South East Aylesbury Link Road could ‘reshape traffic and growth’
The South East Aylesbury Link Road could become one of the most important infrastructure projects shaping the town’s future growth. According to a blog on the Bucks Herald, the scheme is being developed as part of the wider Aylesbury Orbital Link Road, which is intended to improve movement around the town and support planned development. […]
Staffordshire: Major road scheme gets under way with new traffic management in place
Work to create a junction to a new commercial development next to the M6 in Stafford is set to progress this from today (18 May) with new traffic management arrangements confirmed. The junction and road widening forms part of the Stafford Gate scheme at Creswell on the A5013 Creswell Grove, close to junction 14, as […]
Drone footage shows free flowing Black Cat traffic
Drone footage taken towards the end of last week shows traffic flowing smoothly on the Black Cat roundabout, centrepiece of the £1 billion upgrade that aims to deliver a new 10-mile dual carriageway linking the A1 and A421 in Bedfordshire with the A428 Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire. National Highways is redeveloping the Caxton Gibbet roundabout into a […]
Brighton: A259 Active Travel scheme next phase to begin in the autumn
Brighton and Hove City Council has announced that it will begin construction of the next phase of the A259 active travel scheme between Hove and Portslade in the autumn. The scheme covers the stretch between Fourth Avenue and the city’s western boundary, says The Argus. Councillor Trevor Muten, cabinet member for transport and city infrastructure, […]
London cycleway plan go-ahead is “devastating decision for blind people”
Work on a new cycleway between Aldgate and Blackfriars is to go ahead after it was paused due to concerns about floating bus stops. The City of London Corporation approved the cycleway in October 2024, with two-way protected cycle lanes on Queen Victoria Street, says the BBC. However, during the public consultation some campaigners had […]
Shropshire introduces ‘pothole inspectors’
A new team of Shropshire Council inspectors will carry out checks of the authority’s pothole repairs. The council said it is introducing a new, “more stringent regime” for inspecting road repairs made by its contractors, reports the Shropshire Star. The news comes after Highways News reported that residents of several villages in Shropshire were taking […]
Rethinking transport: Stanford Sustainable Mobility Center aims to transform how the world moves
Researchers in the US have set themselves something of a challenge: to change the way in which the world moves. The Precourt Institute for Energy at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability has launched the Sustainable Mobility Center to fundamentally rethink how people and goods move across land, sea, and air – systems that mostly operate as they did decades ago. […]
National Highways’ Community Legacy funds A66 Northern Trans-Pennine woodland project
A popular woodland in North Yorkshire is now complete with new wooden animal sculptures and picnic tables and thanks to a £10,000 grant from National Highways as part of its environmentally focused Community Legacy Fund. The woodland walk by the River Swale near Richmond received the upgrade through work carried out by the town’s Rotary […]
Yunex Traffic helping Reykjavik rethink its traffic management with integrated systems
Yunex Traffic is supporting the City of Reykjavik in advancing its urban traffic management through an innovation-driven collaboration focused on system modernisation, integration, and operational support. The Icelandic capital operates a compact but complex traffic environment with challenging weather conditions and limited operational resources. As the capital city of an island nation, Reykjavik must balance […]
Pagabo announces new £4bn infrastructure framework
Pagabo are inviting contractors to compete for a place on its largest infrastructure procurement offering to date – the National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. Once launched in September, the new framework with an estimated total value of up to £4.15bn will run for a term of four years and is […]