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 […]
Congestion on the roads could be reduced as more drones are used for mobility and freight, says AoF
An increased use of drones and other electric aircraft for mobility and freight could help reduce road congestion as well as cut the environmental impact of aviation, according to the Airspace of the Future (AoF) group. Nine organisations from UK industry and academia have come together to form the AoF consortium. The group, which will […]
ARTSM to join forces with Safer Highways to champion road worker safety
The Association for Road Traffic Safety and Management (ARTSM) have become the second trade body to enter into a joint working agreement with Safer Highways after the announcement of the RSTA. Safer Highways and ARTSM will work together collaboratively to communicate the work of the members of both organisations in this area and the wider […]
Highways England appoints Arcadis and 4way Consulting to support Tunnels Infrastructure, Systems and Products Strategy
Arcadis, in partnership with tunnels and operational technology specialists 4way Consulting, have been selected by Highways England to support the organisation’s tunnels, systems and products strategy. The two-year contract worth £1.3million will include the development of a technology roadmap and a testing framework for tunnel technology products to support the delivery of an updated technology […]