£121m for road maintenance in Essex
Essex County Council has said it to is set to receive £121 million of Government funding for road repairs and resurfacing between now and 2034, following last week’s government announcement of an extra £8.3bn over 11-year’s for highway authorities. The funding has been reallocated to local Authorities across England from the HS2 scheme. The […]
Sustainable transport and infrastructure purchasing solution puts NHS in top gear
Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched a new ‘Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure‘ framework agreement designed to support the NHS in lowering its carbon output and achieve its 2040 carbon net zero emissions ambition. The procurement framework agreement provides the NHS with a simple way to find and appoint the services of […]
Over £5million investment to support local bus services in Nottinghamshire
Residents across the county are to benefit from an improved, more integrated bus network and new Nottsbus on Demand services. Following the outcome of the county council’s bus network review, over £5million will be invested to support, improve and deliver new bus services across the county with a clear focus on reconnecting communities and protecting […]
Doncaster supports safe speeds campaign
City of Doncaster Councill is backing a national campaign to promote everyone’s right to safe and healthy journeys. Road Safety Week, organised by the charity Brake, aims to reduce the number of people killed or injured as the result of a collision. The theme for 2023 is speed and members of the South Yorkshire Safer […]
Yunex Traffic’s enforcement solutions for Manchester City Council will reduce delays and improve traffic flows
Manchester City Council is the latest authority to award Yunex Traffic a contract to supply and maintain an ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) civil enforcement camera solution to detect and enforce moving traffic contraventions. The contract is initially for a three-year period, with an option to extend by a further two years, and aims to […]
Powys to benefit from UK Government Levelling Up Fund
Powys County Council has provisionally secured over £17.7 million of Levelling Up Funding from UK Government to promote recreational tourism in the county through transport investment. The funding aims to address regional disparities across the UK by investing in vital local infrastructure projects to increase pride in place and bring people closer to opportunity. In […]
More than 16,000 potholes repaired across Staffordshire so far this year
Staffordshire County Council is making good on its promise to fix more roads across the county with 16,308 pothole repair jobs completed so far. A ‘job’ is, on average, two or three potholes at a time – meaning the number of potholes filled across the county is likely to be double or even triple that […]
New report recommends buses in Wales should be exempt from 20mph default speed limit
A new report has recommended that buses in Wales’ cities should be exempt from the 20mph default speed limit in order to make public transport more competitive compared to driving a car. The ‘Fare outcomes – Understanding Transport in Wales’s Cities’ report form the Centre for Cities looked at the Welsh Government’s goal 45% of journeys being made by […]
Nottingham City Council wins funding to make busy routes into the city safer for everyone
Nottingham City Council has officially accept £1.425million funding from the Department of Transport (DfT) to make changes that will make roads in the city safer. The Safer Roads Fund was introduced by the DfT to support road safety in England as part of a wider package of investment into Britain’s transport network. In total, £47.5 […]
Multi-million pound upgrade to Liverpool’s roads begins
Liverpool City Council has appointed three contractors to deliver the next phase of its Highways Investment Programme (HIP). The Council’s Transportation and Highways team and their delivery partners are now progressing with the upgrade of more than 29 roads, through an £11m eco-friendly maintenance programme, which will see the delivery of: • 10 schemes in the […]
