West Yorkshire Combined Authority approves over £38m worth of transport schemes
Several key transport schemes across Yorkshire, including funding towards a £95 million to improve the A641 between Bradford and Huddersfield-installing new cycleways, link roads and improving junctions-have been approved by West Yorkshire Combined Authority members. The schemes approved, which amount to approximately £38.4 million, include a number of ‘active and sustainable’ projects in which public […]
Measuring air quality could help fight COVID-19
Measuring air quality across London could help fight COVID-19 by providing a quick means of deciding whether to reduce public transport movement, given strong links between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 transmission, a new study by the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge has revealed. Their analysis of air pollution, COVID-19 cases and fatality rates […]
Foxton chosen as location for new Cambridgeshire transport hub
A new transport interchange in Cambridgeshire that will act as a travel hub for the Foxton railway line, buses, cyclists and other vehicles has been approved by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP). Now a suitable location has been found, the GCP board will now begin the designs and submit a planning application. It said its […]
AmeySRM to start work on A533 Expressway bridge replacement next Spring
Highways England has awarded Amey Sir Robert McAlpine (AmeySRM) a £23million contract for scheme works on the A533 Expressway bridge replacement scheme in the North West of the UK. The contract will see construction works at the site start in Spring 2021, with the completion date set for Summer 2022. The existing 70 metre span […]
Work on new active travel measures progressing in Oxfordshire
Work on temporary cycle lanes and other related activities has begun in Oxfordshire, after the authority was awarded £2.9 million in total from the Government’s Emergency Active Travel Fun. The first tranche of this money-£597,000 is being spent on more cycle parking and better bike route markings as well as £130,000 on 130 bike racks […]
Northamptonshire CC announces first active travel measures
Northamptonshire County Council has announced the first measures to be implemented to establish temporary and permanent cycle and walking schemes in light of changes to lockdown. The council was given indicative funding of £351,000 by the Government from the Active Travel Emergency Fund. This first block of money is to be used for temporary ‘quick […]
Amey to trial sustainable graphene asphalt on part of Kent’s road network
Gipave, an asphalt supermodifier is to be trialled on Kents roads following the announcement of a collaboration announcement between Amey, Kent County Council and Italian asphalt additives specialist. Iterchimica. The trial will be taking place as part of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) Smart Places Live Labs programme funded […]
Galliford Try implements new approach to active hearing protection
Highways contractor, Galliford Try, has implemented a new mandate on all of its sites to adopt active hearing protection from July 1st. The measure are to become part of the business’s standard PPE requirements to try to cut out noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), which is the most commonly reported occupational disease in Europe. Working on a […]
ASI Solutions and LCRIG to host webinars focusing on asphalt preservation
Asphalt preservation specialist, ASI Solutions and the Local Council Roads Improvement Group (LCRIG) is to hold a series of CPD accredited webinars over the summer giving councils a unique insight into how they can keep their roads in better condition for longer. ASI’s Managing Director, Howard Robinson, will discuss asphalt preservation technology which has been […]
West Sussex Council awards contracts worth £10 million to highway companies
West Sussex County Council has announced it has awarded more than £10 million worth of contracts to companies which will deliver highway improvements in this financial year. The successful bidders for planned road, footway and infrastructure works are: Road resurfacing Tarmac Trading Limited Footway improvements FM Conway Ltd Carriageway maintenance and localised surfacing programme Associated Asphalt […]