Coventry and Oxford to be the first cities to have all-electric buses
Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced yesterday. The cities are developing business cases in an England-wide competition to switch an entire town or city’s bus fleet to electric vehicles. Subject to successful business cases, each area could […]
LCRIG calls for role of local highway teams to be recognised
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) wants the role of local highway teams to be recognised as they continue to operate during the latest lockdown which will be in force until at least the middle of February. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed a third national lockdown on Monday night with people urged to work […]
Work to continue during lockdown says Highways England
Highways England has confirmed that work will continue during the current lockdown. In an updated released yesterday, Malcolm Dare, Executive Director, Commercial & Procurement at Highways England said: “As with the previous lockdowns and regional restrictions Highways England will continue to operate in the C-19 compliant way that we have all collectively evolved. “Again, the […]
Work starts on cycle way in Leeds that will form part of 500 miles of cycleways across the West Yorkshire region
Work has started in Leeds on the Dewsbury Road cycle lane that will form part of the Connecting Leeds scheme that aims to create 500 miles of safer cycling routes in the West Yorksgire region. The new segregated routes will be part of a regional network created through the CityConnect programme. This is part of […]
Highways England provides funding for ‘missing link’ in National Cycle Network in Wiltshire
Highways England has invested £630,000 to extend a cycleway on the A36 in Salisbury in Wiltshire to help provide the missing link on one of the National Cycle Network’s key routes. The 800 metre-long extension also aims to reduce the need for detours, dismounting or cycling within the carriageway. Work on the cycleway started this […]
Highways work to continue during lockdown in the Isle of Wight
Island Roads, who manage the highways network in the Isle of Wight, will continue its work to maintain a safe highway network throughout the latest lockdown. As before with restrictions, new improvement schemes — such as the work on Skew and Alresford Road footbridges over the railway line between Lake and Shanklin — are permitted and will […]
Two changes that could have a major impact on the North’s transport in 2021
The way the Government has long made decisions about investment in transport could be changing. Here’s why two key initiatives could have a major difference on the North’s economic fortunes, according to Transport for the North. To read on, click here: Two changes that could have major impact on the North’s transport in 2021 – […]
Improvements to A47 Guyhirn junction to start next month
Construction on a £14 million project to improve a accident blackspot junction near Peterborough is to begin next month. The A47 Guyhirn junction, which is used by more than 20,000 vehicles per day, experiences high levels of congestion during peak hours due to the lack of lane space and poor visibility as drivers approach the […]
Three firms win contracts for Manchester highways works
Manchester City Council has appointed Manchester-based civil engineers Rosgal and J Hopkins Contractors alongside Liverpool-based Dowhigh to a £6m framework to maintain and construct roads. The firms will support Manchester City Council’s in-house highways team and will be called upon to supplement the council’s resources as required. There are several high-profile highways projects in the […]
Winvic Construction starts infrastructure works at logistics park in Northampton
Winvic Construction has started the main infrastructure works at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG), a 450-acre multi-modal logistics hub located next to junction 15 of the M1. When complete, the development will comprise five million square feet of modern, highly sustainable industrial facilities and a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI). The project has been […]