London boroughs innovate to provide safe active travel options for the city
Many London boroughs are making proactive changes to local roads, paths, high streets and open spaces by introducing measures such as wider , pavements, pop-up bike lanes and cycle and bus-only corridors, according to a London Councils and LEDNet survey. All London boroughs have now received funding from TfL’s Streetspace for London scheme and DfT’s […]
Transport for the South East’s 30-year transport strategy gets approval
Transport for the South East’s partnership board has approved our thirty-year transport strategy for the South East. It sets out how, with the right investment, it can drive economic recovery and sustainable growth, create jobs, improve opportunity and quality of life and help cut carbon emissions to net zero. Find out more by reading its […]
Scottish Government provides £10m support to support rapid deployment of bus priority infrastructure
The Scottish Government is providing £10 million to support the rapid deployment of bus priority infrastructure by local authorities. Working in partnership with bus operators, the new infrastructure fund will help areas of Scotland with the highest concentration of congestion to implement temporary measures, including bus lanes or gates, which make bus journeys quicker and […]
Cumbria welcomes additional funding for drainage and bridge work
Cumbria has been awarded £4.968 million of additional to be used to fund an extensive package of drainage and bridge repair and improvement works, helping to maintain and enhance the resilience of the county’s extensive road network. The works will focus on key routes and locations susceptible to flooding. Following the announcement of the additional […]
LGTS adds 25 electric double decker buses to its fleet following new funding
The London General Transport Services (LGTS), part of Go-Ahead Group, has added 25 electric double decker buses to its fleet following a £10m sustainable leasing package from HSBC Equipment Finance (UK) Ltd. The group’s electric bus fleet now totals more than 100 vehicles, which feature iron phosphate batteries that deliver 345 kWh of power and […]
Shapps calls for a ‘reframing of the narrative’ around green vehicles
The UK can ‘reframe the narrative’ around green vehicles and show that this generation can drive the transition to zero carbon road transport, according to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. Speaking at the LowCVP’s Annual Conference online yesterday, Mr Shapps said that the Covid-19 pandemic ‘has given us a unique opportunity to rethink the way we […]
Ringway ahead of schedule with Bracknell Forest dual carriageway
Ringway Bracknell Forest has completed a new dual carriageway on the A322 two months ahead of schedule and to budget despite the challenges of the pandemic. The project saw two lanes being added, a central reservation and traffic lights to a 1km single carriageway road. Before, the road was a bottleneck, being the only section […]
Former Alstom MD joins Skanska to lead its infrastructure business
Skanska has announced the arrival of Jonathan Willcock to lead its infrastructure business and join its senior leadership team. Mr Willcock was Managing Director of Alstom’s systems, signalling and infrastructure business for seven years. Previously he has held senior roles at train operating company Go-Ahead Group, and Vinci, where he helped to develop its nuclear […]
Aggregate Industries receives ISO 45001 for commitment to protecting its employees
Asphalt specialist, Aggregate Industries, has received international ISO 45001 Standard in Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for its company-wide commitment to proactively working to protect its employees. ISO 45001 is the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S), providing a framework to increase safety, […]
Welsh Government pledges £9 million to help support town centres after pandemic
The Welsh Government has given £9 million to help town centres in Wales recover following the Coronavirus. Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn has announced up to £5.3 million from the Transforming Towns programme will be used to fund adaptions in town centres to support traders and improve public safety in response […]