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 […]
Highways England turns to VR to help control room operators understand the impact of their decisions
Highways England has been working with virtual reality specialists MXTreality to create a training facility for its traffic control room operators to help them understand in more detail the impact of their decisions on motorists. Working closely with the HE training team MXTreality devised five common real-world scenarios, which would be experienced by the operators […]
Highways England’s scheme delivery framework open for tenders
Highways England’s scheme delivery framework is now open for tenders, with the £3.6 billion, six-year contract offering 161 places, split into four different bands. The new contract covers renewal, improvement and small construction scheme works and is designed to provide continuity between Highways England’s next two Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) time frames. The framework is […]
Welsh Government launches new Clear Air Plan
The Welsh Government has launched a new Clean Air Plan with the aim of improving air quality across the country. A range of measures will be taken including more active travel infrastructure, improving rail services and achieving zero tailpipe emissions from buses and taxis by 2028. The government will also implement an electric vehicle charging […]
Cambridge chosen for 12 month e-scooter trial
Cambridge has been chosen by an electric scooter operator to put a fleet of scooters on UK streets during an exclusive 12-month trial. Swedish-based micro-mobility firm Voi plans to bring the e-scooters to the city by September and will work closely with transport providers, including train and bus operators. The company will work in collaboration […]
Highways England’s Smart Motorway Alliance to hold virtual supply chain briefing
Highways England’s Smart Motorway Alliance is to hold supply chain strategy briefing event online on August 24th. The virtual event will provide an overview of the alliance, information regarding its future procurement programme on behalf of the Alliance Partners during the duration of the Alliance contract. This event is aimed to help inform the market place of […]
Safer Highways to host Healthier Highways briefing session
Safer Highways has announced that as part of its SHL!ve digital week it is to host an online webinar briefing session around the science of Wellbeing and Health, Healthier Highways – Changing the Culture of Health Protection. In partnership with Steve Perkins Associates, Connect Plus has embarked on a ground breaking initiative called ‘Healthier Highways’ to […]
£2 million to be spent on improving Carmarthenshire roads
Almost £2million is being invested in Carmarthenshire roads over the next few months. Carmarthenshire County Council has announced that 37 sections of road will be resurfaced after funding was made available from the council’s capital works programme and the Welsh Government. This new investment is in addition to a programme of preventative dressing treatment which […]