Three London boroughs win TfL funding to transform local bus networks
Transport for London has confirmed the next major step in improving bus performance across the capital with the announcement of funding for Haringey, Lewisham and Southwark, as part of the Better Bus Partnerships programme. The aim of the programme is for TfL to work in partnership with boroughs to transform the bus network by investing […]
Road repairs and new crossing complete on main Burton route
All remaining repairs to Shobnall Road in Burton have now been successfully completed, with the addition of a new crossing to improve safety for families on the school run and for cyclists. During a Staffordshire County Council highways project to install a new shared footpath and cycleway on Shobnall Road earlier this year, crews uncovered […]
Banbury: Work starts in January to improve bus journeys and pedestrian access
Work to give Banbury residents better travel choices along the town’s Cherwell Street will begin in early January. Oxfordshire County Council is leading work to widen traffic lanes and make improvements to traffic signals to make bus journeys through Banbury town centre more reliable, while creating safer crossings at key junctions for pedestrians. Councillor Judy […]
Breedon Group reports ‘resilient performance’ despite sustained market challenges
Breedon Group plc has issued a trading update for the 10 months to 31 October 2025. When compared to the same period in 2024, revenue for the first 10 months increased 9% and for the four months to 31 October increased 12%, assisted by contributions from acquisitions, the company says. On a like-for-like1 basis revenue […]
Road Safety Week: London Councils urges government to act on surge in illegal e-bikes and unsafe batteries
London Councils is urging the government to introduce urgent secondary legislation to crack down on the growing sale of unsafe e-bikes, conversion kits, and uncertified lithium-ion batteries in Road Safety Week. Boroughs, which manage 95 per cent of London’s roads, warn that while e-bikes play a vital role in helping Londoners travel more sustainably, the […]
Road Safety Week: Emergency response to Northern Ireland RTCs captured on film
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is urging everyone to take care on the roads ahead of the release of a series of social media videos, which portrays what happens at the scene of a serious crash. Each film looks at the crash scene from the perspective of firefighters, paramedics and police officers as they […]
Birmingham sets wheels in motion for eight-year, £1bn highways deal
Birmingham City Council has opened the bid race for multiple places on a framework deal, as reported by Highways News in May, to deliver new highways and infrastructure work worth around £1bn over eight years. Construction Enquirer reports that the Highways and Infrastructure Works Framework will be used to deliver road, public realm and utilities […]
DfT developing National Transport Analysis Platform
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it is developing a National Transport Analysis Platform (NTAP) for modelling transport scenarios. DfT have awarded Arup a three-year contract worth up to £5 million for a project that is aimed at streamlining modelling processes to support policy making. According to the contract award notice: “The primary […]
UK bus drivers’ demand for dignity on November World Toilet Day
Research by Unite the union has found over half of UK bus routes have no toilets available for drivers. Unite undertook the research to mark World Toilet Day by looking at 420 routes operated by FirstBus, Stagecoach, Arriva, Lothian Buses, National Express, Plymouth Buses, Translink, Coastliner and Go-Ahead. It found that 222 out of the […]
Waymo to launch robotaxi service in five more US cities
Waymo has announced that its driverless robotaxis are coming to five new cities: Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and San Antonio. The company currently operates autonomous robotaxis in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. The Robot Report says that Waymo is in the process of removing human safety drivers in Miami from this week and […]