Major transport improvements to start in Oxfordshire
The first phase of transport and highway improvements has started in Oxford including work to upgrade traffic signalised junction, amendments to bus stops, improvements to pedestrian and cyclist facilities and carriageway resurfacing. Funding of £9.1 million has been secured by Oxfordshire County Council to deliver a package of work to improve the travelling experience along […]
Devon CC to use cycling app to help target roads for repair
A well-known cycling app is to be used by Devon County Council to help decide where some of the additional £27m of spending on the county’s roads will be allocated. This spending will go towards roads that are used by cyclists or walkers, with the county council using the cycling app Strava to get data […]
Gaist aims to ‘redefine’ highways safety with launch of SafetyView
Local authorities will be able to have a ‘rapid capture and display’ of every safety defect on an inspection route, thanks to a new service launched by highways technology company Gaist. SafetyView, which was developed with input from the Department for Transport and insurance companies, has been successfully trialled by three local authorities. It has […]
Councils need to adopt appropriate winter maintenance plans for cycle lanes, says Safecote MD
Highway authorities need to adopt appropriate maintenance plans for their new cycle and walkways to ensure they are able to keep them open day and night, especially in the winter. These are the thoughts of Mark Dutton, Managing Director of Safecote, who says cyclists and pedestrians will only have the confidence to use them if […]
Highway Care makes two new board level appointments
Highway Care has announced two significant board appointments, following on from news of recent expansion plans and new partnership arrangements. Ben Duncker will become its new Business Development Director, from August 3. Mr Ducker will focus on bringing new innovations to market, whilst also focusing on strategic growth in their International and Security sectors. He […]
Chinese AV company starts fully driverless testing
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle specialist has become the first autonomous company to start fully driverless vehicle testing in China, as the world’s biggest auto market accelerates development of autonomous technologies. Three-year-old WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi, said started tests this week on open roads in a designated area of Guangzhou after the […]
Project Amber success highlighted in new framework document
The benefits of Project Amber, the successful highways framework initiative started by Blackpool Council and supported by the Local Councils Roads Improvement Group (LCRIG), can now be read about it a new published document. “Learn about the success of the Project Amber trial which has led to the creation of the Project Amber Framework contract […]
New £17.5 million road bridge in Lincolnshire near to completion
A new £17.5 million road bridge over the A1 near Grantham in Lincolnshire which will form part a key part of the town’s £102m Southern Relief Road is near to completion. The first set of 16 bridge beams were lifted into place over the west side of the A1 using a 250-tonne crane overnight earlier […]
Lancashire CC’s cabinet agrees £15.9 million highway improvements
Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has agreed a major package of improvements to roads after receiving an extra £15.9m from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Infrastructure Investment Fund. This will include repairs to roads damaged by storms earlier in the year, a project to fix rural ‘moss roads’, maintenance to traffic lights, drains and street lights […]
Local Welsh contractor begins work on A55
A Welsh contractor has begun improvement works on a North Wales junction on the A55. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK was awarded the contract by the Welsh Government to make junction 19 of the A55 safer for commuters and to help manage congestion. The work will include widening the roundabout, the construction of safer crossings […]