Report that calls for counties not to be overlooked by bus investment strategy is welcome in North Yorks
A national report calling on the Government not to overlook counties in its forthcoming bus investment strategy has been welcomed by North Yorkshire Council. A report by the County Councils Network and the County All-Party Parliamentary Group has found that services in counties are operating at minimum levels following years of funding reductions. The report’s […]
New report raises the prospect of a ‘limited reopening’ of Hammersmith bridge
New reports commissioned by the government and published yesterday have raised the prospect of a limited reopening of the Hammersmith Bridge to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic. In September, the Department for Transport invited respected engineering consultants AECOM and Professor Norman Fleck of the University of Cambridge – an expert in fracture mechanics – to review […]
Areas of Cornwall to prioritise walking and cycling after successful council bid
Falmouth, Penzance and Truro are set to make changes to their local road networks to help improve the health of their communities and combat climate change. Following a successful bid to the Department for Transport Active Travel Fund, Cornwall Council has been given £607,000 to improve cycling and walking routes in locations where the local […]
New service that predicts passenger intent to help rail network with overcrowding and social distancing
A service that predicts passenger intent to travel can be used across the UK rail network to reduce overcrowding and help people maintain social distancing. Researchers from the University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) worked in collaboration with British technology start-up Zipabout to validate the data powering the service, which was designed by Zipabout. Their […]
Highways England to work with SMEs on A303 Stonehenge project
Highways England has said it wants to work with SMEs on its A303 Stonehenge Tunnel project It is working with business organisations in the local area including the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Business West and the Federation of Small Businesses, and has partnered nationally with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to provide free […]
Balfour Beatty launches ‘refreshed’ sustainability strategy
Balfour Beatty, t is set to Go Beyond Net Zero Carbon, Generate Zero Waste and Positively Impact More than one Million People by 2040 across its UK, US and Hong Kong operations through its refreshed Sustainability strategy. “Building New Futures”, which launched yesterday, recognises the importance of embracing and embedding more sustainable practices across the […]
First UK Leonidas crash cushion install a success
Motorists at a busy junction on the A3 High Speed Red Route have now been protected against the road sign hazards within the wide junction split after the installation of the UK’s first Leonidas Wide Crash Cushion on Shannon’s Corner. The installation of the 100 km/h Wide Crash Cushion was a collaborative approach with Highway […]
Sheffield City Council backs the Stamp it Out campaign
Drivers in Sheffield have been accused of throwing cones and barriers at council employees, shouting abuse, spitting and mounting pavements in fits of road rage over delays caused by maintenance work. In a bid to protect their staff from abuse from raging motorists in the city, Sheffield City Council has exposed some of the most […]
Strong and coherent leadership required on climate change, says ADEPT
Strong and Coherent leadership is needed from Government to make tough decisions on climate change, according to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). These were the comment from its President, Nigel Riglar, who was speaking after the publication of the Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget. He said: “The Climate […]
Durham Cabinet to agree further spending on roads
Durham County Council is set to contribute more than ten times as much funding to road improvement schemes than it was a decade ago. Next week, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will hear the local authority invested £8.86 million in planned road maintenance and improvement projects in 2019/20. Combined with the £12.2 million contribution from the […]