More than £19 million to be invested to improve local transport links in Fareham, Gosport and Havant
Ten new schemes to improve walking, cycling and bus travel in Fareham, Gosport and Havant are set to be delivered by Hampshire County Council following news that a bid for national funding has been successful. More than £19 million will be invest to improve the transpoort links in the three areas of Hampshire. Hampshire County […]
LGA launches new advice for local authorities to help decarbonise transport
The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched new advice developed by experts at the University of Leeds on practical actions local authorities can take to decarbonise transport. The Local Government Association (LGA) commissioned a team led by Professor Greg Marsden and Professor Jillian Anable, both from the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds, to develop the policy […]
Finnish tech company launches autonomous street sweeper
Finland-based Trombia Technologies has launched the world’s first, high-power, autonomous street sweeper, the Trombia Free, which uses less than 15% of the power required by current sweeper technologies, according to the company. It said the breakthrough with this new technology ‘unlocks the potential’ for mass-electrification and carbon-neutralization of one of the heaviest vehicle technologies currently […]
Nordis Signs reports its best year yet
Nordis Signs, part of Kier Highways, is celebrating one of its busiest years, following a number of new contract wins. In March, Nordis signed a major three-year public sector contract with Nottinghamshire County Council to supply permanent signs to Via East Midlands who deliver highway services across the county, valued at £360k. It has also […]
Government needs to deliver more clarity of future of bus services in the UK, says NAO report
Government is being urged to deliver greater clarity over what it wants to achieve with local bus services in the UK and also how it plans to measure the success of this. Improving local bus services in England outside London, a new report released by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that, despite the […]
Greater Manchester to create 55 miles of cycling and walking routes by the end of next year
Greater Manchester is to create 55 miles of new cycle and walking routes and 140 new crossings by the end of next year according to Transport for Greater Manchester. Mayor Andy Burnham and Commissioner Chris Boardman announced the plan which will be funded by the Mayor’s Challenge Fund. This will mean all of Greater Manchester’s […]
Major upgrade of Loggans Moor roundabout in Cornwall gets HIF investment
A major upgrade of the Loggans Moor roundabout in Cornwall leading onto the A30 is set to get the go-ahead after funding has been secured. The £12.9m investment comes from Homes England following a successful bid by Cornwall Council to the Housing Infrastructure Fund. It will be used to improve the layout of the junction […]
Leicester roads to be improved in £3.1m investment
Some of Leicester’s busiest roads are to undergo a programme of resurfacing work and junction improvements latwer this month. Leicester City Council has secured funding from the Department for Transport under the latest round of the 2019/20 Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund, to resurface its Welford Road and nearby approach roads. The first phase of […]
Lack of charging infrastructure is a barrier to EV uptake, say new survey
A lack of charging points across the UK is still the main barrier that is preventing more electric vehicle uptake, according to a survey published by Mitite, the facilities management specialists. More than 90% of those surveyed (which were Mitie employees) said that the move to EV was positive with the same percentage of people […]
E-scooters should be legalised, but not on pavements says Transport Select Committee
E-scooters should be legalised on the roads but not on pavements, according to the Transport Select Committee. The Committee said that e-scooters offered a ‘greener’ alternative to vehicles. Currently, privately-owned e-scooters are banned to use in the UK anywhere except on private land. A number of trials of rented e-scooters are taking place across the […]