First phase of St Helens active travel scheme completed
St Helens Borough Council has announced the completion of Phase 1 of the Elton Head Road Active Travel Route, an important milestone in enhancing opportunities for walking, cycling and wheeling in the local community. The achievement was marked with a celebration at St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, located along the improved route. Delivered in partnership with […]
Welsh local authorities receive active travel promotion guidance
Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, has issued a written statement regarding the promotion of Active Travel for local authorities in Wales. Mr Skates wrote: “Today marks the publication of new guidance designed to support local authorities in Wales to promote active travel as a key tool for reducing or limiting air pollution […]
Roadworks pause helps football supporters get home
Resurfacing roadworks on the A14 in Suffolk were paused to help football supporters get home after Ipswich Town’s Championship match against Hull City this week. To ensure their journeys to and from Portman Road were straightforward, National Highways lifted its overnight road closure between Newmarket and Stowmarket. The resurfacing project on the westbound carriageway resumed […]
Dundee Walking and Cycling Index welcomed by councillor
An examination of Dundee people’s walking and cycling habits is being welcomed by a senior councillor. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, in partnership with Dundee City Council, has published the Dundee Walking and Cycling Index, based on a survey carried out last year to capture local people’s views on getting around their city by walking, wheeling and cycling. […]
Cheshire East announces highway improvements for Poynton Shared Space
Cheshire East Council will begin essential highway improvement works to the Poynton Shared Space area on 16 March. The works are expected to take twelve weeks and will maintain safety, improve road and drainage conditions, and include upgrades to the street lighting. The scheme has been carefully phased to maintain access for businesses and residents […]
New Oxfordshire lane rental scheme comes into force in May
The length of time spent on roadworks is to be targeted when Oxfordshire becomes the latest local authority to introduce a lane rental scheme (LRS). Oxfordshire County Council applied for the scheme in 2023 and the LRS was approved by the government last November, allowing the authority to charge up to £2,500 per day for […]
Smarter roads, safer networks: Registration for LGTAG event now open
Delegate registration for the LGTAG Presidential Conference 2026, taking place on 3 June 2026 at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, is now open. This year’s conference will focus on AI in Transport and Highway Engineering, bringing together senior leaders, technical experts and decision-makers from across local government to explore how AI is helping to deliver safer roads, more resilient networks […]
Oxa raises £77m in Series D funding round
Oxa has announced the successful first close of its Series D funding round, raising a total of $103m (£77m). An initial $50m (£38m) commitment from the National Wealth Fund, alongside backing from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) and additional capital from existing shareholders IP Group, Hostplus and bp Ventures completes the first close. The investment […]
Cambridge ‘closest city in Europe’ to deplying commercial driverless bus service
The City of Cambridge is “closer to the commercial deployment” of driverless buses than any other city in the UK and most of Europe, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has said. The authority plans to extend a trial of using autonomous vehicles until June 2028, with the aim of deploying the vehicles on Cambridge’s busways, says the […]
Sisk and Graham win places in £1bn National Highways concrete road replacement deal
Following on from Mondays announcement that Kier had secured a place on National Highways’s £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction framework, Graham and Sisk have also now secured their slots to rebuild England’s ageing concrete motorway and trunk road network. National Highways’ framework, spanning RIS3 and the start of RIS4, will drive a major rebuild of […]