Transport strategy for NE Scotland to focus on four key deliverables
Nestrans, the organisation that represents the North East of Scotland including the Aberdeenshire region, has set out its transport vision and direction for the area for the next 20 years. Nestrans’ draft Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) will shape transport policies and actions for the period up until 2040. Next week Nestrans Board members will discuss […]
Bridge repair work on M1/M62 interchange to start later this month
A Yorkshire interchange at the centre of the M1 and M62 motorway network will undergo essential maintenance work later this month, Highways England has announced. The Lofthouse Interchange, positioned at the M1, junction 42/M62 junction 29 near Leeds, will close for eight weeks to allow for work on a £3.6 million on the roundabout’s four […]
Flintshire gets funding for electric buses and charging infrastructure
The Welsh Government has invested £450,000 from its North Wales metro funding to provide electric buses and charging infrastructure for two Flintshire routes. The investment will fund two electric bus vehicles which will serve routes to Buckley and Treuddyn, as well as the charging infrastructure to maintain them. The routes are part of Flintshire’s aim […]
Researchers develop tool that identifies priority locations for cycleways
Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a tool that can identify priority locations for new cycleways, ranking roads by their ‘cycling potential’ estimated using a Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT). The system then represents the estimated number of cycling trips along this road travelling to or from work or school assuming the Government’s […]
Leicester CC implements 20mph zones on 1,200 streets in the city
Leicester CC has included nearly 1,200 residential streets across Leicester in a wide-ranging road safety programme to create 20mph zones. The programme which began in 2011 has seen the speed-reduction work rolled out in communities across the city, and now includes 67 schemes comprising 254km of roads, which equates to around a quarter of the […]
B509/3 BSI Committee wants your views on BS 8442
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) is supporting the B509/3 BSI standards committee who is currently attempting to review BS 8442 which covers temporary traffic signs, bollards and beacons and is asking readers to give their own views. If you are interested, please complete the questionnaire in the link below by Monday June 22nd. Thank […]
Highways Sector Council searches for new board members
The Highways Sector Council (HSC) is looking to fill a number of vacancies on its newly formed council. The Council is a partnership of both the private and public sector organisations covering both strategic and local roads, created to help transform delivery in the highways sector, using a unified voice and approach so the industry […]
Streetworks COVID-19 guidance updated
The Joint Authorities Group (JAG (UK)), Streetworks UK, HAUC England and the DfT has updated its streetworks COVID-19 guidance for operators. Please click on the link below: https://tinyurl.com/ycyfcwea
Green number plates to be introduced to help councils with EV take up
The Government is to introduce green number plates in the autumn to help local authorities put in place new policies to incentivise people to own electric vehicles As part of the Government’s plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the plates will make it easier for cars to be identified as zero emission vehicles. […]
Lancashire to invest an additional £5 million in its road network
Lancashire CC will invest an additional £5m in its road network to help with repair work following flood damage earlier this year. Councillors in the county said they wanted to prioritise improving people’s journeys when completing the council’s annual budget in February, and have now agreed to invest an extra £5m in renewing vital transport infrastructure […]