MPs set to quiz minister over varying standards for taxis and private hire vehicles
The Minister for Local Government will tomorrow appear before MPs as the Transport Committee wraps up the evidence for its inquiry into the licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs). The inquiry is focused on how PHV standards could be improved, amid concern about inadequate regulation that varies from one part of the country to another. […]
TOPAS: Can we no longer afford standards?
TOPAS’s Kealie Franklin writes for Highways News: The choice is stark: Invest in standards now, or pay for their absence forever. The TOPAS (Traffic Open Products & Specifications) board says, in the wide-ranging article that follows, that it doesn’t need charity. It needs champions who understand that boring infrastructure done right is what makes exciting […]
Re-flow: The hidden ROI of job scheduling software – faster decisions, accurate planning and fewer delays
Across UK infrastructure, scheduling is often treated as a routine task – a necessary part of keeping projects moving – without ever being given the strategic importance it deserves. Yet when it falters, the impacts are felt everywhere: • Crews wait for instructions.• Supervisors chase updates and paperwork.• Managers firefight last-minute changes. The result: a risk of […]
WJ Group welcomes focus on line markings in road safety strategy
Road safety, line markings and surface treatments business, WJ Group, has welcomed the renewed focus on designing road markings to enhance safety in the government’s new road safety strategy. The newly launched strategy is built around four themes; “supporting road users”, “taking advantage of technology”; “ensuring infrastructure is safe” and “robust enforcement.” Under the theme […]
Amey and National Highways unite to support care leavers into employment
Amey, in partnership with National Highways, has delivered its second STRIVE programme, a week‑long initiative giving care leavers the insight, confidence and skills to explore careers in transport infrastructure and move into work. Following the success of the first STRIVE cohort last summer, which supported care leavers in the North West, this second programme took […]
Journeo wins £1.6m Cornwall transport network upgrade contract
Journeo, the intelligent transport systems critical national infrastructure provider, has announced it has received £1.6m in purchase orders for hardware, software and support services to provide real time information systems throughout Cornwall. In total, five purchase orders have been received from Cornwall’s highway subcontractor, Enerveo Limited for Journeo to upgrade the region’s existing real time […]
A96 Nairn bypass: MSP Fergus Ewing accuses government of concealing lack of funding
A former SNP MSP has accused the Scottish government of failing to disclose that it had no money to build a bypass in the Highlands. Fergus Ewing, who broke away from the party after fall-outs over issues including roads, said the A96 Nairn bypass had been promised since 2011. He told BBC Scotland News that […]
Marlborough streetworks lead to Thames Water apology
Wiltshire County Council is holding an urgent meeting with Thames Water after commuters experienced long delays due to a set of temporary traffic lights that were installed on Salisbury Road in Marlborough while the water company completes repair works. This has resulted in widespread disruption on nearby roads, including the A346 and A4. Wiltshire Council […]
Regent’s Park installs new traffic lights for cyclists after pedestrian crashes
Cyclists riding timed laps around Regent’s Park in London will encounter new traffic lights designed to boost pedestrian safety. The Royal Parks charity said work has started to add three new signalised crossings to the Outer Circle road, following several crashes, including one that was fatal, and near-misses involving cyclists and pedestrians, says ITV.com. The […]
From insight to execution – Mabey Hire monitoring on critical Leeds flyover scheme
When it came to replacing the bridge bearings on the New York Road Flyover in Leeds city centre, Mabey Hire’s monitoring technology proved vital throughout, with the insight feeding into the new bearing design and assisting with the safe delivery of the jacking operation, whereby the bridge deck was lifted by a precise 2mm. The […]