TfWM wants smart ticketing system to help boost public transport
Government is being urged to fund a £20 million smart ticketing system in a bid to increase the use of public transport across the Midlands. The new system, which is similar to the Oyster card system used by Transport for London, would allow travellers to pay for trips on the rail, bus and tram network […]
Highways England to fund new Plymouth footbridge
Highways England is to continue its investment in the South West’s cycle ways by funding a new project in Plymouth. HE will be funding and delivering a scheme, starting early next year, to widen the Mowhay Footbridge over the A38 to improve the safety of walkers and cyclists. Since 2015 Highways England has invested more than […]
Almost 1,000 signatures to end roadworker abuse inside 24 hours
Nearly a thousand highway professionals have already signed the Stamp It Out petition launched yesterday with the aim of changing the law over abuse of roadworkers. The official government petition needs 100,000 signatures before the subject will be considered to be debated in parliament and the Safer Highways industry led initiative is calling on more […]
Isle of Wight receives multi-million investment for transport hub
A redundant tramway on Ryde Pier looks set to be transformed into a dedicated cycle and pedestrian walkway as part of a multi-million pound package of active travel and public transport improvements announced by the Isle of Wight Council. It follows a successful bid to the government’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) which will see £10 […]
Norwich to use £32m TCF to improve city transport links
Norwich is set to receive £32 million from the Transforming Cities Fund to help overhaul local transport links in the city. The funding package is part of the government’s wider commitment to levelling up and accelerating transport infrastructure investment across the country The money will be used to improve and develop important local transport links, […]
Isle of Wight roads reaches recycling milestone
A high-tech process in which recycled material is used to resurface roads on the Isle of Wight has reached a significant milestone. Recent work to improve a road in Godshill means that 250,000 tonnes of recycled surface material – all taken from the Island’s highway network – have been used during the island’s highways PFI […]
Sign the petition to change the law around abuse of roadworkers urges Stamp It Out collective
Stamp it Out, an industry wide collective which aims to eliminate the abuse of our roadworkers has urged the sector to get behind it’s petition to government to change the law around the subject. With the aim of securing 100,000 signatures the petition would then force the government to debate the issue in parliament, with […]
Colas launches frictionless reporting in its safety platform
Colas has launched frictionless reporting within its AVA Airsweb safety reporting platform. It is the first UK construction company to roll this out, and one of only eight companies in the world to have launched the system. The frictionless reporting system removes barriers for staff, increases reporting and exponentially increases data capture in order to […]
IAT and IQ sign new memorandum of understanding
The Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) and the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) have signed a memorandum of understanding to further the work the two organisations do together. As part of the new memorandum of understanding (MoU), IQ and IAT will provide joint cooperation to develop a focused solution for key issues within the construction materials […]
Government funds scheme to encourage cycling and walking to school
The government has announced a new million-pound programme to get more students and their families physically active. The £2 million announced to help more children to cycle or walk as part of their commute to the classroom in-school cycle repair scheme to ensure children’s bikes are fit for the road comes during Bike to School […]