Work in Norfolk starts after one of the largest investments ever in highways schemes
Work has started on one of the largest ever highway schemes in the East of England thanks to an extra £22m highway funding with dozens of roads across the county of Norfolk to see maintenance improvements. Norfolk received more than any other local authority in the East of England for maintenance and repairs to roads, […]
New funding will provide £3.5 million extra investment in Wirral’s roads
Investment in Wirral’s roads and infrastructure network will now be extended thanks to a further £3.5 million grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The funds will be for improving key routes in the Wirral and this comes alongside a recent allocation of £500,000 from the Department of Transport’s Local Highway Maintenance Challenge Fund, […]
Increased investment to support bus travel would reduce emissions and help aid an economic recovery
Increased investment in bus travel across England would significantly reduce emission levels and is also ‘essential’ to helping the economic recovery from the pandemic, according to a new report by Greener Journeys. The report, Maximising the benefits of local bus services, says that every £1 invested in bus travel would generate £4.48 in wider social, […]
Traffic Commissioners for GB launch their annual report after challenging year
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have released their Annual Report for 2019 to 2020. The commissioners have been dedicated to helping implement flexible and pragmatic measures to support and regulate the road transport industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These measures allowed the continuation of effective regulation on behalf of the road transport industries […]
Highways England to invest £114m for 150 road and maintenance projects across the East of England
Highways England is set to invest over £114 million into 150 road and maintenance schemes across the East of England it has been announced. The strategic network and major A roads including the M11, A14, A1, A47 and A12 will all benefit from the planned package of enhancements, with road resurfacing, bridge joint replacements, the […]
Online briefing session for the supply chain on the HE Passport to be held as part of SH L!VE digital week
Safer Highways ispleased to announce that as part of its SHL!ve digital week it is to host an online ‘Lunch and Learn’ briefing session designed to give managers and directors from across the Highways England Supply chain a latest update on the HE Passport Scheme. Taking place at 12.00pm on Monday 21st September and hosted […]
Luas Green Line extension moves into consultation stage
An extension to Dublin’s Luas Green Line to Finglas has reached the consultation stage. The 4km extension to the tram line will see four new stops added which will make the area of Luas available to 30,000 people who live within 1km of the stop. Eamon Ryan T.D., Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and […]
142m modular bridge supports HE’s A19 Testo’S junction improvements
A 142m modular bridge by Cleveland Bridge UK is supporting Highways England’s A19 Testo’s Junction Improvement Scheme as part of a major programme to improve journeys in the North East The bridge will take the main A19 traffic flow over the top of a roundabout. As a result, the bridge required for the scheme is […]
West Sussex Highways report strong start to new contract
West Sussex Council has reported progress with its highways contract despite it starting a few days after the pandemic lockdown. Since April 1, and despite the extra challenges Covid-19 presents, Balfour Beatty Living Places has been providing core maintenance services, such as carriageway repairs and emergency works, with Drainline Southern providing drainage cleansing and Grasstex […]
Deloitte says EV market will reach 31.1m by 2030
Deloitte has increased its market forecasting for the rapid growth of the global electric vehicle (EV) market by an additional 10 million to reach 31.1 million by 2030. It says total EV sales are still expected to reach 2.5 million worldwide in 2020. Based on a compound annual growth rate of 29%, Deloitte’s research estimates […]