First Liverpool City Region buses to run under public control in four decades launches on Sunday
Liverpool City Region bus services will start returning to public control this weekend for the first time in 40 years. Launching in St Helens on Sunday 6 September, the historic switch will see a raft of immediate improvements including expanded weekend and evening timetables, more frequent services and a new express route to Liverpool John […]
Mayor unveils new £60 million Pothole Fund for Greater Manchester
A new £60 million Pothole Fund has been created by Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig to repair more of the city region’s roads and pavements. The fund, to be spent across every borough in Greater Manchester, will be a major boost to efforts to tackle the pothole problem. It will be enough to repair […]
Multevo among local winners of Blackburn with Darwen framework berths
Lancashire-based civils firms Multevo, George Cox & Sons, Multipave and NMS Civil Engineering have secured places on the main civils lot of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s new £50 million highways framework. The quarter beat off competition from 13 other firms for the £20 million civils package covering highway and road construction work across the borough, […]
Route row likely to see North Edinburgh tram extension project put on hold
Plans to build a new tramline linking the north and centre of Edinburgh seem certain to be to be shelved following a row over the proposed route. According to the BBC, City of Edinburgh Council would prefer to run the extension from Granton via the Roseburn Path, but has faced strong opposition from campaigners and […]
A9 Dualling: Bridge beam deliveries and installations set for Tomatin to Moy section
Road users in Scotland are being advised of planned bridge beam deliveries and installations associated with the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project in September 2026. These will take place between Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 September, and between Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 September, and, if required, on the Friday 11 September. Construction of […]
Burst water main closes 11-mile stretch of A1 in Lincolnshire
National Highways has issued an update after being forced to close part of the A1 due to a burst water main. An 11-mile section of the A1 northbound between the A606 Stamford and A151 Colsterworth has been partially closed due to the carriageway flooding, says Lincolnshire Live. An update from National Highways said: “A1 north between the A606 (Stamford) & A151 […]
Suffolk latest council to trial JCB Pothole Pro
Suffolk County Council has begun trialling new pothole machinery as part a new plan to bring more innovation into the way public services are delivered for residents.The JCB Pothole Pro – a specialist 3‑in‑1 machine designed to deliver speedy and permanent pothole repairs – is on free loan from JCB. It is engineered to cut, […]
Better public transport leads people to learn to drive later and use cars less in later life, study finds
People who grow up in areas with better public transport learn to drive later and rely less on their cars as they get older, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute’s Behavioural Research Unit. The findings suggest that investment in public transport has long-term benefits for congestion and the environment as […]
Works complete on A6 viaduct in Irthlingborough
North Northamptonshire Council, in partnership with Kier, has successfully completed essential maintenance works on the A6 Irthlingborough Viaduct, with the road fully opened to traffic during the bank holiday weekend. Built in the 1930s, the 420-metre-long viaduct, over the River Nene, is a vital link between the towns of Irthlingborough and Rushden. Initial investigations were […]
North Ayrshire 20mph consultation attracts high number of responses
More than 6100 people have taken part in a public consultation that was launched to gather feedback from residents on North Ayrshire Council’s recent implementation of the National 20mph speed limit Strategy. The online survey, titled North Ayrshire Council 20mph Public Consultation, ran from 1 July 1 to 26 August to allow residents across all […]