Cardiff Council pays out £400,000 in pothole compensation
Cardiff Council has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on settling insurance claims from drivers, pedestrians and cyclists due to highway defects over the past four years. Wales Online reports that, while the total number of property damage and personal injury claims relating to their roads and pavements is decreasing, a freedom of information request […]
Charity launches roadworkers’ workforce welfare and wellbeing portal
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the construction industry in the UK and Ireland. The Make It Visible Portal at www.makeitvisible.info provides access to information, advice and guidance and is a pathway to free support. Its content – based on research and […]
Report calls for per-mile road pricing for EVs
A think tank is warning that a per-mile charge for driving electric vehicles is necessary to fill the hole caused by falling fuel duties as fewer people pay tax through the petrol and diesel pump. The Resolution Foundation’s report “Where The Rubber Meets The Road” says that the transition to EVs comes with significant fiscal […]
National Highways appoints new non-executive director
Sukhi Johal has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of National Highways. The government-owned company says she brings a wealth of experience within the corporate finance sector, and is currently an Executive Director of UK Government Investments (UKGI), where she leads on mergers and acquisitions activities. Through this appointment, she also represents the National Highways […]
Khan extends ULEZ scheme after pressure from Labour MPs
London’s Mayor has announced that tens of thousands more Londoners, including all those receiving child benefit and all small businesses in the capital, will be eligible for financial support to replace polluting vehicles from the end of July. Sadiq Khan says this is part of a major extension of London’s biggest ever scrappage scheme ahead […]
Speed cameras switched off in Scotland
Four locations in the West of Scotland will be “made dormant” after a review of speed and red light enforcement in the area. The review found that driver behaviour has improved at the locations, and once it is determined that the site no longer meets the required criteria the site is made dormant. The camera […]
Cornwall’s worst accident blackspot to be removed
National Highways has announced that Cornwall’s notorious accident blackspot, The Chiverton Cross roundabout, will become a thing of the past next month. As part of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade, work will take place to realign traffic on a gyratory under new structures across the existing roundabout, ahead of work to align […]
Hampshire opens bids for Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework
Hampshire County Council is inviting applications from “suitably experienced organisations” for selection to tender for the Generation 5 2024 – 2028 Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework. The Framework will commence on 8th January 2024 and will be for a period of four years. Options are: It is intended to issue successful applicants with […]
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone now in force
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is now in force. The City Council says the scheme, which effectively excludes the most polluting vehicles from the city centre, “protects public health by tackling unacceptably high levels of harmful air pollution that have stubbornly persisted in areas of the zone”. All vehicles entering Glasgow’s LEZ now must meet the […]
Wejo enters administration
Manchester-based Connected Vehicles technology company Wejo has filed an application to appoint an administrator. In paperwork submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq-listed company says it is “evaluating whether it will file ancillary insolvency proceedings for the Company and its other subsidiaries in other jurisdictions, including in the United States, in […]