Mobility scooter users more than two and a half times more likely to be killed in a road crash
Mobility scooter riders are more than two and a half times more likely to be killed in a road crash compared to other road users, data has revealed. Department for Transport (DfT) road casualty statistics show that in 2022, nine mobility scooter users were killed and 270 were injured in collisions on the UK’s roads. […]
Project launched to help ensure that self-driving car technology is safely implemented
A new project has been launched in the UK by the University of Surrey to help ensure that self-driving technology can be safely implemented. The Methods for Assurance of Self-Driving Vehicles scheme, known as Massdrive, will aim to develop robust methods of approving and certifying self-driving cars as they become available. Professor Saber Fallah, co-investigator […]
Staffordshire Pothole Pro to tour county
Staffordshire’s JCB Pothole Pro is on the move around the county, helping to fix potholes and prepare roads for surface treatments. The machine has been on A519 Newcastle Road in Hanchurch, and will be moving up and down the county over the next few months to help with Staffordshire’s spring push on pothole repairs. It […]
Chinese electric cars could see a ‘total ban’
US President Joe Biden has been told to ban the sale of new electric cars made in China as fears grow over new rivals in the automotive space. Speaking on X, Sherrod Brown, the US Senator for Ohio, said he wanted cars “made in America by American workers” to be on the streets as he attacked Chinese production, reports […]
Devon County Council approves £24m highways scheme in Plymouth
Devon councillors have this week voted to improve road links to a new employment development at Langage, part of the Plymouth & South Devon (PASD) Freeport. The proposed two-phase spine road will extend the existing Kingsway road and bridge across the A38 Deep Lane Junction to connect the new community of Sherford, reports Construction Index. […]
SYSTRA signals significant growth with Leeds office move
SYSTRA has relocated in Leeds, further bolstering its commitment to developing talent in the city and across the Yorkshire region. Located in 114 Wellington Street, the new Leeds office provides a modern open-plan creative space for SYSTRA, which is one of Yorkshire’s leading transport planning, engineering and infrastructure specialists. Members of the SYSTRA Signature Team based in […]
Kent to deliver huge highway maintenance programme with Network North funding
Kent County Council is to deliver a Pothole Blitz Programme across the county. The programme will see many potholes being repaired, including the prevention of potholes and highway defects from forming in the future. Its ‘Pothole Blitz’ work started in March and will continue until autumn 2024. This will help it to complete the repairs […]
Marlborough Highways secures major Highways Term Contract with the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Marlborough Highways has announce that it has secured a comprehensive Highways Term Contract with the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The agreement, which builds upon previous operations delivered by Marlborough in Royal Greenwich, commenced on 1 April 2024, and primarily involves maintenance and improvement works to the roads and footways network. Marlborough already has a presence in nine […]
Medway Council seeking government support to tackle the scourge of potholes
Medway Council has written to the government seeking an urgent meeting on the challenges faced in maintaining the extensive road network and tackling the growing number of potholes. In a letter to Guy Opperman, Minister for Roads and Local Transport, Council Leader, Cllr Vince Maple and Portfolio Holder Holder for Climate Change and Strategic Regeneration, […]
Summer road maintenance scheme to begin in West Northants
West Northamptonshire’s fleet of highways machinery is preparing to roll out the summer road maintenance programme, focusing on major projects that require warm and dry weather conditions. Like many councils, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) faces the challenge of roads deteriorating during cold and wet winter weather, needing urgent action. Over the years, here as well […]
