Stuck on Red: ITS UK launches new campaign to tackle decline in traffic signal infrastructure
ITS UK has aunched a new campaign, Stuck on Red, highlighting the urgent need to address the decline in the UK’s traffic signal infrastructure. With a significant proportion of traffic signals reaching the end of their operational life, ITS UK warns that the current state of roadside infrastructure is holding back progress on road safety, congestion […]
Balfour Beatty Living Places awarded Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull highways maintenance contract
Warwickshire County Council and partners at Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council have awarded the contract for their highways maintenance to Balfour Beatty Living Places. The seven-year contract, will run until May 2033 with an option to extend by a further three years based on performance and was awarded after a competitive selection process to achieve the best value […]
A free bus for a brighter future: University reveals how Bristol’s free summer bus scheme was received
The University of Bristol has published its findings after studying children’s and young people’s perception of the city’s free summer bus scheme in 2025. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA)’s free bus travel scheme, Kids Go Free (KGF) was launched. The University investigated how this was experienced by children and families in Hartcliffe and […]
Ireland: Leitrim allocated €2m for 20 projects in NTA’s near €300m Active Travel fund
An allocation of over €294m in funding for active travel projects nationwide has been published by the National Transport Authority, with the county of Leitrim receiving €2.4m. Leitrim County Council have received the substantial allocation for 20 projects under the Active Travel scheme. The Active Travel programme is an initiative supported by the National Transport […]
Rhondda Cynon Taf Active Travel route set to open this month
The final stage of a new walking and cycling route in the Valleys is on course to be opened by the end of the month. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has provided a progress update on the final phase of the Rhondda Fach Active Travel Route between Ferndale and Tylorstown with construction work on the main […]
North Kesteven Council publishes Climate Action Plan
North Kesteven District Council, which includes the towns of Sleaford and North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, has published its Climate Action Plan with a section devoted to Transport. The Transport theme focuseds on reducing transport related emissions produced by the council and encouraging more sustainable travel options across the district as transport emissions remain a significant […]
Tanker Rent UK supports same-day gully tanker deployment for Dorset Council
Dorset Council put a new Bucher Municipal GullyFlex C80 gully tanker straight to work after Tanker Rent UK coordinated delivery, handover and operator training in a single morning. Gully tankers are used to clear silt, debris and standing water from roadside drains, gullies and catch pits. Keeping these systems clear helps reduce surface water, protect […]
NUAR maps over 3.2m km of buried Britain
Ordnance Survey has announced that over 70% of local authorities and 90% of highways authorities have signed up to share data on their critical underground assets on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), with authorities already reporting time and efficiency savings of 75%. NUAR is a government digital service that provides secure, instant access to a […]
Cornwall: New £47.5m road opens amid ‘concerns’
A new £47.5m road, connecting the A390 near Threemilestone to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske on the outskirts of Truro, has officially opened. While it has been welcomed as a “major milestone” in the delivery of the new Langarth Garden Village – effectively a new town the size of Wadebridge – some neighbouring residents have concerns, says Cornwall Live. […]
“Where will the traffic go?” – SNP defends M8 viaduct demolition decision
The SNP’s transport convenor on Glasgow City Council has defended the controversial proposal to tear down the Woodside Viaducts, which carry 150,000 vehicles a day, as reported in Highways News last week. The M8 motorway flyover to the north of the city centre has been under constant repair since 2021, after inspections found the crumbling concrete bridge […]