Re-opening of Hammersmith Bridge inches closer
The Department for Transport will reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge taskforce in a key step towards it being reopened. 10 April will mark a significant milestone in the Hammersmith Bridge saga, says LBC, some seven years since the bridge closed to cars and motorbikes. The 19th Century bridge links Hammersmith with Barnes, in south-west London, and was […]
BCP Council aims to ‘halve’ roadworks disruption under new lane rental scheme
Disruption from roadworks across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is expected to be halved after a scheme to charge utility companies up to £2500 for delayed works is introduced. According to the Bournemouth Echo, BCP Council wants to submit an application to implement a lane rental scheme on more than 100 roads across BCP. This […]
House of Commons Transport Select Committee commences EV inquiry
The Transport Committee will get its inquiry into supercharging the EV transition under way with a focus on the current state of charging infrastructure. The first session of the inquiry comes after Department for Transport statistics showed a total of 88,513 publicly available charging devices as of 1 February. It also follows last week’s announcement that grants for households and businesses installing EV chargepoints will rise to £500. The Committee […]
Urgent road repairs in Nottingham to cost £2m
Up to £2 million is to be spent on emergency road repairs at 35 sites across Nottinghamshire. The roads have been identified by Nottinghamshire County Council and its highways partner, Via East Midlands, because their condition has rapidly deteriorated due to the recent wet weather. urgent action is needed to maintain the safety of motorists […]
North Northants announces March start for highways work
North Northamptonshire Council’s highways team has announced that its springtime work progamme will begin later this month, together with which roads are being lined up for immediate repairs. As the warmer weather arrives, North Northamptonshire Council is set to start its annual pre-patching work in March, says the Northants Telegraph. The preventative programme of work is an essential […]
Wayve raises £1.1 billion in latest funding round
Autonomous vehicle software startup Wayve has announced that it has raised £1.1 billion from a host of technology giants and major automakers. The funding round, which values the startup at £6.4 billion, includes almost £900 million from investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber, as well as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis, says Business Insider. It also […]
Mayor of London approves Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans
The pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street has been given official final approval by Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, who has instructed Transport for London (TfL) to implement the proposals to remove traffic from Oxford Street between Great Portland Street and Orchard Street. The decision follows the results of a second consultation on local traffic diversions in which 2,700 […]
TfWM teams with Citymapper to ease journey planning
Passengers across the West Midlands will find it easier to plan their journeys after the announcement of a new partnership between Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and travel app Citymapper. TfWM has upgraded its website with a new journey planner powered by Citymapper’s award winning technology. The improved planner can quickly compare options across the […]
Kier wins place on National Highways LCRR framework
Kier has announced its appointment to National Highways’ £968m Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction (LCRR) framework. Kier is one of three contractors appointed to the framework, which will run for six years until 2032 through RIS3 and the start of RIS4. The framework enables the delivery of legacy concrete roads reconstruction schemes across the Strategic Road […]
17th ITS European Congress: ERTICO to host preview webinar
On Monday 2 March at 11:00 CET, AUS Türkiye, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Turkey), and ERTICO – ITS Europe will co-host a live webinar offering an exclusive preview of the ITS European Congress 2026, taking place in Istanbul from 27–29 April. The event will, say the organisers “underscores the strong and growing cooperation […]