Leicester City Council implements new 20mph streets scheme
A 20mph speed limit will be introduced in a Leicester neighbourhood alongside traffic-calming measures. More than a dozen streets in and around Clumber Road in North Evington will have the limit reduced as part of a £45,000 Leicester City Council scheme, says the BBC. The changes, which were approved by the council last week, will […]
75% of Highways UK 2026 exhibition stands already sold
The organisers of Highways UK have announced that, seven months away from the event’s start date, three quarters of the exhibition space has already been sold. Following the success of last year’s show, Highways UK, taking place on 14 and 15 October at the NEC in Birmingham, promises to be bigger and better than ever […]
Work begins on next stage of Burton cycleway project
Work to extend a cycleway through Burton town centre has restarted, following a planned two-week pause to accommodate essential road repairs in other parts of the town. The £1.2 million scheme, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, will create a new two‑way cycle track along Borough Road, linking Burton railway station directly with the Town Hall and connecting with the […]
Suffolk: Drivers face 53-mile A14 diversion
Drivers in Suffolk are facing major diversions as a section of the A14 has closed for the next week. National Highways is carrying out essential maintenance on the westbound carriageway of the major route near Stowmarket, with the westbound side of the road scheduled to be closed nightly between junctions 51 and 46 from 8pm […]
Survey suggests pay-per-mile road tax damaging drivers faith in EVs
According to a poll of 12,000 drivers by the AA and electric car website Electrifying.com, most petrol or diesel car owners believe a switch to electric will not save them money. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is largely to blame, suggests the survey, due to her intention to levy a per-mile tax on zero-emission vehicles, according to […]
Dorset: Tunnel to link Studland and Sandbanks entered in Elon Musk-run competition
A Dorset-based web developer has submitted plans for a pedestrian tunnel beneath Poole Harbour linking Sandbanks and Studland as his entry into a competition run by Elon Musk’s private tunnelling firm, The Boring Company. As part of the Tunnel Vision Challenge the proposal would see the construction of up to 1 mile of tunnel at no cost […]
Transport Scotland awards £1.1m for Dumfries and Galloway A75 bypass scheme
Two bypass projects at Springholm and Crocketford in Dumfries and Galloway are making progress after Transport Scotland awarded £1.1 million to the schemes. The government body has committed the funding for a ground investigations work contract to Causeway Geotech Ltd to support the ongoing design and assessment work for the A75 improvements, says DnG24. Work […]
EV charging sector demands better signage
Some of the UK’s leading electric vehicle charging companies have united to back OZEV’s call for evidence on EV charging signage. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has urged the Government to take the opportunity to fix what it described as an overlooked barrier to EV uptake, namely visibility, says Motor Trade News. In […]
Swindon: Funding for pothole repair doubles
A major increase in funding will see funding available for reparing potholes in Swindon double. According to the Swindon Advertiser, Transport Secretary and Swindon South MP Heidi Alexander has launched her Great Pothole Investment Survey, which will gather public feedback to help Swindon Borough Council prioritise road repairs under a new funding boost. Ms Alexander […]
Re-opening of Hammersmith Bridge inches closer
The Department for Transport will reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge taskforce in a key step towards it being reopened. 10 April will mark a significant milestone in the Hammersmith Bridge saga, says LBC, some seven years since the bridge closed to cars and motorbikes. The 19th Century bridge links Hammersmith with Barnes, in south-west London, and was […]