When Bristol City Council identified a road junction next to Bannerman Road Community Academy to be pedestrianised, Bannerman Road PTA took this as an opportunity to apply for funding […]
Work to continue on junction 25 of the M25
Work on junction 25 of the M25 will continue this week. The project will be reconfigured to improve traffic flow. The A10 southbound approach into the junction is also a congestion hotspot in Broxbourne, according to Highways England. Junction 25 already sees up to 6,300 vehicles per hour using the junction’s roundabout at peak times, causing congestion and regular […]
Aberdeenshire to trial new on-demand bus service
Aberdeenshire Council has lauched a trial of a new on-demand bus service. Rural residents, including pensioners and the elderly, may soon have to book their bus travel through a smartphone app if a trial into a new transport model is approved. The council’s existing dial-a-bus service is being replaced with a Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) […]
Active road studs can have ‘significant’ postive effect on driver confidence, says new report
Active road studs can have a significant positive effect on driver confidence where installed, according to the results of a new study by the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University. The study, Active Road Studs as an Alternative to Lighting on Rural Roads: Driver Safety Perception, the first of its kind to investigate the […]
Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan could put forward for approval this summer
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will receive an update on the final Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan this week, which could be put forward for approval this summer. The update, expected on Friday, according to a new report by Transport for Greater Manchester, will say that work is already under way to assess and understand […]