Northern Ireland to fast-track key road infrastructure projects
A number of strategic infrastructure scheme and key road projects are set to go ahead in Northern Ireland as part of plans to help aid economic recovery and community transformation, according to Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon. Within the Minister’s budget statement to the Assembly last Wednesday, she included the funding for the continued development of […]
Sir Robert McAlpine M6 team celebrates eight years without a RIDDOR
The Sir Robert McAlpine M6 team is celebrating eight years without a RIDDOR, after news it was achieved in May. The M6 scheme involves the routine operation and maintenance of 90km of the M6 from Millbank to Carlisle. Project Manager Trish Turner said: “Our belief in safety is at the forefront of everything we do, […]
Highways England and Dorset work together on coastal route project
Highways England has been working with Dorset Council to improve cycle and footpaths as well as upgrade crossing on a coastal route in the county. Highways England has spent £675,000 on a Dorset Council scheme to create safety benefits on both the A35 and Sea Road South in Bridport. A new, unsegregated footway and cycleway […]
Manchester City Council finalises bid for active travel fund money
Manchester City Council has finalised a package of bids totalling around £600,000 to the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. The mix of bids does now include a plan to temporarily create pedestrian and cycle-only zones at Stevenson Square in the city centre’s Northern Quarter and on Ducie Street, from London Road to Dale Street. […]
New geodata report calls for industry-wide agreement on the way CAV data is managed
There should be a industry-wide agreement on the way data for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) is collected, processed and shared, according to CAV organisation Zenzic. The Geodata report-analysis and recommendations for self-driving vehicle testing Zenzic consultation findings, highlights the need for industry-wide alignment on issues such as data hosting and common terminology used to […]
£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 […]