Borough tells how DfT’s TSOG funding has already made a difference
One of the recipients of a share of the £30 million Traffic Signals Obsolescence Grant (TSOG) handed to councils across England by the Department for Transport earlier in the year, has told how the near £600,000 they were awarded has been “game changing” for traffic management in the borough. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s (RMBC) Traffic […]
Scottish Transport Secretary warns of budgetary challenges
It’s being reported Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has warned SNP government colleagues that her department is running at a loss and had made “all viable savings” after being asked to make further cuts. The Sunday Times this weekend said Ms Hyslop warned the finance secretary that the transport portfolio “has been carrying a significant […]
Driver visited by ULEZ debt collectors after paying for wrong day
A man has told how he’s been visited by debt collectors after he accidentally paid his ULEZ charge on the wrong day. Steven Bortone from Southend on Sea in Essex told the Essex Live website experiencing “sleepless nights” over concerns about settling the fine. He says despite his appeal requests, Transport for London has rejected […]
Rest and Be Thankful diversion “could take years”
It’s been admitted that traffic will be diverted from the Rest and Be Thankful for “years rather than months” while a shelter is built over the stretch of the A83 prone to landslides. The pass has been subject to numerous closures due to frequent landslides, which mean diversions along a nearby single-track road, the Old Military […]
Winvic completes second LCC highways framework project ahead of schedule
Civil Engineering contractor Winvic Construction has announced the second project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract has been completed ahead of schedule. Project construction began in April, focusing on resurfacing and signal improvement on Newland, between Carholme Road and Mint Street, along with sections of Wigford Way, Mint Lane and […]
A12 roadworks completed
Two years of roadworks on the A12 near Colchester have been completed, with a concrete road surface replaced. The reconstruction, which involved completely removing the concrete road surface and some of the foundations, before rebuilding the road and resurfacing it with asphalt, was due to be completed late last year or early this year but […]
Council hails footway preservation trial
Trials are under way across Reading to ensure better pavements for pedestrians which will sustain a high standard for longer. Reading Borough Council is one of the first in the UK to trial a technique which involves applying a barrier coating on to existing pavements that seeps into the existing surface to preserve and rejuvenate […]
LCRIG calls Strictly Highways 2024 “a record breaking success”
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group, LCRIG, has announced last week’s Strictly Highways reached a new milestone, with a record-breaking attendance from across both the public and private sectors. It says the ‘Strictly magic’ was truly alive throughout the three-day event, bringing together around 470 delegates the whole highways community, including councils, the Department for […]
Bi-lingual traffic sign pilot in West Belfast announced
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that his Department is to pilot the use of bi-lingual traffic signs, using both Irish and English, in the Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast. Bi-lingual traffic signs and road markings will be installed on the Falls Road between the Springfield Road and Whiterock Road. The Minister said: […]
Total road closure planned for A470
The A470 in mid Wales between Talerddig and Dolfach will be completely closed from31 October till 20 December to provide a permanent solution following an emergency closure in October 2023, when a retaining wall which supported the road partially collapsed. Traffic Wales says it will improve the resilience of the A470 and ensure a similar emergency closure, […]