Industry associations welcome Spending Review but say investment and delivery needs to continue
The highways and transport sectors associations have welcomed news that infrastructure and local roads spending will increase next year but have said local roads need continuous investment and that delivery is vital. Rick Green, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance said: “Our local roads played a vital role in keeping the country functioning this year, […]
E-scooter trials start in Essex
Electric scooter trials have started in Essex, with the county council working with e-scooter rental company spin. The trials are being done in Colchester, Clacton, and Braintree and overseen by Essex Police, are part of the authority’s Safer, Greener, Healthier transport campaign. The idea behind the trials is to see whether or not Spin, which […]
Devon to manage winter from new control centre
Devon’s highway network will be monitored from a new control centre this winter. Along with its usual preparations for the autumn and winter months, Devon County Council has also relocated its control centre to Sowton in Exeter. The centre monitors Devon’s roads 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Network Operations Control Centre […]
£27 million North West Transport Hub completion a major ‘milestone’
The completion of a £27 million North-West Transport Hub in Derry has been welcomed. The £27m investment was planned and delivered by Translink, with funding from the EU, the Department for Infrastructure and the Department of Transport in the south and support from Derry City and Strabane District Council. As well as enhanced passenger facilities, […]
Hertfordshire awarded £6.4 million to develop its ‘green travel network’
Hertfordshire has been awarded £6.4 million by the Department for Transport to further develop its green travel network. The funding comes after a successful bid by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) for a share of the second phase of the Active Travel Fund grant. The grant supports local authorities to create safer, easier-to-use spaces for pedestrians […]
RSTA welcomes focus on local roads in Spending Review
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed the Chancellor’s emphasis on the need for a well-maintained local road network as part of his Spending Review. The National Infrastructure Strategy, underlines how ‘well maintained local roads allow for faster and reliable journeys, boosting local businesses and serving all road users.’ The Strategy confirms the Government […]
National Infrastructure Strategy to be powered by bank to support ‘levelling up’ across the UK
Economic recovery, meeting the net zero target for 2050 and levellling up and ‘unleashing’ the potential of the Union are all at the heart of the government’s national infrastucture strategy. This undeprins the delivering of £100 billion investment in 2021/22 to support the recovery, announced in yesterdays Spending Review. For the first time, there will […]
EV company gets £1.5m investment for charging points across the UK
A electric vehicle charging company is set to help increase the roll-out of charging points across the country after securing a £1.5m investment. Elmtronics, which is the leading independent provider of charging points, has raised the funding from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia, […]
Work on new dual carriage way linking A12 with Stansted Airport could start within four years
Work on a new dual carriageway link from A12 to Stansted could start in the next four years, a meeting has heard this week. The new road would then replace the existing A120 from Marks Tey to Braintree. Plans to build the new road from the A12 to Braintree, where it would link into the […]
Council report in Aberdeenshire highlights more spending is needed on road network
Aberdeenshire Council has said if it continues spending the same amount it did last year on infrastructure – roads would only be resurfaced every 441 years. A roads asset management update is due to be given to Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee on Thursday. reports the Evening Express. A new report has outlined that as work has […]