Bee Network orders 125 more electric buses
Another 125 Wrightbus electric buses will be coming to Greater Manchester as the latest orders for the Bee Network are confirmed, giving the economy a boost by backing UK businesses. It comes after another order of 55 new electric double-decker buses was placed earlier this year, adding to the 76 previously purchased from the factory […]
Northumberland residents call for A1 dualling due to summer traffic
Residents of villages near the A1 in Northumberland have renewed calls for it to be dualled after bank holiday traffic led to major delays. Drivers were stuck in long queues from where the road becomes a single carriageway in Northumberland. Trudy Long, owner of Carr’s Corner village shop in Longframlington, said she knows not to […]
Sheppey Crossing repairs will take months to complete, says National Highways
Repairs to the Sheppey Crossing will take months to complete. National Highways first announced the closure of the busy road bridge on the A249 that links the Isle of Sheppey to the Kent mainland on 22 May, saying it had shut because of a defective joint, reports Kent Online. The closure caused traffic chaos, with […]
Residents’ frustration as speed bumps installed on pothole-ridden West Midlands road
Residents in Great Barr have expressed their frustration as speed bumps have been installed on a road where numerous potholes remain unaddressed. One local business owner on Booths Lane said that the council had ignored four large potholes but paved new speed bumps that hadn’t slowed traffic, reports the Express & Star. He said: “I […]
Kent: Section of Orpington Bypass set for speed limit reduction
An A-road bypass in Kent is set for a 40mph speed limit to be added for safety reasons. Kent County Council (KCC) is asking the community for feedback on the traffic proposals for around half a mile of the A224 in the Sevenoaks district, says Kent Live. The 24-day public consultation for the Orpington Bypass […]
Essex: A120 Braintree scheme scrapped
Roads minister Simon Lightwood MP has confirmed the A120 Braintree to A12 scheme has been dropped entirely from the government’s Road Investment Strategy (RIS3). The decision, set out in a letter from roads minister Simon Lightwood to Braintree MP Sir James Cleverly, removes the long‑discussed project from the official pipeline of national road schemes between […]
Signify and Liverpool City Council pioneer traffic adaptive lighting solution
Signify have delivered an advanced smart lighting solution for Liverpool’s waterfront area. The project was completed in collaboration with McCann Ltd, Street Lighting Maintenance contractor for Liverpool City Council, with support from LiveLabs, a three-year, UK-wide £30m programme funded by the Department for Transport that aims to decarbonise the local highway network and UpCiti, that […]
Mott MacDonald wins £160m Scottish local authority framework berth
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework (SETCF), securing a place on eight service lots on the renewed national framework for Scottish local authorities and eligible public sector bodies, placing first in five. The four-year framework (2026–2030), with an estimated value of £160m, enables all 32 Scottish local […]
TfL ‘to ban cars’ on 200 more School Streets to encourage walking
Motorists will be banned from 200 more roads outside schools during specific hours under proposals to encourage walking across the capital. Transport for London’s Vision Zero Action Plan 2 confirms the intention to fully rollout the scheme by 2030, with the aim of establishing walking as the “first choice of travel to school for even more […]
Vision Zero: Oxfordshire County Council set to reduce speed limits
New lower speed limits are being proposed for across Oxfordshire as part of the county council’s Vision Zero strategy. The proposals affect sections of the A361 between Williamscot (near Banbury) and Bradwell Grove (near Burford), including reduced speed limits of 40mph in several areas currently set at 50mph and 60mph, reports the Oxford Mail. A […]