Westminster council aims to eliminate road deaths and reduce congestion as part of new transport vision
Westminster City Council has published its Sustainable Transport Strategy 2026-2036, reaffirming the council’s commitment to making the city’s streets safe, accessible and clean. The plan sets out a long-term vision and ambitious targets for how people and goods will move around Westminster over the next decade and beyond. At its core is the commitment to […]
Northstone appointed to deliver construction phase of County Down Environmental Improvement Scheme
Northstone have won the contract to deliver the construction phase of a major £2 million Environmental Improvement Scheme across the rural towns of Rathfriland, Gilford and Markethill in County Down, Northern Ireland. The scheme, funded through the Covid Recovery Small Settlements Regeneration Programme, is a collaborative initiative supported by the Department for Communities alongside the […]
New bus lane result of Reading road layout changes
Plans for a new road layout on a key route into Reading are to be considered next week. The proposed changes would allow for a new bus lane and introduce expanded capacity for vehicles travelling towards the town centre on Sidmouth Street and a scaling back of an underused cycle lane. The plans will be […]
Blue plaque unveiled to honour coach industry pioneer Ros Hadley
Women in Bus and Coach has unveiled its latest blue plaque at the Stourbridge base of Prospect Coaches to honour the life and legacy of Ros Hadley, former Managing Director of Prospect Coaches and a highly respected figure within the coach industry. The unveiling celebrates Ros’s extraordinary contribution to the family business and the wider […]
East Midlands Mayor says £18.5m highways request from Nottinghamshire ‘never going to be accepted’
The East Midlands Mayor says a Nottinghamshire councillor’s request for all of her authority’s spare money to go to the county council for road maintenance was “never going to be accepted by anyone”, says the West Bridgford Wire. Bert Bingham, who deals with transport for Nottinghamshire County Council, said at a meeting of the East […]
York and North Yorkshire Mayor launches £1 million Active Travel Fund
Applications open today (Wednesday 25 February) for a share of £1 million funding for schemes that make it safer and easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle across the York and North Yorkshire region. David Skaith, the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, launched the fund at Oatlands Junior School in Harrogate, where a […]
Lancashire drivers warned ‘Stop means STOP’ during road safety day of action
‘Stop means STOP’ when a school crossing patrol officer asks a driver to bring their vehicle to a halt. That’s the latest vital road safety message from Lancashire County Council’s Road Safety teams, who ran a day of action at sites across the county this week. Lancashire County Council’s Executive Director, Phil Green, and cabinet […]
Peterborough highways regeneration scheme completed ahead of schedule
A highways regeneration scheme has been praised for transforming part of Lincoln Road in Peterborough, with the works completed ahead of schedule. Councillors joined officers, residents and business owners on Monday to celebrate the official opening of the improvements along a stretch of Lincoln Road between Windmill Street and Searjeant Street. The project has been […]
Hampshire councillor addresses pothole crisis on social media
Hampshire’s roads have taken an absolute battering this winter. Weeks of relentless rain and violent freeze–thaw cycles have ripped open the surface across the county. Potholes are appearing faster than crews can fill them. Hampshire County Councillor Nick Adams-King has made the authority’s position clear in a long Facebook post headed: “The Brutal Truth”. Among […]
Transport Secretary revokes A47 dualling DCO
The Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP, is proposing to make an order to revoke the A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order in Cambridgeshire. Galliford Try was originally awarded the £100m project (now thought to be worth £130m) to dual the road near Peterborough over six years ago, with the project due for […]