Tameside approves £45 million maintenance investment
Tameside Council in Greater Manchester will spend £45 million over the next five years upgrading its roads, pavements, and other highway infrastructure like streetlights. The push for more proactive maintenance will, the council hopes, reduce the amount spent on emergency repairs by around £85m over the next decade. Since 2021, the cost of pothole repairs […]
China installed ‘secret tracking device’ on the Prime Minister’s car
MPs have been warned that a Chinese tracking device had been found in the Prime Minister’s car in 2022. Its discovery during a sweep was first revealed by The i Paper in 2023, igniting serious national security concerns about the espionage threat posed by Chinese intelligence. At least one SIM card capable of transmitting location data was discovered during […]
Kent: Major junction upgrade “nearly complete” after two-year delay
Work to revamp a major junction in Kent is almost complete, two years after the project to upgrade to the Grovehurst roundabout on the A249 was supposed to be finished. Kent County Council (KCC) contracted Jackson Civil Engineering to turn the dumbbell junction between Iwade and Kemsley, into a two-bridge system in September 2023 and was […]
Government confirms publication timetable for draft taxi licensing reform Bill
The Government has re-confirmed that a draft Bill aimed at reforming taxi and private hire vehicle licensing legislation will be published during the current parliamentary session, providing the clearest indication yet of the timetable for long-awaited changes to the sector, says TaxiPoint. The update came in response to a written parliamentary question from Labour MP […]
Shropshire residents asked for views on council’s highways and transport services
Shropshire residents are being asked for their views on Shropshire Council’s highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to public transport and the quality of cycling facilities – in this year’s annual National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction survey. A questionnaire is being sent to a minimum random sample […]
Dorset: Julian’s Bridge traffic signal trial to end
The temporary traffic signal scheme installed to trial a pedestrian walkway on a narrow road bridge in Dorset is to be removed earlier than planned after it received overwhelmingly negative feedback. Travel delays have been reported since the signals were installed at Julian’s Bridge in Wimborne on 26 May. The temporary walkway and signal-controlled, one-way […]
Spitalfields residents being regularly woken by ‘lost’ Waymo vehicles
Waymo robotaxis are getting lost and waking residents in east London because of their reversing sensors and “hideous” siren sounds. The autonomous vehicles have been mistakenly driving up and down Elder Street, a cul-de-sac in Spitalfields, in the early hours of the morning for more than a month, says the Daily Telegraph. Several driverless taxis […]
£400m Shetland tunnels vote reaches critical stage
A “crisis point” is approaching on one of Scotland’s furthest-flung outposts which could see the building of undersea tunnels move from pipe dream to reality. A plan to link Shetland’s islands with tunnels drilled through the seabed is moving closer to reality as islanders grapple with an ageing ferry fleet and a steady population drain, says Herald […]
Punishing motorists: Conservative MSP criticises SNPs targeted ICE ‘disincentives’
The Scottish National Party has been accused of hatching a “secret plot” designed to force Scots out of their cars by bringing in further “targeted disincentives for petrol and diesel vehicle use”. Transport Scotland wants to reduce emissions from cars, vans and lorries in its first ‘carbon budget’ (2026-2030) by at least 16% from 2023 […]
Help shape the future of Scotland’s roads
Transport Scotland has issued a market consultation notice, entitled Modernising Scotland’s Traffic Systems, and it wants you to help shape the future of its trunk road network. Posting on LinkedIN, the government body says: “Bringing together live traffic information, network observation and operational coordination, Traffic Scotland helps road users make informed decisions before and during […]