WSP develops new user guidance for DfT’s Active Modes Appraisal Toolkit
Consultants WSP has developed new user guidance for the updated Active Modes Appraisal Toolkit (AMAT) on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT). This will help stakeholders to effectively use the AMAT to appraise schemes for programmes including Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, Transforming Cities Fund and the recently announced Emergency Active Travel Fund. The […]
Kier Highways recertifies for the Carbon Trust Standard for the third time
Kier Highways has become the first highways contractor to have recertified for the Carbon Trust Standard for the third time, after first achieving it in 2013. The Carbon Trust Standard recognises organisations that follow best practice in measuring, managing and reducing their environmental impact. Since the last assessment two years ago, Kier Highways has managed […]
Future economic growth must be ‘green and clean’ says ADEPT
Future economic growth must be both ‘resilient and green’ to help deliver an improved economy, according to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). The comment comes as part of ADEPT’s policy position on clean and green growth, which says we need to ‘build back green’ to both create jobs and […]
Pollution sensors implemented in Oxford as it aims to create world’s first ZEZ
Air quality specialist, EarthSense is helping Oxford City Council implement 18 air pollution sensors around the city to help investigate the impact that certain traffic management strategies are having on improving air quality. EarthSense is working with Aimsun, Siemens and the city council, to help inform research as the council plans to implement the world’s […]
Incentivising electric cars could be ‘game-changing’ says RAC
The RAC has said that the Government’s plans to incentivise cleaner vehicle technology could be ‘the game-changing boost the automotive sector needs’. Responding to reports that the Government is considering a new vehicle scrappage scheme to encourage the take-up of hybrid and electric vehicles, RAC’s Head of Roads Policy, Nicholas Lyes said: “Incentivising the take-up […]
Multevo ingenuity is integral to beat the backlog
Josh Sweeny of Multevo tells the story of how safety innovations are enabling Multevo to gain momentum in the current highways climate. 2020 marks a decade milestone for Multevo working with Local Authorities and Tier One Contractors – whilst the COVID-19 crisis has inevitably presented challenges, Multevo are optimistic for the future having stood out […]
West Sussex Highways announces £9.8 million extra funding
West Sussex Highways has announced that it has been awarded £9.8 million from the latest round of extra funding. A total of £7.8million of this will be used for pothole prevention initiatives, with whole roads or parts of roads resurfaced, extended areas of highway patched and more localised issues dealt with. This is on top […]
M6 junction improvements start to take shape
Work to install a new bridge through the existing roundabout and over the M6 to link sections of the A556, which began in March is progressing well, according to Highways England. Described as one of the most challenging construction projects in the region, the bridge foundations in the central reservation and carriageway verges are now […]
Covid-19 Safe Start-communication is crucial to keep our cities moving
By Adam Graham, Chief Product Officer, Elgin Local authorities have a critical role to play in enabling the safe return to a more normal way of life for millions as Covid-19 lockdown measures continue to relax. The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a radical set of guidelines for local authorities to follow as the […]
Oxfordshire to make urgent progress on cycling and walking schemes
Oxfordshire CC is the latest local authority to launch plans on urgent cycling and walking schemes, that will see it spend £600,000 over the next eight week to help safe travel and social distancing. These fast-track plans are the first part of a wider £2.9m of funding to be awarded to Oxfordshire County Council by […]