WJ and BEAR Scotland lead the way in sustainable road design
A collaborative approach between road marking experts, WJ Scotland, and BEAR Scotland has brought significant carbon savings of 1,778 tonnes across Scotland’s North East Trunk Road Network. The partnership has seen BEAR Scotland use WJ’s award-winning high-performance road marking, Weatherline Plus, to enhance road safety across the north east of Scotland and align to Transport Scotland’s […]
Broken transport promises come as new evidence shows widening transport spending gap, says IPPR North
Analysis from the north of England’s leading think tank, IPPR North has shown that if the North had received the same transport investment as London over the last decade, it would have received £86bn more Independent analysis of past transport spending published today by IPPR North shows that between 2009/10-2019/20, the North received just £349 […]
Fife Council confirms £100 million investment in Levenmouth region
Fife Council has confirmed a £100 million investment in the Levenmounth area over the next few years. This weeks councillors at Levenmouth Area Committee heard several reports detailing the partnership work bringing these improvements. The first is the Levonmouth Connectivity Project which has seen active travel routes been identified to the proposed railway stations in […]
Coeval technology now available via the TTAS framework
Infrastructure technology provider Coeval has won a place on three lots as part of the Transport Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) framework. The three lots cover: Transport & Pedestrian Control, Transport Signage & Lighting and the Catalogue. Managed by Crown Commercial Services, TTAS is the next iteration of the successful Traffic Management Technology 2 (TMT2) […]
Buckinghamshire Council lodges appeals against six HS2 lorry route decisions
Buckinghamshire Council has issued judicial review proceedings against decisions made by the Planning Inspectors in respect of Schedule 17 lorry route approvals submitted by HS2 Limited. Councillor Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport at the Council said: “The decision to go ahead and take these appeals to the High Court is the right thing to […]
New Strategic Transport Corridor in Sunderland open to traffic
Sunderland’s new dual carriageway, linking the Northern Spire bridge to the city centre, has officially opened. The third phase of the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC3) project is now complete, after being in progress since May 2019. The new road has been delivered by Esh Construction on behalf of Sunderland City Council. It forms part […]
Nottinghamshire County Council makes progress with case for major road network
Nottinghamshire County Council has provided an update on plans to create a major road network and improve two of the county’s most congested routes. The authority is progressing with its full business case to improve the A614 and A6097, aimed at reducing congestion, supporting drivers, encouraging economic growth and unlocking housing land. Work on the […]
National Highways to complete major road schemes more quickly with acceleration plan
Motorway and major A roads improvements in England will open to traffic more quickly, under a plan to accelerate the completion of road-building projects unveiled today (Wednesday 3 November) at Highways UK. Road users and local communities will benefit from improvements earlier than expected under the plan, which aims to reduces the time needed to […]
Historical discoveries made as 10,000 years of history unearthed along A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme
A possible Romano-British settlement, Bronze Age cremations and a prehistoric millstone are among the early archaeological discoveries that National Highways has made while unearthing 10,000 years of human history along the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme in Essex. As part of the proposed scheme, National Highways (formerly known as Highways England) excavated a series […]
Falkirk Council to build ‘iconic’ new bridge with £20 million Levelling Up cash
Falkirk Council has won £20 million worth of Levelling Up Funding which will help create a new ‘iconic’ bridge of its Westfield roundabout. The bridge will have four ‘platforms’ that will take cyclists and pedestrians safely across the major roads that meet at Westfield. They are due to become dual carriageway after an upgrade. The […]