KierWSP wins Northamptonshire again
KierWSP has won a 16-month extension to its Northamptonshire CC contract, one that it has been delivering for the past 12 years. The contract is to deliver highways network infrastructure maintenance and management services, traffic signalisation and intelligent transport services, county structures maintenance and regulatory function Debbie Taylor-Bond, General Manager of Kier/WSP said: “The work […]
Sustrans calls for councils to reallocate road space for cycling and walking
Sustrans has called on local authorities to adapt roads and streets to ensure people stay safe and can travel actively during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, the Department for Transport (DfT) updated emergency guidance regarding Traffic Regulation Orders in England. This gives councils more powers to reallocate road spaces to walking and cycling, such […]
WSP wins 10-year Leeds highway contract
WSP has been retained as the sole supplier for Leeds City Council’s Highways and Transportation Civil Engineering Core Contract following a competitive procurement process. The appointment marks the start of a new ten-year partnership to upgrade and maintain the city’s highways infrastructure. WSP has been the main consultant for Leeds City Council’s highways and transportation […]
Industry wide collaboration platform to launch
The IHE is supporting industry freelancer, Helen Blood to deliver a concept for a industry-wide online collaboration platform. Work is now well underway with JAMP Digital to deliver a new web-based communications platform dedicated to the Highways/ITS community. The ‘talkmobility’ concept is based on a ‘by the community, for the community’ approach and will serve […]
Latest NWSRG guidance released
The latest section of the NWSRG guidance document suite-Section 12 Weather Forecasting and Road Weather Information systems is being prepared and will be available shortly on the NWSRG, UKRLG and IHE websites. This is the ninth section to be completed by the IHE and the NWSRG and further and final sections will be available later […]
Government should enable more active travel
The Department for Transport launched temporary guidance on implementing Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) last week as some local authorities were struggling to comply with existing regulations due to the COVID-19 situation. The guidance, was produced in response to concerns about the ability of traffic authorities to implement the publicity requirements when making permanent or temporary […]
ITS leaders from around the globe discuss Coronavirus
The heads of ITS-Arab and ITS Estonia have joined a former ITS America President to discuss the implications of the Coronavirus crisis in their regions. Independent consultant Scott Belcher, the former President and CEO of ITS America, told host Paul Hutton that the transport industry is being devastated. “Air travel is down 95%,” he said. […]
Question mark over e-scooters remain
The Government’s Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the impacts on safety, congestion and greenhouse gas emissions in relation to allowing electric scooters onto the road network. Last month the Department for Transport began a consultation on plans to trial electronic scooter use on the roads. The UK remains one of the last […]
Highways Sector Council officially launched
The new Highways Sector Council (HSC), which has been working with the Government to support the highways sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been formally launched. The Council, which is a partnership of public and private sector organisations, originally came together last September and has recently been reorganised by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for […]
Haringey chooses Marlborough for maintenance contract
Malborough has won a £56 million highway maintenance contract with the London Borough of Haringey. The new contract will start in July and comes after a successful start to a four-year street lighting contract which began in October. This project will include work on carriageways, footways and cycleways, alongside new highway construction projects such as […]