First phase of relief road to support major development in Buckinghamshire gets funding boost
The first phase of a relief road to support a major new development in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire Council has got the go-ahead after funding has been secured. Its implementation will ‘unlock’ an area west of the town where 2,350 new homes will be built. The expansion is set out in the Wycombe District Local Plan, […]
A 20-60% reduction in traffic is needed by 2030 to meet climate targets, says Sustrans
Sustrans has said a 20%-60% reduction in traffic by 2030 is needed in order to meet climate targets, responded to the UK Government’s ten-point plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’. The charity has said that the best way to reduce vehicle trips is to make it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public […]
Flintshire councillor calls for more money for road network
A local councillor in has called for more money to be made available to repair Flintshire’s roads. Deputy council leader Carolyn Thomas urged her colleagues to consider increasing the authority’s own allocation to nearer £1m. According to Deeside.com, she told a virtual cabinet meeting: “I am hoping that they (Welsh Government) will continue to fund […]
Highways England Project Management graduate wins highest accolade
A rising star who is constructing a successful career on Highways England’s Project Management Graduate Programme has been rewarded with one of the highest accolades in her field. Emma Simpson, won the Young Professional of the Year Award at the Association of Project Management 2020 Awards (APM) thanks to her ‘incredible wor’k on many road improvement schemes across Lancashire, […]
Highways England’s 93 new gritters to make their debut this winter as Roads Minister reminds councils to be prepared
Roads Minister Baroness Vere has called upon local authorities across the country to ensure key transport routes to COVID-19 test centres are kept open and running smoothly this winter. Baroness Vere has written to councils urging them to ensure their supplies of salt and grit are topped up so that essential routes, such as those to hospitals and COVID-19 testing stations, are […]
Mottram to coast-to-coast Trans Pennie cycle route planned
Highways England is developing plans for a new mile-long combined footpath and cycleway as part of a £228 million bypass to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield, further supporting its work in this area. The cycle path would run alongside a new single carriageway road between Mottram Moor and Woolley Bridge, designed to separate Glossop […]
Freyssinet wins Glasgow Subway tunnel contract
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has chosen Freyssinet to carry out tunnel lining improvements as part of the modernisation of Glasgow Subway. The five-year contract will see Freyssinet deliver specialist works including the infilling of annulus voids, leak sealing and water management to the Inner Circle and Outer Circle of the subway network. Freyssinet […]
Velocity finds solution for road repairs on narrow lanes
Velocity has a invested in two new 11-tonne Isuzu rigid trucks specially built for road repair works on narrow lanes. Velocity has road repair contracts with local authorities across the country. It was looking for a solution to help tackle potholes on the most constricted parts of the UK’s road network. The Isuzu F110.210(E) rigid […]
Sustrans Cymru welcomes new ‘sustainable’ approach to Welsh transport strategy
Sustrans Cymru has ‘warmly welcomed’ a new sustainable transport hierarchy in Wales. This will help shape investments towards greener transport options by prioritising walking, cycling and public transport over car travel, said the organisation. The Welsh Government published its new draft transport strategy this week, pledging a major reduction in carbon emissions from the transport […]
Hertfordshire gets £6.4m in second tranche of Active Travel Fund
Hertfordshire CC has been awarded £6.4m by the Department for Transport after a successful bid by the County Council for a share of the second phase of the Active Travel Fund grant. The first phase of funding allocated to Hertfordshire in June (£1.25m) enabled the county council to implement a range of temporary active travel […]