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 […]
Clearance work to begin as part of Nottinghamshire roads upgrade
Work is set to begin on a project designed to improve a busy route in Nottinghamshire. Site clearance work, including removing hedgerows, vegetation and some trees, will take place at Lowdham roundabout on 26 and 27 February, with fencing due to be installed this week, says the BBC. Similar clearance work will then be carried […]
Watford: Council install ANPR to enforce bus gate rules
Cameras will be brought in to enforce a bus gate almost 90 per cent of vehicles are using illegally. A council survey looking at the bus-only route between homes in Northwestern Avenue and the Leavesden Green roundabout found only 42 out of 359 vehicles using it on the day in question were buses, says the […]
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 […]
BCP Council aims to ‘halve’ roadworks disruption under new lane rental scheme
Disruption from roadworks across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is expected to be halved after a scheme to charge utility companies up to £2500 for delayed works is introduced. According to the Bournemouth Echo, BCP Council wants to submit an application to implement a lane rental scheme on more than 100 roads across BCP. This […]
House of Commons Transport Select Committee commences EV inquiry
The Transport Committee will get its inquiry into supercharging the EV transition under way with a focus on the current state of charging infrastructure. The first session of the inquiry comes after Department for Transport statistics showed a total of 88,513 publicly available charging devices as of 1 February. It also follows last week’s announcement that grants for households and businesses installing EV chargepoints will rise to £500. The Committee […]
Urgent road repairs in Nottingham to cost £2m
Up to £2 million is to be spent on emergency road repairs at 35 sites across Nottinghamshire. The roads have been identified by Nottinghamshire County Council and its highways partner, Via East Midlands, because their condition has rapidly deteriorated due to the recent wet weather. urgent action is needed to maintain the safety of motorists […]
North Northants announces March start for highways work
North Northamptonshire Council’s highways team has announced that its springtime work progamme will begin later this month, together with which roads are being lined up for immediate repairs. As the warmer weather arrives, North Northamptonshire Council is set to start its annual pre-patching work in March, says the Northants Telegraph. The preventative programme of work is an essential […]
Wayve raises £1.1 billion in latest funding round
Autonomous vehicle software startup Wayve has announced that it has raised £1.1 billion from a host of technology giants and major automakers. The funding round, which values the startup at £6.4 billion, includes almost £900 million from investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber, as well as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis, says Business Insider. It also […]
Mayor of London approves Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans
The pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street has been given official final approval by Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, who has instructed Transport for London (TfL) to implement the proposals to remove traffic from Oxford Street between Great Portland Street and Orchard Street. The decision follows the results of a second consultation on local traffic diversions in which 2,700 […]