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 […]
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 […]