Cambridgeshire seeking Vehicle Speed and Routing Data supplier
Cambridgeshire County Council are seeking a supplier to provide vehicle speed and routing insights for the next 3 years. These insights are required to support decision making relating to highway operations and road safety. According to ProContract, the council is seeking an established web-based platform that allows public sector officers to interrogate connected vehicle data […]
Research highlights road-crossing challenges faced by autistic children
Interim findings from a University of Leeds-led research project, funded by The Road Safety Trust, have identified several areas of road-crossing that can present particular challenges for autistic children, while also highlighting potential differences in how children respond to different types of crossing infrastructure. The Autistic Children Matter: Addressing Road Crossing Challenges from Multiple Perspectives project is […]
First of new £150 million bus fleet takes to the streets of Liverpool City Region
The first of more than 560 ultra-modern, low-emission buses have hit the streets of the Liverpool City Region. Representing an investment of over £150 million the state-of-the-art vehicles mark a major milestone on the countdown to the region’s bus network being brought back into public control in the next few days Clad in the region’s […]
FW Conway wins £106 million Bromley road maintenance contracts
Bromley Council has awarded three new highway maintenance contracts to FM Conway, with a combined estimated value of £106 million, running for six years from 1 July 2026.They carry the option of two further two-year extensions, which could keep the arrangement in place until 2036, says Bromley Online. The award marks FM Conway’s return to the […]
Contractor search underway to build major Rhondda Cynon Taf link road
A contractor is being sought to design and build a major new link road as plans for the multi-million-pound project move to their next stage. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has started the procurement process for the Cynon Gateway North scheme, which would create a new near mile-long road between the A4059 Aberdare Bypass and the […]
Wrexham Regent Street changes are ‘anti car’, says Councillor
A senior Wrexham councillor is calling for further traffic modelling on the Regent Street Active tTravel scheme before a construction contract is awarded, after the scheme’s designers stated that its impact on peak-hour queuing “cannot be robustly quantified”, reports Wrexham.com. Cllr Phil Wynn, ward member for Brynyffynnon and the council’s lead member for education, said […]
Southend Council set to make future transport decisions
Councillors in Southend on Sea, Essex, are set to make decisions on transport, licensing, regeneration and public services that could reshape the city. Southend City Council’s cabinet met yesterday (7 September) to consider reports on taxi licensing, drug and alcohol treatment, regeneration projects and council finances. A new taxi licensing policy would set one framework for driver […]
BEAR Scotland to resurface A86 in the Highlands
Transport Scotland has announced that it has commissioned BEAR Scotland to carry out resurfacing and civils works on a stretch of the A86 carriageway at Kinloch Laggan in the Highlands, with a total length of 872m and total area of 0.51ha. Carriageway resurfacing will involve milling out and replacement of up to 300mm of bituminous […]
EV charging infrastructure specialists Gul-e announce new senior appointment
Gul-e, the council-engineered cross-pavement EV charging solution, today announces the appointment of leading commercial strategist Shayne Rees as Director to drive the national democratisation of on-street EV infrastructure. Bringing nearly two decades of energy sector expertise to the business, Mr Rees will lead Gul-e’s commercial expansion to eliminate the unfair ‘driveway tax’ for millions of […]
Scottish Highlands Active Travel improvements up and running
The Black Isle village of Culbokie in the Highlands has marked the official opening of its local active travel improvements. A celebratory gathering, which included residents, school staff, pupils, parents, project funders and council staff, took place on Thursday 3 September at Culbokie Green. The project, costing in excess of £1.4 million, was fully funded through […]