TfL celebrates 25 years of supporting growth and development in London
London’s Transport Commissioner, Andy Lord, has launched celebrations to mark 25 years since Transport for London (TfL) started transforming the capital’s transport network, supporting jobs, homes and economic growth, and connecting Londoners to education, employment and leisure. Flagship improvements over the last 25 years include the Elizabeth line – now the busiest railway service in […]
Storm Éowyn: Work continues to recover transport network
Scottish Ministers have thanked workers for getting as much of the transport network as possible up and running again with the worst of Storm Éowyn having now passed. This follows a rare red warning for wind, and a series of severe weather warnings – including several amber/yellow alerts for wind, snow, and ice across the […]
Cumbria: Another step forward for Connected Town
Improvement plans for Cleator Moor, Cumbria, have moved forward with the submission of a planning application. Connected Town, part of the Cleator Town Deal, encourages more walking and cycling in and around Cleator Moor, improving accessibility and also enhancing gateways into the town. The project will better connect Cleator Moor to employment, education and health provision […]
Safety boost for major Beds/Bucks A-road
A key route across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire is benefitting from a new scheme which will make the road safer for drivers and those living nearby. Work started today (Monday 27 January) on improvements to the A5 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously […]
TfL begins next phase of work to improve safety at Lambeth Bridge
Work to improve safety at one of London’s most dangerous junctions is scheduled to begin on 30 January 2025. TfL will soon start the next phase of works to install important new safety measures at Lambeth Bridge, which includes replacing the unsignalised roundabouts at either end of Lambeth Bridge with signal-controlled junctions. Lambeth Bridge’s northern […]
A14: Major delays expected after River Nene bridge damaged
National Highways are warning motorists of expected delays between junction 12 and 13 of the A14 during the coming days after damage was caused to a bridge. The agency issued an alert on Saturday to let motorists know that one lane of the eastbound carriageway close to Thrapston is closed. The news comes after damage was […]
Bereaved mother backs graduated driving licences
A bereaved mother has given her support to the introduction of graduated driving licences after her 17 year old son and three friends were killed in a car crash in Gwynedd in late 2023. Last October Crystal Owen started a petition urging changes to driving laws, including preventing 17-19-year-old drivers from carrying passengers aged 25 […]
Connectivity: Hackers expose serious Subaru security flaws
Concerns about car connectivity security have been raised after a pair of hackers revealed how they remotely took control of a Subaru Impreza, thanks to a serious security flaw in Subaru’s Starlink-connected infotainment system. Sam Curry and Shubham Shah (the latter was working remotely) managed to leverage vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal that allowed […]
Scrapped Stonehenge Road scheme “could fund South Wales sustainable travel” says TAN
Transport Action Network (TAN) has published a repor commissioned to explore better transport connectivity for the South West, after the scrapping of two highly contentious road schemes by the Government. It has been produced by transport policy experts, Greengauge 21. The report proposes using some of the £2.5billion saved by cancelling the A303 Stonehenge and […]
Minister for Local Transport pledges to end ‘cycle of decline’ in bus travel
Buses and coaches are central to the Government’s mission of kickstarting economic growth according to a keynote address to the CPT Conference by the Minister for Local Transport. Addressing more than 150 representatives of the bus and coach industry in London today, Simon Lightwood MP pledged to reverse a long-term decline in the number of […]