E-scooter trials to start in Nottingham and Derby
New trials of e-scooters will take place in both Nottingham and Derby over the coming months as more local authorities look to test their feasibility. The trial in Nottingham will see a short term rental-pay-by-the-minute option available for users as well as a discounted prices for key workers. From the end of the month users […]
Work starts on iconic Forth & Clyde Canal bridge
Work has now started on a new landmark Forth & Clyde Canal bridge in the northwest of Glasgow. The £12million bridge will link the communities of Maryhill, Gilshochill and Ruchill in the city for the first time since the waterway opened in 1790. The active travel project, delivered by Scottish Canals with funding from Sustrans […]
New public transport route in Cambridge under discussion
Plans for a new dedicated public transport route that will provide quick and reliable journeys for people travelling to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus from the A11 take a key step forward today. The Cambridge South East Transport project will transform journeys by public transport and active travel, including cycling and walking to the city and […]
Nine contractors win places on Eastern Highways Framework 3
The Eastern Highways Framework 3 has awarded nine contractors with work on its new framework for delivering highway maintenance and improvement schemes that could be worth up to £400m over four years. The successful contractors awarded onto the framework are; BAM Nuttall, Dyer & Butler Ltd, John Sisk & Son, Eurovia UK Ltd, Galliford Try […]
Fingal County Council approves €767m three year capital programme for infrastructure
Fingal County Council has approved a €767m three-year Capital Programme which sets out significant investment on projects across the County, with a strong emphasis on the delivery of housing, active travel measures and greenway infrastructure over its lifetime. The three-year rolling Programme 2021-2023 identifies 233 individual projects across all seven council divisions with an estimated […]
Devon CC to convert all of its streetlights to LEDs
All of the 79,000 street lights in Devon are to be replaced with LEDs, a move that will see the council cut their carbon emissions by 75%, as part of plans for the council to become carbon-neutral by 2030. The county-wide conversion will take place over two years and will be the energy-efficient equivalent of […]
Government to review law on mobile phone use behind the wheel
People using a hand-held mobile phone in all circumstances while driving will be breaking the law, under new government plans launched by Roads Minister Baroness Vere today. Following a review of the law, where some were escaping punishment because of a legal loophole that said that some actions were not considered ‘interactive communication’ and therefore […]
Work begins on £10m highways scheme for new housing at Ashton Green
A major highway infrastructure scheme has started in Leicester to support the Aston Green housing project. The £10 million project will see the creation of 2.8km of new roads and highway infrastructure to the west of Ashton Green Road, which will provide access to 40 hectares of development land earmarked for new housing. In 2018, […]
UK backs three-pronged project to reduce transport carbon emissions by 90%
A new research project aimed at tackling three major innovations for the UK transport industry has received substantial backing from the British Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The project will link Brunel with eight research partners – including BP, Shell, Lubrizol, Mahle Powertrain, Camcon Auto, Osprey Ltd, Malvern P and China’s […]
Bromley takes the sustainable road with use of warm mix asphalt
Warm mix asphalt is now being used on roads in the borough of Bromley, meaning new surfaces can be laid faster with the asphalt setting quicker as well as being more sustainable than more traditional ones. Working with its highways maintenance partner, Riney, Bromley Council has committed to using warm mix asphalt for road maintenance […]