£10 million fund to repair NI’s rural roads announced
A £10 million funding pot will be made available to improve rural roads across the region, Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced. In a statement to the Assembly, Minister Mallon said her department needed much more in terms of resources to support the public transport network and NI Water. But she announced a […]
A £13 million investment in active travel proposed by West of England Combined Authority
A £13m investment in measures to encourage cycling and walking is set to be discussed at the first virtual meeting of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) Committee next week. An investment of £3m is recommended to underwrite the cost of temporary measures to help people walk and cycle while maintaining social distancing. By […]
Work on TfL construction projects set to increase over the next few weeks
Work on a number of Transport for London (TfL) construction projects has resumed with more restarting in the coming weeks. Construction at around 300 TfL sites was brought to a Safe Stop in late March to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Since then design and other preparatory work on many of these projects has continued, […]
Interserve awarded A602 contract by Hertfordshire CC
Interserve construction has been given a contract by Hertfordshire CC to upgrade a section of the A602. Work on the contract, which was awarded through the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework, is expected to shorten journey times between Ware and Stevenage in the county. Work on the contract includes remodelling a roundabout and constructing a segregated left […]
More than smart pavements: connected infrastructure for enhanced winter safety and resilience on highways
By: Xianming Shi, PhD, PE, Director at the National Center for Transporttation Infrastructure Durability & Life-Extension, US. Currently, there is an urgent demand for more cost-effective, resource-efficient and reliable solutions to address safety, mobility, and resilience challenges on highways enduring snowy winter weather. To address this pressing issue, this commentary proposes that the physical and […]
Less use of public transport could put 1 million extra cars on the road
More than a million extra cars could be the roads with the public avoiding public transport as lockdown continues to ease, according to Rachel Aldred, Professor of Transport at the Active Travel Academy at Westminster University. Her research, Congestion ahead: a faster route is now available, says the percentage of people who drive to work […]
RIS2 offers ‘high value for money’ says DfT analysis
The Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) offers high value for money and for every £1 spent there are more than £2 worth of benefits, according to analysis by the Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT’s RIS2 Analysis Overview document, published yesterday, said all elements of RIS2 spend generate more benefits than the money invested in […]
Highways England goes out to tender for Area 12
Highways England has opened the bidding process for the management of Area 12 part of the network in Yorkshire and the Humber region. The winning bidder will be required to provide all routine and response maintenance, incident response, severe weather services, as well as renewal and small scale improvement projects, on the Yorkshire and Humber […]
Coventry City Council to trial mobility credits
Coventry City Council is to embark on a trial which aims to investigate how new technologies can be used to support people moving round the West Midlands in a more sustainable way. The trial is part of the West Midlands Future Transport Zone which aims to help reduce congestion, improve air quality and tackle climate […]
Next generational thinking is the way forward for future mobility, says CCAAR
Next generational thinking from new industry entrants and innovative academics will play a key role in developing future mobility, according to the Centre for Connected & Autonomous Automotive Research (CCAAR). CCAAR says that, on a global level, the automotive industry continues to face its most significant challenge yet; in establishing a new future offering which […]