Devon County Council looks to make temporary more ‘permanent’ as it bids for second round of active travel funding
More permanent schemes that will help create extra space for cyclists and pedestrians to provide alternatives to public transport are among the plans in Devon County Council’s £1.3 million bid from the second round of Emergency Active Travel Funding. It follows the successful bid for all of the £338,000 allocation made available to Devon in […]
Kent County Council looks to ‘retread’ programme to deliver a more economic and environmentally approach
A £1.1 million ‘retread’ programme – where the existing road is used as a base for a new one, has seen 18 kilometres of rural roads reconstructed in ‘an economical and environmentally friendly way’, according to Kent County Council. The work started in May and ran to the end of July. Retread involves planing the […]
Canal & River trust proposes active travel improvements to towpaths
Improvements to several of the UK’s towpaths could be made to help support the country’s cycle and walking revolution. The Canal & River Trust has approached Government with 30 towpath improvement schemes for inner city and urban areas. The proposed improvements include places such as Burnley, Wigan, Sheffield, Bradford, Birmingham, Leicester and London. The waterways […]
Only a collaborative effort will help reduce the number of bridge strikes in the UK, says Coeval MD
It will take a collaborative effort from all those responsible for managing the road and rail networks as well as those who use them, to reduce the amount of bridge strikes that happen across the UK every year. These are the thoughts of Richard Bevins, Managing Director of Coeval, who said continuing the search for […]
Amey wins engineering and transportation services contract with Swindon Borough Council
Amey Consulting has won a £3.5m contract with Swindon Borough Council to deliver engineering and transportation services as part of its Highways and Transport Professional Services Framework. The three-year contract will see Amey Consulting bring specialist skills and professional expertise to a variety of design and engineering projects, the team will provide technical advice across several areas, from feasibility studies through to the supervision of works. Outside of the office, the team […]
Laing O’Rourke and J.Murphy & Son JV completes installation of 62m bridge over M42 in just two days
The Laing O’Rourke and J.Murphy & Sons joint venture LM, has completed the installation of a 65-metre bridge over the M42, in just two days. The 2,750 tonne bridge structure was carried along the motorway on a self-propelled modular transporter. The 448-wheel transporter took just one hour and 45 minutes to move the bridge span […]
Highways England begins search for design and build contractors for A66 Northern Trans-Pennie upgrade
Highways England has begun engagement as part of its search for design and build contractors to help deliver its A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade. According to the first prior information notice, Highways England said it plans to put the project into four packages of work. These packages range in value from £94 million up to £361 […]
Capita wins contract extension for TfL congestion charge project
Capita has announced that it has secured a £355 million extension to its contract with Transport for (TfL) to continue to manage London’s congestion charge, low and ultra-low emission zones. The company said the contract includes both an extension to its existing work–from October 2021 to October 2026–and new work expanding the low and ultra-low […]
EV charging points with air quality sensors fitted as part of a new city project in Coventry
A road in Coventry has been fitted with electric car charging points as part of a new city project. The street, Holyhead Road, has seen 30 new on-street charging ports installed as part of the scheme in collaboration with technology company Connected Kerb. This means drivers will be able to charge their car using a […]
Councils to receive £40m for school transport while more funding is announced for buses
Local authorities will receive more than £40 million to help support students to get them to school or college in the autumn term, it has been announced by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. This funding will help them create extra capacity and allow hundreds of thousands more students to use alternatives to public transport, while social […]