Breedon Group acquires Falling Springs Quarry for £90 million
Breedon Group plc, the vertically-integrated construction materials group, has completed the acquisition of Falling Springs Quarry for an enterprise value of $120m (£90m). Falling Springs is a well-invested, highly automated quarry with 185 million tonnes of limestone reserves strategically located approximately 15 minutes from downtown St Louis, Missouri. The quarry has an output of over […]
Ireland announces €10m in funding for ICE2EV scrappage scheme
A newly announced scrappage scheme in Ireland aims to help consumers replace aging ICE vehicles with new battery electric vehicles. Applicants could receive up to €5000 in addition to other grants if they agree to scrap an ICE vehicle registered in 2013 or earlier. Announcing the ICE2EV scheme, Ireland’s Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien (pictured, […]
Gloucestershire drivers get first chance to drive two-mile stretch of new Missing Link
Motorists will be able to drive on a two-mile stretch of the new A417 ‘Missing lLnk’ replacement dual-carriageway for the first time later this month. The temporary switch will follow a weekend closure, including the A436 and A46 Brockworth junction to the Air Balloon roundabout, from 8pm on Friday 26 June to 6am on Monday […]
Campaigners accuse the government of ‘undermining’ Court of Appeal ruling on healthy travel funding
One year after its landmark Court of Appeal victory, Transport Action Network (TAN) is warning that new flexibilities for cash-strapped councils risk hollowing out the “dedicated funding” for cycling and walking that judges ruled should be protected. This reversal comes as the Labour government is expected to publish its first ever Cycling and Walking Investment […]
HAAS Alert and PrePass Safety Alliance to bring work zone and emergency vehicle warnings to truck drivers
PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public-private partnership advancing commercial vehicle safety and efficiency, and HAAS Alert, the real-time digital safety alerting technology solutions provider have jointly announced a strategic collaboration to integrate HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud Alert™ solution into PrePass Safety Alerts™ – expanding the product’s capabilities to include live digital warnings for approaching emergency […]
TfL accused of cycling casualty statistics ‘cover up’
TfL highlighted a fall in the number of cycling fatalities, from nine to six, rather than the data showing a significant rise in the number of serious and slight injuries involving bikes, transport campaigner John Stewart has told The Standard. “The latest data suggests it’s becoming more dangerous to cycle on London’s streets. It’s no surprise […]
Oxfordshire awards EV charging contracts to help residents without private parking make switch
Oxfordshire residents will soon benefit from the largest installation of public electric vehicle (EV) charging points ever seen in the county following the award of two charge point operator (CPO) contracts. Connected Kerb and Bicester-based EZ-Charge have been chosen to provide more than 1,500 public EV charging sockets, doubling the number currently available. Connected Kerb […]
PTV’s top 10 mobility risks that can disrupt major events
As cities around the world prepare to host increasingly large sporting events, concerts and festivals, ensuring the safe and efficient movement of tens of thousands of visitors has become one of the biggest operational challenges for organizers. To raise awareness of the hidden mobility challenges behind major events, PTV Group has published its Top 10 […]
Closing the ANPR gap even further: Now Wireless are gunning for ghost plates
Now Wireless has teased that it is close to announcing a new initiative that will solve the issue of ghost licence plates. Writing on LinkedIN, the Surrey-based city networking infrastructure specialists said: “Every day, ANPR systems across the UK log thousands of failed reads. Dirty plates, poor lighting, obscured characters. Routine stuff. But not all […]
Ipswich: Major road improvement works set to begin
Suffolk Highways and Cadent will work together on major highways and gas improvement works in Ipswich starting later this month to minimise future disruption. The collaboration means what could have been a potential road closure of up to 30 weeks has been reduced to just eight. The highways improvements will upgrade the junction of Cauldwell […]