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 […]
Junction improvement project in Somerset town wins national award
A multi-million pound scheme to improve the roads in Yeovil, Somerset roads has been recognised with a national award. The Somerset County Council schemes, which faced public criticism, were completed over 18 months and were put in place to upgrade the town’s western corridor, with a number of roundabouts becoming signal-controlled junctions. In total, six […]
Proposals to alleviate congestion in Nuneaton in place
Plans to alleviate congestion around Nuneaton have been released by Warwickshire County Council. The Transforming Nuneaton project will see the biggest investment in infrastructure in the town in decades and will see huge changes including the removal of the iconic ‘Dandelion’ roundabout, as well as the removal of one-way systems. The investment will come from […]
Work on 35 HE schemes in the East of England now complete
Work on 35 strategic road schemes in the East of the country have been completed over the summer period, the organisation has announced. During June, July and August, Highways England carried out 35 improvement schemes in the East at a cost of £13.3 million. This work included the resurfacing of 37 lane miles of road […]