BEAR Scotland starts new South East Scotland contract with promise of enhanced service
An enhanced Trunk Road Incident Support Service (TRISS) is being deployed across the network to provide increased assistance during incidents to help keep the trunk road network moving. This is part of BEAR Scotland’s commitment to delivering a quality service for road users as it starts its new contract in the South East of Scotland. […]
Amey takes on 250 new employees as its South West Scotland contract goes live
Amey is officially the new provider responsible for inspecting, maintaining and improving the motorway and trunk road networks across the South West of Scotland, taking on 250 new employees as part of the contract that went live yesterday. To ensure that the routes are safe and well-maintained, Amey will be delivering all cyclical and reactive […]
The benefits of e-scooters will only be realised if councils take an active role in their development, Cenex says
Local authorities need to take an active role in the deployment of e-scootersin their regions, setting out regulations for operators in order to ensure thate-scooters meet their needs and ambitions, according to a new report by Cenex-the centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel-cell technologies. Its report, Maximising the benefits of e-scooter development in […]
Infrastructure investments should focus on greater active travel, full-fibre and 5G communications, says new report
New infrastructure investments in the short and medium term, should focus on accelerating the roll-out of both full-fibre and 5G communications infrastructure, and greater active travel (cycling and walking) provision, according to a new report by the Infrastructure Client Group and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The joint White Paper, Covid-19 and the new normal […]
Lancashire County Council puts forward projects that could help TfN’s Economic Recovery Plan
Lancashire County Council has suggested a number of projects which could be delivered quickly in answer to Transport for the North’s (TfN) recent call for the Government to fund schemes which could help the economy following the Covid-19 pandemic. TfN’s Economic Recovery Plan highlights particular projects which could be started over the next 6-18 months […]
Kier’s M6 upgrade team install two gantries in 10 hours
Two 38 tonne, 40m wide gantries, spanning both the north and southbound carriageways, were installed by Kier’s M6 J13-15 project team in under 10 hours recently, as part of a smart motorway upgrade. Built offsite, the gantries which will display variable speed limit signs, are the largest structures on the project. They were transported from the […]
Iconic Hammersmith Bridge closed due to sudden deterioration in suspension structure
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to pedestrians and river traffic because of an increased risk to public safety due to a sudden deterioration in key parts of the suspension structure. Specialist engineers have been undertaking 24/7 monitoring of the structural integrity of the bridge throughout using an extensive network of sensors on the 19th century structure. […]
West Sussex County Council makes £4.7 million bid for cycle and pedestrian improvements
A bid for £4.7million worth of improvements and initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians in West Sussex has been put forward in Tranche Two of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. If successful, projects will include new footways and cycleways from New Findon Valley to Findon Village and Littlehampton to Rustington as well as […]
Winchester City Council focuses on electric charging points and park and ride spaces with LEP money
New electric vehicle charging points and park and ride spaces will be installed by Winchester City Council after it was awarded £5.65 million in a bid to increase lower carbon travel from the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Around parking 300 spaces will be provided to reduce traffic in the city, with photovoltaic panels […]
North Yorkshire Council eradicates weeds and chewing gum with ‘revolutionary’ new technology
North Yorkshire Council has invested in a new weeding machine for its works beside highways and in town centres, which works without using herbicides. The machine uses hot water insulated by biodegradable foam – made from plant oils and sugars – to keep the liquid hot to kill weeds and moss right at their root […]