Transport for the North Chief Executive to leave his role next year
Transport for the North’s Chief Executive Barry White will step down from his role next year. Mr White will depart in May next year to take a ‘career break’, following the finalisation of the submission of the next business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, scheduled for March. John Cridland, Chairman of Transport for the North, said: “Barry White […]
Robotiz3D among the projects to receive share of ‘innovation’ funding
The Government has commited £134 million to support the UK’s ‘greenest’ and ‘most innovative’ businesses thriving during the pandemic as well as help secure new jobs. This investment forms part of the governments decision to ‘build back better’ by supporting companies to bring their ‘novel’ ideas to market. Robots that patrol UK roads to detect […]
ADEPT Live Labs programme publishes end of year report
The ADEPT Smart Places Live Labs programme – led by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) – has published its End of Year One report, with promising results. Following on from its first White Paper, the report charts the progress of the £22.9 million Department for Transport (DFT) funded programme and each […]
Eurovia increases its intake of apprentices, graduates and student placement throughout its business
Eurovia UK has increased the capacity of its apprenticeship, graduate and student placement programme, welcoming 90 new starters into the company this summer. As recent government announcement highlighted, the need for transformational investment in training and skills, has never been greater. 70 apprentices, placement students, graduates, and degree apprentices and 20 short-term placement students have […]
Transport Scotland officially launches winter with more gritters on the network than ever
Transport Scotland has said more gritters than ever on the network this winter. Its fleet will now include 230 gritters operating from more than 40 depots around the trunk road network, as well as incident response vehicles Other developments include sensors being installed on the Queensferry Crossing as part of a number of measures to […]
Stretch of the A12 to be resurfaced for the time since it was built in the 1960s
A stretch of the A12 that was first built in the 1960s is set to be resurfaced for the first time as part of a £4million Highways England scheme. Work to improve the surface from junctions 22 for Colemans and 24 Kelvedon Bypass is set to begin on Friday. The works come as part of […]
New winter service training and assessment option for employers
The Skills Training Centre (STC), one of the highways and transport sector’s most popular training and assessment centres can now offer the Winter Service Operations qualification under the LANTRA accreditation. Skills Training Centre Ltd is one of the UK’S largest nationwide training and assessment centres offering quality, competitive, skills training and assessment for Winter Service […]
Hertfordshire CC starts work on its pedestrian and cycle way improvements at A414
Hertfordshire County Council has started works on its pedestrian and cycle route improvements on the A414 Breakspear Way in Hemel Hempstead. The council has part-funded the new Buncefield Lane Quietway and Breakspear Way Crossing, with an additional £686k Local Growth Fund investment from Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Quietway will comprise a new network […]
New director takes up the reigns at North Yorkshire Council
Karl Battersby, has joined Noth Yorkshire Council as the new Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services. Mr Battersby, who has been a corporate director for 12 years, has taken over the position from David Bowe at North Yorkshire County Council. He will take on responsibilities including managing North Yorkshire’s 5,350 miles of highways, the […]
Peterborough City Council ranked as the top highway authority in the country by NHT survey
Peterborough City Council has been ranked as the top highways authority in the country for overall public satisfaction in the National Highways and Transport (NHT) survey. The survey asks residents for their views on highway and transport services carried out by local authorities. Peterborough has been ranked as the best highways authority in the eastern region for the past three years, […]