New A45 pedestrian footbridge in Solihull opens as part of M42 upgrade
A new footbridge has been in stalled across the A45 in the West Midlands, meaning people will be able to safely walk and cycle over the road to travel between Bickenhill and Catherine-de-Barnes, the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International railway station and the airport. The 92-tonne bridge – spanning almost 60m – was installed as […]
Cost of rapid charging EV rises 50% – but home charging still “great value”
The cost of using publicly accessible rapid and ultra-rapid chargers – which a driver taking longer trips beyond their electric car’s range depends on – has risen by 50% since May, according to new data from RAC Charge Watch. It now costs an average of 70.32p per kilowatt hour to rapid charge on a pay-as-you-go […]
TRL Software wins Luton UTC Traffic Management Software solution
TRL Software has been selected as the new UTC Traffic management software provider for the in Luton. TRL Software’s UTC powered by SCOOT® 7 will provide Luton with a cloud-based traffic management system to improve the town’s active management of its traffic signal network. The system has been brought into control Luton Council and Central […]
£7 million fund announced aimed at decarbonising freight and boosting innovation
A £7 million taxpayer-backed fund is being launched aimed at supporting innovative new ideas and technology to deliver freight across the UK more efficiently and cleaner. The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) will go to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises who will then work with industry-leading companies to develop innovations to make freight more […]
EV drivers hit by surge pricing
Electric vehicle drivers are facing peak-time price rises at thousands of roadside charging points. The Telegraph reports some major charging networks have introduced “dynamic pricing” where users pay extra if they charge at times of day when electricity demand is high. It says a quarter of public charge-points, excluding rapid and ultra-rapid devices, are now […]
London boroughs could derail ULEZ expansion
A disagreement between Transport for London and some of the capital’s boroughs could threaten the Mayor’s plans to widen the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover the whole city. Essex Live reports that some boroughs may refuse to approve the installation of extra Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras on streets they, rather than TfL, operate. […]
Pothole insurance claims rise by a third
New data from insurance company Admiral suggests the number of pothole claims has increased by a third (34%) since 2016. It is warning that December’s icy snap could cause even more cracks to open up in Britain’s roads echoing the fall out of ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018, when plummeting temperatures caused pothole claims […]
Winvic “surpasses milestones” at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton
Construction and civil engineering contractor Winvic Construction is celebrating a successful year of delivery with client SEGRO, as they develop a new multi-modal logistics hub in Northampton, surpassing a number of key milestones at the 450-acre site which remains on course for completion. Work on SEGRO Logistics Park started in 2021, and is expected to […]
London’s cycle hire scheme sees record-breaking 2022
Transport for London has released data on the use of the Santander Cycles hire scheme in 2022, that shows that the scheme experienced another record-breaking year, with 11,506,889 hires. This is 565,625 hires more than were made in 2021, which was also a record-breaking year for the scheme. TfL says Santander Cycles plays a “hugely […]
Scottish Government urged to copy England and cap bus fares
The Scottish Labour party is urging the country’s devolved administration to follow the Westminster government’s lead in England, and cap bus fares to £2. The BBC says it’s pointing to Transport Scotland statistics showing fares in Scotland have increased by 6% in real terms over the last five years, compared with a UK-wide rise of […]