Believ to support Plymouth EV charging expansion
Charge point operator (CPO) Believ is partnering with Plymouth City Council to roll out hundreds of new electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the city. The project is expected to deliver around 440 dual chargers by 2028, with scope to scale up as demand increases – significantly expanding the council’s on-street charging infrastructure to support the transition to electric vehicles. The charge points will […]
Winvic wins Eastern Highways Alliance Framework project
Winvic Construction has been appointed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership to deliver the Waterbeach railway station haul road – the company’s first project awarded under the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework (EHF4). The £800 million framework is managed by Central Bedfordshire Council and includes a collaborative group of ten local authorities across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Luton, […]
Wirral to spend £9m on road and transport schemes
Plans have been set out for how £6 million will be spent on road maintenance – and a further £3 million on local transport schemes in Wirral – over the coming year. £41million has been allocated to the authority since 2022 the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for highway maintenance and improvement, and, as […]
Transport + Energy’s new Masterclass series gets under way with Believ webinar
Transport + Energy is kicking off its new masterclass webinar series with an event supported by charge point operator Believ. The new series, beginning on Thursday 19 March, will focus on deep-dives into specific topics that are highly relevant to the transport and energy sectors. It will include actionable takeaways that professionals can use in […]
West Sussex: Questions to be asked over crashes linked to sat-nav issues
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) will review whether a “sudden rise” in drivers turning the wrong way down a dual carriageway is linked to changes to satellite navigation instructions. Cabinet member Joy Dennis said the Council was exploring the “most appropriate actions” to improve the A24 near Copsale after reports of drivers turning the wrong […]
Leicester City Council implements new 20mph streets scheme
A 20mph speed limit will be introduced in a Leicester neighbourhood alongside traffic-calming measures. More than a dozen streets in and around Clumber Road in North Evington will have the limit reduced as part of a £45,000 Leicester City Council scheme, says the BBC. The changes, which were approved by the council last week, will […]
75% of Highways UK 2026 exhibition stands already sold
The organisers of Highways UK have announced that, seven months away from the event’s start date, three quarters of the exhibition space has already been sold. Following the success of last year’s show, Highways UK, taking place on 14 and 15 October at the NEC in Birmingham, promises to be bigger and better than ever […]
Work begins on next stage of Burton cycleway project
Work to extend a cycleway through Burton town centre has restarted, following a planned two-week pause to accommodate essential road repairs in other parts of the town. The £1.2 million scheme, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, will create a new two‑way cycle track along Borough Road, linking Burton railway station directly with the Town Hall and connecting with the […]
Suffolk: Drivers face 53-mile A14 diversion
Drivers in Suffolk are facing major diversions as a section of the A14 has closed for the next week. National Highways is carrying out essential maintenance on the westbound carriageway of the major route near Stowmarket, with the westbound side of the road scheduled to be closed nightly between junctions 51 and 46 from 8pm […]
Survey suggests pay-per-mile road tax damaging drivers faith in EVs
According to a poll of 12,000 drivers by the AA and electric car website Electrifying.com, most petrol or diesel car owners believe a switch to electric will not save them money. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is largely to blame, suggests the survey, due to her intention to levy a per-mile tax on zero-emission vehicles, according to […]