Derby electric bus project “quietly scrapped”
Plans for an “electric rapid transit” scheme in Derby, announced in 2020, have been quietly scrapped. Consultants were appointed to develop the £11.5m project, but the council said the Covid pandemic had changed its “economic viability”. The plan would have seen 12m-long electric vehicles using some of the city centre’s pedestrianised streets to better connect […]
GRAHAM installs footbridge on South Reading scheme
Construction and development company GRAHAM has achieved a significant milestone in the delivery of the South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Scheme for Reading Borough Council. The successful installation of a 47.5-metre footbridge marks a major step forward in the project. The footbridge was manoeuvred into place on Sunday 1 December, using two cranes (300 […]
