Deadline looms for £18m national framework agreement tender for supply and implementation of signs
Applications for ESPO’s (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) tender for a national framework agreement for the supply and installation of signs including safety signs, corporate signage, road name signs and electronic signs, closes tomorrow, according to ProContract. The Framework is divided into eight lots: Lot 1. Health and Safety and Related Signs (ESPO Catalogue)Lot 2. Corporate […]
Herefordshire Council names M Group as preferred service provider of Public Realm Services
Herefordshire Council has confirmed that M Group Highways has been selected as the preferred provider to deliver the county’s new Public Realm Services contract starting in June this year. Under the new contract, the Council will take back day-to-day control of public realm services, with the provider delivering work at pre-agreed rates. The contract covers […]
Glasgow’s ‘Don’t Be a Bus Blocker’ campaign returns to support smoother travel for bus passengers
The City of Glasgow is expanding its Don’t Be a Bus Blocker campaign across the Glasgow City Region with the aim of improving service reliability and helping buses run on time and remain a convenient travel choice. Backed by Transport Scotland’s Bus Infrastructure Fund and supported by local bus operators, SPT and the Glasgow City […]
Building greener highways: How circular innovation is reshaping the future of UK infrastructure
The UK’s roads we drive on are built on a carbon liability, according to Phil Sutton, funder of Duraproducts. The traditional materials that underpin our highway network are fundamentally at odds with a low-carbon future, driving up environmental costs and generating needless waste. If the UK is to build highways fit for alow-carbon future, innovation […]
Lancashire MP prepares for crucial meeting over ‘problematic’ £5m roundabout
Continued concerns about the safety of a problem roundabout has prompted an MP to arrange a meeting with highway bosses. Lorraine Beavers, MP (pictured) for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, says National Highways needs to look at workable solutions which can realistically fix the issues at Norcross roundabout that links busy Amounderness Way, Fleetwood Road South and Norcross Lane, […]
Wiltshire: Next phase of Longfield Gyratory improvements begins this week
Wiltshire Council is advising residents, businesses and road users in Trowbridge of upcoming traffic management changes as the Longfield Gyratory improvement works move into a new phase. The next steps of the programme will require two significant closures on County Way, between the junction with Dursley Road and the Longfield Gyratory, beginning on Thursday 22 […]
Indra wins £845m London public transport network revenue collection contract
TfL has awarded Spanish technology group Indra the project to operate, develop, strengthen and expand the ticketing and access control systems of the capital’s public transport network. The near-£850m contract will run until 2034, replacing the deal with Cubic Transportation Systems that had been in place since 2014. The project will cover the maintenance, operation […]
Government invests “tens of millions of pounds” into Oxa
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to inject tens of millions of pounds into self-driving car pioneers Oxa, as the Government gets ready to unleash autonomous vehicles on Britain’s roads. The £28bn National Wealth Fund (NWF), which is backed by the Treasury, is nearing a deal to plough taxpayer cash into Oxa, the start-up founded by experts […]
Thames Valley Police comment on National Highways camera issues
Thames Valley Police have issued a statement relating to anomalies with some National Highways cameras on some A roads and motorways is being shared on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). “Policing is working with National Highways to identify and contact a very limited number of motorists who may have incorrectly received a […]
Innovate UK Funding Opportunity: Increasing EV Charging Capacity on England’s Strategic Road Network
Innovate UK are currently running an open competition offering up to £10 million in grant funding from OZEV for UK-registered organisations. The initiative aims to support the development and demonstration of innovative solutions that increase public EV charging provision for longer journeys on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in England. The SRN – covering motorways […]