Fife Council seeks views on Electric Vehicle Charging strategy
Fife Council’s Roads and Transportation Services are seeking views on the proposed Fife Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Strategy. In 2020, the Scottish Government pledged to phase out new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. In support of the EV transition, the public sector in Scotland has led the provision of charging infrastructure. Since […]
Lack of funding and data ‘hindering road safety’, says new survey by VivaCity
There are major challenges to road safety planning because of lack of funding and inadequate data, according to transport and highways solutions provider, VivaCity. The company surveyed 200 councils and found that 63% of them said lack of funding was a problem, while 45% said there was a lack of data available to them when […]
Lib Dem pothole pledge is welcomed, but RAC says money is not the only answer
As a part of their 2024 manifesto, the Liberal Democrats have committed to spending £300m to fill in over 1.2 million potholes a year, should they win the General Election. The party’s leader, Sir Ed Davey said: “The Conservatives have driven us down a motorway of decay – roads are crumbling, and motorists are suffering […]
Speedy Hire secures major infrastructure contract with Amey
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire services company, operating across the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, announces that it has secured a major new core hire and solutions contract with Amey Group Services. This new long-term contract, for revenue of up to £25m per annum, is due to mobilise during the second half of Speedy Hire’s financial year subject to […]
Winvic moves forward on second Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has started work on the second project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract. Work has begun on the resurfacing and signal improvement scheme on Newland, between Carholme Road and Mint […]
Safe, active and sustainable travel for the A259
Ambitious plans for a new seafront cycle lane and public realm improvements that will support and promote active and sustainable travel in Brighton & Hove will be presented to councillors next week. At the first meeting of the council’s new cabinet, members will be shown a vision for walking and cycling along the seafront from the […]
Amey secures new £30m engineering services consultancy partner contract with Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers
Amey has been awarded a new £30m contract with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers, the drainage and flood defence authority for Northern Ireland, to deliver water and engineering services across the region for up to five years. The contract will see Amey deliver a range of civil engineering consultancy and specialist water works. This […]
Landslip repairs at Kex Gill to be completed ahead of schedule
One of the main routes in the North of England which has been closed due to a landslip is to reopen this weekend following an extensive repair scheme. North Yorkshire Council were forced to close the A59 at Kex Gill in February, after the start of the year was one of the wettest on record. […]
SNP manifesto target to end sale of diesel-powered buses is bad news for a smooth transition to net-zero services across Scotland, says CPT
By proposing an end of sale date of 2025 for diesel powered buses, the SNP is disproportionately targeting SMEs and rural bus operators and the marginal, but socially necessary, services they provide, says CPT – the leading UK trade association for the bus and coach sectors. Responding to the SNP manifesto pledge, Paul White, Director […]
TfL launches ten new Cycleways across London, expanding the network to reach over a quarter of Londoners
Transport for London (TfL) has launched ten new Cycleways across London, designed to make cycling safer and easier around the capital. The new routes add another 35km to London’s growing strategic cycle network. TfL and the boroughs’ continued work to develop Cycleways in London means the strategic cycle network has more than quadrupled in size […]