Items sold to public from A14 project raises £500,000
Members of the public have been bidding online for equipment used during the construction of the A14. The bid made £5000,000 which will be offset against the cost of the scheme. Highways England said almost 1,000 people took part in the bidding over two days, making offers on lots including solar-powered road signs, storage containers […]
Aggregate Industries launches ‘industry’s first’ carbon neutral asphalt
Aggregate Industries has launched what it describes as ‘the industry’s first carbon neutral asphalt’. Its SuperLow range, is manufactured at reduced temperatures to help reduce the embedded carbon and was introduced last year. Now Aggregate Industries is offering it to customers in a ‘improved carbon neutral’ formulation, if they pay for carbon offsetting. The company […]
Government confirms £42 million for A630
A £42 million major upgrade of the A630 has been given the go-ahead today. This is part of plans to level up northern transport infrastructure. The scheme will cut congestion and boost capacity along one of the busiest routes into Sheffield. Work is scheduled to start in the next few weeks and will be finished […]
Collaborative mapping platform Remix chosen by TfL to help modernise planning from data
Collaborative mapping platform, Remix, has been chosen by Transport for London (TfL) to provide a platform to modernise planning for surface transport in London and ‘democratise’ access to transport data sets. These efforts support TfL’s commitment that 80% of journeys are made by foot, cycle, or public transport by 2041. Achieving these environmental and community goals […]
Oxfordshire CC approves climate change action plan
A plan that will see a ‘decade of action’ to address climate change issues has been agreed by political leaders at Oxfordshire County Council. The Climate Action Framework lays out how the council will become carbon neutral by 2030, and how it aims to make the whole county meet the same target by 2050. The […]
Costain to help drive innovation in infrastructure at pace through new Cloud-based platform
Costain, working with a number of other organisations such as SAP as well as a consortium of industry leading enterprises, including Transport for London (TfL), East West Rail Company, HS2 and Network Rail, that form the ‘Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy Living Lab’ (TIES Living Lab) have joined forces to create a demonstrator for a new […]
Tarmac calls for new thinking to reduce roadworks disruption as traffic levels rise
Tarmac has called for a new way of thinking in the construction of roads including more use of warm mix asphalt to help reduce disruption from roadworks. The thoughts come after a new survey has shown people believe traffic levels across the UK are almost back to pre-pandemic levels. Nearly two thirds of motorists are […]
Greater Manchester Bike Hire supplier project down to four operators
Greater Manchester’s bike hire scheme has moved one step closer with four operators shortlisted, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced today. In partnership with Manchester City Council, Salford City Council and Trafford Council, the scheme is set to launch in Spring 2021 with an initial 1,500 strong fleet, including e-bikes. Once launched, the bike hire […]
WSP is appointed to SPATS2 Framework for technical services by Highways England
WSP, working in partnership with Mott MacDonald, has been appointed by Highways England to a four-year framework for Specialist Professional and Technical Services (SPaTS2). The framework will support Highways England’s delivery of the RIS2 programme, guided by the imperatives of: Safety, Customer and Delivery. Successful in ‘Lot 1: Technical Services’ alongside five other suppliers, this […]
Dynniq retains North Yorkshire maintenance contract for traffic signals
Dynniq has successfully retained its traffic signals maintenance with North Yorkshire County Council covering an initial five-year period with possible extensions for a further two years. The project scope includes 292 traffic signal sites, 122 electronic warning signs and Dynniq will be responsible for the fault attendance, planned maintenance and traffic signals upgrades and […]