Air pollution on the rise outside London’s ULEZ’s according to new study
Nitrogen oxide pollution from diesel vehicles is 23% higher outside London’s current ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ), a new study by the Environmental Defense Fund Europe. The study found that the five worst pollution hotspots are all outside the ULEZ, with the Broadway in Ealing ranked worst for toxic air. The ULEZ will be expanded from Central […]
Derby City’s Multihog machine helps transform the way the council’s Streetpride team repair the roads
Derby City Council has managed to achieve a road repair output improvements of 250% from 50 square meters per shift up to 175 square metres. This has been achieved with the help of the Multihog which the council will also use for other areas of application including snow ploughing and de-icing of cycleways and footways […]
Leeds City Council suspends Clear Air Zone because of pandemic
Leeds City Council is to suspend development for the foreseeable future of its Clean Air Zone (CAZ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council said that despite the CAZ originally planning to the start in January and then delayed until March, it was seen a significant improvement in air pollution due to the pandemic. If […]
Scotland’s Ultra-Low Emission Bus Schemes opens with £9m to help bus operators invest
The Scottish Government has started a new Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme which this year, will provide £9 million to help bus operators invest in ultra-low emission vehicles to help drive a green recovery out of the COVID-19 crisis while improving air quality. This new initiative focuses on ultra-low emission technologies (hydrogen electric or fully […]
Safer Highways to host health, safety and wellbeing online webinar
Safer Highways has announced that as part of its SHL!ve digital week it is to host an online webinar briefing session around Health, Safety and Wellbeing Professionals of the Future to be held as part of SHL!VE digital week. This ‘forward thinking’ panel session will explore what a thriving Health, Safety & Wellbeing profession of the […]
Kier to work with End Youth Homelessness charity
Kier has announcing its new corporate charity partner, End Youth Homelessness (EYH), a UK-wide movement of local charities that have joined forces to tackle homelessness together. The new two-year partnership will help in the charity’s aim of ending youth homelessness on a national scale, to give vulnerable young people a future. The Kier Foundation, an […]
John Sisk and Son appointed contractor for major 2.2km link road in Rochdale
A contractor has now been appointed to build the new 2.2km link road from junction 19 of the M62 motorway. John Sisk and Son has been appointed to deliver the project on the road which will help support the creation of 1,000 new homes, a new primary school, and more than 135,000 sq m of […]
£2.6 million worth of local road and access improvements completed in Grimsby
Essential maintenance and improvement works on key access routes to major employment sites in Grimsby, have been completed. The project has been supported with £2.6m from the Government’s Local Growth Fund, secured by the Humber LEP and part of the Government’s commitment to the Northern Powerhouse, with the council and Network Rail jointly contributing £0.5m. […]
Portsmouth City Council awards contractor with £70m deal in new ‘flexible’ agreement
Engineering specialist, Alun Griffiths, has won a £70 million contract that will see it to deliver road, highways and redevelopment works in Portsmouth city centre as part of a new flexible agreement. Future works will also include highways construction and public realm improvements and public transport infrastructure. The contract will start in mid September and […]
Government launches call for evidence on Automated Lane Keeping Systems
The Government has launched a consultation on an automated system capable of taking vehicle control to make driving safer and easier. The call for evidence is specifically asking for evidence on using new technology for automated driving at low speeds, that could help driving safer, smoother and easier for motorists, says the Department for Transport […]