London Councils respond to Zipcar’s planned UK withdrawal
Mayor Brenda Dacres OBE, Chair of London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee, has issued a response to Zipcar’s recent announcement that it was to withdraw its services in the UK: “Car clubs are an important part of London’s transport offer. They provide people who primarily rely on public transport and active travel access to a […]
Blackpool Council seeking contractors to join £200m North West highways and civils framework
Blackpool Council has issued an open tender for a new Highways Framework, aimed at securing up to eight suppliers over a four-year period from April 2026 to March 2030. The framework is divided into two lots, highways surfacing and highways civil engineering works, with an estimated total value of £200m excluding VAT, with the procurement […]
Road scheme set to improve safety outside Staffordshire high school
Work on a scheme to improve pedestrian and road user safety on a main road outside a Kidsgrove high school begins in the new year. The 15-week scheme on Gloucester Road by St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy starts on Monday 5 January and is being entirely funded by the Department for Education (DfE). The […]
Egis wins four lots on Public Sector Transport Framework
Engineering consultancy Egis has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Transport Technology framework, enabling public sector organisations to access its expertise on projects across urban, rural and intercity transport environments. The appointment spans four specialist lots, covering professional services, data services, parking management and network management. As an approved supplier, Egis can work […]
Worcestershire welcomes multi-year government funding for highways, active travel and bus service improvements
Worcestershire County Council has welcomed recent announcements from the Department for Transport (DfT), confirming funding for highways maintenance and bus service improvements in the county. The government has set out Worcestershire’s highways maintenance capital allocation for the next four years, providing improved financial certainty compared with the previous one-year settlement for 2025/26. The funding covers […]
Norfolk secures multi-year funding boost for highways and bus services
Norfolk County Council has welcomed two major funding announcements from government, providing long-term certainty for highways maintenance and bus services for the first time in many years. The multi-year settlements will allow the council to plan with confidence and deliver programmes of work that join up different funding streams to maximise impact for residents and […]
Warwickshire County Council tops national rankings for drain and gully maintenance
Warwickshire County Council has been named the UK’s leading county for drain and gully maintenance in a nationwide survey. Conducted by Ipsos Mori, the survey captures public views on highway and transport services across the UK. This year, Warwickshire achieved exceptional results, particularly in its drain and gully cleaning programme, ranking first among all County […]
Tesla testing driverless robotaxis without a human monitor
An X user has recorded a Tesla Model Y driving in Austin, Texas without a human monitor present. Since Tesla launched its robotaxi service in the city in June, vehicles have always included a human in the passenger seat. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to Sunday’s posy, confirming that the company is indeed testing driverless taxis without human safety operators, […]
Active travel capability fund: DfT announces local transport authority allocations 2025
Final active travel funding allocations for local transport authorities have been released by the Deparment for Transport. The allocations are part of integrated and consolidated transport settlements for financial years 2026/27 to 2029/30. West Midlands Combined Authority tops the list with a £36m investment over the next four years. Funding supports local transport authorities with […]
DfT publishes 24/25 provisional road traffic estimates
The Department for Transprt has published its Provisional Road Traffic Estimates for Great Britain for the period October 2024 to September 2025. Overall traffic levels in the year ending September 2025 were higher than in year ending September 2024 and similar to pre-pandemic levels. Provisional estimates are published quarterly and remain provisional until after they […]