Birmingham scraps 40mph limit on most routes
The 40mph speed limit has been officially scrapped on almost all routes across Birmingham. Most roads now have a legal speed limit of 30mph or less with the exception of the A38(M) Aston Expressway, A456 Quinton Expressway and A4041 Queslett Road, which forms the boundary with Walsall, says the BBC. There will be no changes […]
Four-month roadworks to begin in Bournemouth as council pushes travel alternatives
Major roadworks are set to begin in Bournemouth as part of plans to improve bus services across the town. Bourenmouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has confirmed that work along Westover Road will start on the 12th of January and is expected to last until late April, says Rayo. The scheme forms a key part […]
Buckinghamshire to cut congestion and curb roadworks disruption
Buckinghamshire Council is tackling the delays and day-to-day disruption residents experience from roadworks, with the introduction of a new Lane Rental Scheme that will keep people and businesses moving. Following government approval, the council will introduce its own Lane Rental Scheme – Lane Rental: Streets Ahead – a major step to reduce disruption and improve journey reliability […]
Danaher & Walsh appointed to Lincolnshire County Council Highways Select List Framework
Danaher & Walsh Civil Engineering has been successfully appointed to Lot 2 – General Works (£1.5m to £6m) on the Lincolnshire County Council Select List Framework for highways work. The appointment strengthens Danaher & Walsh’s presence across the East Midlands and reflects the company’s proven capability in delivering complex highways and infrastructure schemes in live, high-traffic environments. Under Lot […]
Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect
Listening to music is part of the driving routine – as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build playlists for road trips, pick songs to stay awake, and even turn the volume up when traffic gets stressful, or down or even off if we’re performing a particularly difficult manoeuvre. More than 80% of drivers listen to music […]
Government launches new Road Safety Strategy with emphasis on safe infrastructure and preventing accidents
Ensuring road infrastructure is safe is one of the key themes to come from the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy launched today. The Department for Transport has said it will publish a new edition of the best practice guidance ‘for local authorities Setting Local Speed Limits’ and also update separate guidance on the use of […]
Electric car discounts “unsustainable”, says SMMT CEO
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned that industry discounts for electric vehicles are “unsustainable”, as the number of new cars registered in the UK exceeded two million last year for the first time since the pandemic. Nearly 500,000 of those new cars sold were electric. SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, welcomed […]
First new road opens on the A417 Missing Link
Drivers using the A417 Missing Link will soon start to see real progress, including the huge milestone of using the very first stretch of new road from February. Following the installation of seven new structures and laying fresh tarmac last year, road users will start to see the benefits of work as vehicles switch over […]
Yunex Traffic to enhance bus priority in Midlothian
Yunex Traffic has been awarded a contract by Midlothian Council to install and commission a new hosted UTC-UX solution and to implement MOVA capability at 15 strategic sites across the region. The new solution will include bus priority functionality at these key junctions, making bus travel more reliable, more efficient andmore attractive, to encourage road […]
A9 funding announcement due this month, amid concerns over new deadline
The Scottish Government is once again under pressure over the A9 just two years on from the announcement of the new dualling deadline of 2035 – with funding at the heart of the issue. Transport Scotland has confirmed the government will make an announcement about funding for the delayed Inverness-Perth dualling programme during the Budget on 13 […]