E-Bike developer secures £1.85m from funding round
A developer of a e-bike motor, has secured £1.85m from an over-subscribed funding round. FreeFlow Technologies (FFT), will use the new investment to fund a move to a new headquarters and R&D facility in East Kilbride, Scotland and further strengthen the team with senior technical positions and assembly engineers recruited. Its e-bike transmission system is […]
Essex to install ‘Dutch style’ roundabouts
Two congested roundabouts in Braintree, Essex are to be transformed to give both pedestrians and cyclists priority over vehicles, creating the first ‘Dutch style’ roundabout in the county. The scheme is playing a major role to make Braintree “greener, safer and healthier”. It is one of five Essex towns that the county council hopes to […]
Number of potholes being fixed in Lancashire has increased
The number of potholes being fixed in Lancashire has increased by 28% since last year, Lancashire County Council figures have revealed. Between 1 January and the end of September, 36,577 potholes were found and repaired by the county council’s highways service. Of those, 92% were fixed within their target time of 22 working days. This […]
Shropshire’s Shifnal scheme could get approval next week
A £2.7 million project to overhaul the road layout of a town centre in Shropshire is set to gain further approval next week. The Shifnal scheme, which has been in development since 2013, aims to address the mounting burden placed on the town’s infrastructure by significant housing development in recent years. Shropshire Council’s cabinet will […]
Stamp It Out releases strategy to eradicate roadworker abuse
A change to the law, education of both the industry and road users and an easy-to-use reporting mechanism are all needed to help eradicate road worker abuse, according to a new Stamp It Out Strategy document. Launched today, the strategy sets out a roadmap for the Stamp It Out Campaign, that includes four main objectives: […]
Carrington Bridge is first in the UK to use new ‘high strength’ weathering steel
The steel work installation phase of the Carrington Bridge in Worcester, the first in the UK to use high strength ‘S460W’ weathering steel, has been completed by engineering consulting group, COWI. By using the stronger grade of steel, the COWI design team has been able to reduce the total material quantity by 15% on the […]
Winvic Construction and partners secure funding for development of first embodied carbon analytics AI system
Winvic Construction, a contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects, has once again secured Innovate UK funding as part of a cross-sector multidisciplinary research group looking at carbon reduction in construction. Winvic, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Edgetrix Ltd and Costain make up the […]
Amey wins £180m Area 12 contract
Amey has been awarded the £180m Area 12 Maintenance and Response (M&R) contract by Highways England,it has announced. The eight-year contract worth £22.5m per annum, will commence in June 2021 and will see Amey responsible for the network covering Yorkshire and Humberside, providing all routine and cyclic maintenance on the trunk roads and motorway network. Responsible for incident […]
Safety is number one prioirty on Manchester’s transport network
A raft of high-profile measures in Manchester, aimed at keeping public transport users even safer and boosting confidence ahead of anticipated increase in travel post-lockdown, will be rolled-out in the coming days, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has announced. The news follows government confirmation that Greater Manchester will be placed into Tier 3 – the highest level of local restrictions – following the ending of national restrictions on Wednesday 2 […]
Amey welcomes new starters as Highways England Avonmouth and Severn Bridges contract goes live
Amey has welcomed 60 new starters as its Highways England Avonmouth and Severn Bridges contract goes live Yesterday marked day one for the employees who join Amey’s Transport Infrastructure business, as part of a 15-year contract awarded by Highways England to maintain the Specialist Bridge Inspection and Maintenance contract (SBIM) for Avonmouth and Severn Bridges. The contract worth […]