Hertfordshire to trial new ‘one visit, more impact’ approach to pothole repairs
Hertfordshire County Council has announced that under the new administration’s 100 day plan, an alternative approach topothole repair on residential streets will be trialled in the county between 23 June and 4 July. The new approach will involve highways crews identifying and fixing the worst potholes, looking for other issues in the same section of […]
Active Travel funding boost for Hertfordshire Council
Active Travel England have allocated £5,814,232 of additional funding to support active travel initiativesacross Hertfordshire. The funding will enable the development and delivery of local walking, wheeling, and cycling schemes, alongside community engagement initiatives. This supports the objectives in our Corporate Plan and a number of key policy areas including transport the environment, public health […]
Assets. United – the one system approach to managing highway assets-on this week’s Highways Voices
What are the advantages of digitising your asset management? What impact can a digitised system have on councils and their communities? These were the topics on discussion on this week’s Highways News podcast in association with Brightly. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Google PodcastsorPocket Castsand never miss an episode! The company’s campaign-Assets. United, […]
Jacobs to provide highways & environmental services to Hertfordshire County Council
has been appointed by Hertfordshire County Council to provide multi-discipline and flexible highways and environmental professional services to advance the public highways network in Hertfordshire, U.K. Working collaboratively with Hertfordshire County Council and its supply chain, Jacobs will provide programme and asset management, and technical support to the highway and environmental service – to protect and maximize […]
Hertfordshire offering 21 year highways contract
Hertfordshire County Council is tendering for a Highways Services Term Maintenance Contract to run until September 2046. The contract would start on 1 October next year, and will involve a single supplier. Would-be tenderers must complete and submit a Supplier Questionnaire by the deadline of 12 noon on the 26th February 2024. Details are here. […]
New bus SaverCards launched in Hertfordshire
Two new bus SaverCards have been launched through Hertfordshire County Council’s Intalink partnership, opening up discounts on bus fares. This is being funded from the Bus Service Improvement Plan and the Department for Transport. The new Senior SaverCard will enable those over 60 years old to obtain significant discounts on multi operator tickets.. The 19-25 […]
£1.3m for UK driverless trials
Local Authorities and regional transport operators will study how self-driving vehicle technology can improve local transport in remote, rural, and urban areas, as they are awarded a share of £1.3 million in joint UK government and industry funding to study the feasibility of self-driving mass transit solutions across the UK. Six projects will study how […]
Upgraded section of the A602 opens to traffic
The newly upgraded section of the A602 between Watton-at-Stone and Tonwell has opened to traffic. It brings the important link between the A1(M) at Stevenage and the A10 at Ware up to modern highway standards, reducing delays and improving journey times. The new section of road, which replaces the previous A602 carriageway, has been realigned […]
