Re-flow provide clarity on upcoming employment law changes

While businesses might be distracted by other concerns in the current global climate – fuel volatility, material costs, and further pressures on margins – the tides of change remain in motion in UK legislature. Below is an overview from the government’s Employment Rights Bill and the elements coming into force this April. BackgroundThe Employment Rights […]

Mid Wales Regional Transport Plan approved

Tthe Mid Wales Regional Transport Plan has been approved by the Welsh Government. The Plan was developed by Growing Mid Wales, as the region’s Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), in partnership with Ceredigion and Powys County Councils, and as a result, just over £13m of funding has been allocated to improve transport across Mid Wales, as […]

Councillor urges council to accelerate A39 roadworks

Somerset Council has been urged by one of its own councillors to speed up “embarrassing” roadworks on the A39 in west Somerset ahead of the Easter holidays. The council and its contractor Centregreat began work in early-January to upgrade the traffic signals at the Dunster Steep junction, where the A39 between Minehead and Williton meet the A396 between Dunster […]

Staffordshire: Major investment will fix more roads, improve highways and boost transport connections

Staffordshire County Council has agreed a major programme of highways and transport investment designed to fix roads, tackle long-standing issues, improve safety, provide travel choices and keep Staffordshire Moving. The £138m Combined Highways and Transport Capital Programme brings road maintenance and improvement schemes into a single programme, supporting both the Local Transport Plan and the […]

Sandwell approves additional £1.5m for road maintenance

Sandwell Council’s Cabinet has agreed to invest an extra £1.5m to help maintain roads and footpaths, building on the authority’s top national Green rating for highway maintenance. This boost means the council will invest more than £14m in total over the next year on keeping Sandwell’s roads, footpaths and street lights well maintained. The additional […]

Monmouthshire: Transport and active travel projects to benefit from share of £7.5m

Ten projects across Monmouthshire are to receive a share of more than £7.5m in funding from the Welsh Government. The Abergavenny/Llanfoist active travel bridge, renovation of Chainbridge and the B4245 at Undy are just some of the projects which will benefit. The funding will be made available through the Regional Transport Fund and forms part of […]

Suffolk County Council proposes £4m investment to protect Public Rights of Way

Suffolk County Council plans to invest £3.9m to improve and protect the public rights of way network. The network, which provides more than 3,500 miles of off‑road access for walking, cycling and horse riding, is supported by 3,770 structures including bridges, boardwalks, revetments and signposts. A report to be considered by Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet […]

£100m dual carriageway opens for traffic in Norfolk

A new 2.6 mile stretch of dual carriageway has been opened, linking Blofield to North Burlingham in Norfolk for the first time. Once finished the new dual carriageway is set to significantly improve safety whilst also increasing capacity – it is estimated that 30,000 vehicles use this section daily. It is also set to boost […]

Haskoning joins Aimsun Industry Partner Network

Aimsun has announced that Dutch independent consulting engineering company Haskoning has officially joined its Industry Partner network. This partnership recognises the firm as a leading practitioner of Aimsun Next in advanced transport modelling. The announcement highlights Haskoning’s extensive experience applying Aimsun technology to complex transport planning challenges, particularly in the areas of travel demand modelling and tour-based modelling approaches used to […]

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