Call the copse! National Highways continues Missing Link tree planting project
As part of the major A417 Missing LInk project in Gloucestershire alongside its main contractor Kier, National Highways is continuing its environmental work and building on the 17,000 trees planted in 2025. Landscaping work has seen the planting a mixture of trees and shrubs, including Oaks, Holly, Field Maple, Hawthorn and Yew, which are native […]
Active travel: “Patchy data” blamed for minimal increase in cycling
The Welsh Government has concluded that the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 is “sound” and requires no legislative changes, with the focus instead on improving delivery and data collection, with ‘patchy data’ being blamed for the minimal take-up of cycling in Wales. Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, told the Climate Change, […]
Survey suggests rising Active Travel confidence in Glasgow
New findings from the Glasgow Walking and Cycling Index 2025 show a rise in confidence in using local streets, alongside public backing for safer neighbourhoods and improved cycling infrastructure. Produced by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans) in partnership with the council, the Index demonstrates increasing positivity around active travel when compared with the 2023 […]
West Sussex replacing over 64,000 streetlights with LEDs
West Sussex Council is commencing its scheme to replace thousands of streetlights with energy-saving LEDs. The Council says it will begin the programme this month as part of a four-year, £24m project. According to The Argus, the work will modernise the network and cut its environmental impact and will be split into eight stages, beginning […]
Rennicks invites Local Authorities to share vehicle detection and traffic data priorities
Rennicks is inviting Local Authority highways and ITS teams to share their perspective on vehicle detection, traffic monitoring and network safety challenges. The PX150 Radar is a multi-lane and zone tracking radar designed to deliver precise, real-time vehicle detection from a single compact, all-weather unit. It can monitor up to 16 lanes of tracking, 64 […]
London Borough of Barnet announces £15.5m package of annual highways improvements
Details of the roads that will be upgraded as part of Barnet Council’s 2026-27 Improving Barnet’s Roads and Pavements have been published. Following approval by the council’s Cabinet in December 2025, £15.52m will be invested in the next 12-month phase of road and pavements improvements. The money is part of the £97m package announced in […]
Plans afoot for £4m Active Travel bridge over River Medway near Maidstone
A bridge specifically for cyclists could be built over the River Medway, according to Maidstone Council which has allocated £250,000 in its budget to have architects draw up plans for the crossing. It would run alongside the existing High Level Rail Bridge by Maidstone East Station. The council has also set aside £4 million in its […]
CIHT urges government to align AV regulation with sustainable transport goals
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has called for a balanced and pragmatic approach to automated vehicle (AV) regulation that supports safety, sustainability and the effectiveoperation of the UK’s transport networks. Responding to the government’s Developing the Automated Vehicles Regulatory Framework call for evidence, CIHT welcomes the potential benefits of automation but stresses […]
WJ Group announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer
WJ Group announce the appointment of Chris Southgate as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Southgate will join the business later this year, succeeding founder and current CEO Wayne Johnston. Chris Southgate joins WJ from M&J Evans Construction, a groundworks and civil engineering company where he held the position of Chief Executive Officer since June […]
West Yorkshire invests tens of millions in Weaver Network buses
Tens of millions of pounds will be invested into transport improvements across West Yorkshire as the region prepares for the arrival of the new Weaver Network buses next year. Distinctive green Weaver buses are on their way to the region’s roads as Mayor Tracy Brabin brings public transport back under public control for the first […]