Scottish Government to invest over £68 million in Active Travel infrastructure
The Scottish Government will invest more than £68 million to help Local Authorities, Regional Transport Partnerships and National Park Authorities to design and construct new active travel infrastructure. Combined with separate investment in programmes which support access, skills and storage for active travel – the funding allocation supports the Scottish Government’s vision to make walking, […]
Barnsley Council leader sets out extra £10 million roads investment
Barnsley Council’s leader has outlined plans to invest an extra £10 million in roads across the borough, helping to deliver longer-lasting pothole repairs, targeted resurfacing and more teams repairing roads every day. The extra investment over the next four years, if approved by Cabinet, will expand the number of frontline teams carrying out road repairs. […]
Leicestershire confirms Pothole Pro trial
Months after ruling it “uneconomical”, Leicestershire County Council is finally set to trial the JCB Pothole Pro as part of its drive to improve roads, deliver better value for money and explore innovation from British businesses. The council visited JCB last week to see the machine in action and meet the team behind the technology, […]
BCP Council launches Lane Rental Scheme
A new Lane Rental Scheme for overunning roadworks is set to come into force for some roads in Christchurch, Dorset. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has been given the go-ahead to use new powers to cut delays and congestion by charging for disruption, with the scheme set to get under way in the Spring, […]
Experts say drivers deserve to know the health of a used EV battery
Three of the UK’s leading electric vehicle organisations have joined forces to call on the Government to introduce mandatory battery State of Health (SoH) certificates for all dealer-sold used electric vehicles, arguing the move would remove one of the biggest remaining barriers to mainstream EV adoption. Electrifying.com, New AutoMotive and BatteryIQ say consumers deserve the […]
Installation of new signalled junction in Burton to start next week
Work to install a new signalled junction in Burton, Staffordshire will begin next month, along with measures to reduce the number of lorries travelling through residential areas. This highways improvement project, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, will see four-way traffic signals installed at the junction of Henhurst Hill with Postern Road and Hopley Road. The scheme, developed in response to feedback from local residents, will use […]
Somerset has ‘no current plans’ to upgrade notorious Cheddar roundabout
Somerset Council has said it has no immediate plans to upgrade a busy roundabout on the edge of the Mendip Hills. The so-called ‘magic roundabout’ is on the northern edge of Cheddar, and the point where the A371 Axbridge Road and Upper New Road meets the B3135 towards Cheddar Gorge and Shipham Road leading to several […]
Bristol “chaos” highlights importance of transport coordination
Passengers on Bristol’s only rail commuter line have endured something of a frustrating week after a rail replacement bus service had to be cancelled due to roadworks, leading to calls for improved work coordination and communication. The first week of two weeks of the planned closure of the Severn Beach line, Bristol’s only designated commuter […]
Lincolnshire roads improvement: Scheme number six set to begin
The next phase in Lincolnshire County council’s slab-roads programme is about to begin on Rosemary Crescent in Grantham. Running as the sixth of a 13‑road programme, Lincolnshire County Council’s ongoing work to renew and maintain ageing concrete roads across the network continues. The scheme for Rosemary Crescent will replace worn sections of carriageway, refresh the surface and deliver a smoother, […]
A66 Northern Trans-Pennine dualling to start by end of 2026, Government confirms
The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the £1.4 billion A66 dualling scheme, saying National Highways is working to begin construction by the end of this year. The commitment from the Department for Transport (DfT) came after The Northern Echo raised the future of the major trans-Pennine road project with Chief Secretary to the Treasury […]