Suffolk makes bid to improve congested Ipswich junction
Suffolk County Council has made a bid for money from the Department for Transport’s Pinch Point Fund to improve a major junction on Nacton Road in Ipswich which has been congested. That bid is for major improvements to the Nacton Road junction with the Ravenswood housing estate, the A1189 towards the A14 and the Ransomes […]
Highway Care appoints new HSEQ Manager
Marie Simpson has joined Highway Care as HSEQ Manager, replacing Sebastian Ward. Ms Simpson has 25 years’ experience working across several engineering sectors including civils, building, highways, rail, telecoms, and manufacturing. Her vast experience spans quality, safety and environment management, highway and tunnel maintenance, traffic management design and works supervision. The HSEQ Manager role will […]
Amey adds to its Transport Infrastructure executive team
Amey has announced the appointment of Karen Hopley to its Transport Infrastructure Executive team. Joining as the business unit HR Director, Ms Hopley will take responsibility for the operational HR team focused on working with local teams to enhance the skills and capabilities of over 5,000 employees within Transport Infrastructure, covering Highways, Waste Collections, Rail […]
Bridge building has started on Trans-Pennine route
Work has started on the construction of two bridges on the Trans-Pennine route between Newcastle and Carlisle. Engineers are building two bridges on the A69 Bridge End roundabout near Hexham in Northumberland on the route that connects Newcastle and Carlisle. The bridge abutments which will hold the two new structures are now being constructed, with […]
Double the amount of battery electric vehicles sold in 2020 compared to last year
Despite the pandemic, more than twice the number of battery electric vehicles have so far been sold this year compared to the whole of 2019 while fewer than half the number of diesel cars were sold this year, according to the RAC. Between January and November 2020, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and […]
Lower Thames Crossing could emit 5m tonnes of Co2 over 60 years says report
The Lower Thames Crossing could create five million tonnes of carbon dioxide, figures from a Freedom of Information request have said. Estimates suggest the building programme will produce twomillion tonnes of carbon dioxide while traffic created by the road is expected to emit another 3.2 million tonnes over 60 years, a report by the BBC […]
Autonomous vehicles to be ready 2025-2030, says Volkswagen CEO
The Chief Executive of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess has said he expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for market between 2025 and 2030. In an interview with the German weekly Wirtschaftswoche, Mr Diess said the improving performance of technology in self-driving cars and AI is speeding up the process. “It is foreseeable that the systems will […]
€50m walking and cycling fund announced for towns and villages in Ireland
Ireland’s Department of Transport has announced a €50m available to local authorities for investment in walking and cycling projects. The aim of the funding is to support the development of high-quality cycling and walking infrastructure outside of our cities. Local authorities in the Greater Dublin Area along with regional cities are already eligible for Active […]
North East Transport Plan enters consultation phase
Consultation for an ambitious plan to improve transport across the North East has now started. The North East Transport Plan, which has been published by the North East Joint Transport Committee (NEJTC), includes a programme of almost 300 schemes across the region which would ‘reshape the transport network’ in the region over the next 15 years. The plan includes an initial £6.1bn of projects covering highway infrastructure, […]
Cambridgeshire King’s Dyke project reaches milestone
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has reached a milestone ahead of schedule on a £32m transport scheme in Cambridgeshire. The business has completed the first section of earthworks to the south of the railway line at the King’s Dyke level crossing project. The early delivery of the embankment, which the road will sit on, removes […]