Lancashire County Council’s cabinet to consider plans to extend Fylde coast cycle track
Lancashire County Council’s cabinet is to consider plans to extend a cycle track linking St Annes and Blackpool and make it safer and easier for people using it to negotiate a number of busy junctions. The first phase of a new off-road track along the coast was completed in 2022, with the new plans focused […]
A decade of success for the Sustrans Active School Travel programme
Sustrans is celebrating 10 years of delivering the Active School Travel programme in Northern Ireland, with another year of more children walking, scooting and cycling to school. Since 2013 the organisation has been introducing the next generation to active travel skills which will help them make more sustainable, healthier travel choices for the rest of […]
Views from the public sought as Manchester City Council proposes city centre pedestrian improvements
Pedestrian-friendly plans on how to improve the A34 Salford to Cooper Street corridor are set to go out for public consultation. The stretch of road – which comprises of Bridge Street, John Dalton Street and Princess Street – runs from the beginning of the A34 in Salford to the junction of Cooper Street, adjacent to […]
Additional road resurfacing planned after Government provides extra funding
An extra programme of road resurfacing is due to be carried out in Torbay funded by a £230,000 grant from the UK Government. The additional funding, over and above the Council’s normal grant for the 2023/24 financial year, must be spent on failing roads that need maintenance. The extra investment means the Council can now […]
Nottingham City Council submits planning permission for new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Trent
Nottingham City Council has submitted a planning application for a pedestrian and cyclist – ‘Waterside Bridge’ across the River Trent. Spades will be in the ground building the new bridge by summer 2024, and the bridge is expected to be completed by late 2025. The Waterside Bridge project is being delivered using grant funding secured from Central Government […]
Transport Scotland launches Islands Connectivity Plan
A strategic plan to improve the reliability and resilience of transport links for island communities has been published. The Islands Connectivity Plan (ICP) Strategic Approach sets out a long term vision of how ferry services, supported by other transport modes, will be delivered and improved in the future. It will replace the current Ferries Plan but will […]
Tyne Bridge to get makeover with £35 million government funding
One of the North East’s most famous icons the Tyne Bridge will be refurbished as the government delivers a £35 million boost to restore the bridge and secure its future. Roads Minister, Guy Opperman, has been in Newcastle to confirm that the Tyne Bridge will undergo an extensive renovation programme, alongside major improvements on the […]
New Dyfi bridge is ‘visible symbol’ of future of road building in Wales, says Welsh Government
A new bridge built near Machynlleth has been described as a visual symbol of how Wales will ‘raise the bar’ when it comes to road building. The new Dyfi bridge is one of the first projects to be completed after the Welsh Government’s response to the independent roads review that took place in February last […]
Town centre transport improvements scheme progresses in Cannock
A regeneration project to improve walking and cycling routes in Cannock town centre is progressing well with a third of the scheme due for completion by the end of the week. The 12-week scheme will see new shared cycle routes, upgraded crossing points and widened footways in Church Street and Ringway, as well as a […]
Somerset Council signs new contract with lighting contractor
A new contract which will see cheaper and greener lighting on roads around the county has been signed by Somerset Council. The contract with Enerveo Ltd will see essential maintenance services delivered on all the council’s illuminated and non-illuminated electrical equipment across the county. Somerset Council has 59,593 illuminated assets to look after, consisting of […]