LCRIG launches new Innovation Fund with support of WJ Group in tribute to Steve Berry OBE
A new £150,000 Innovation Fund for road surface treatments is being made available through the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) in partnership with the leading highway marking and safety business WJ Group, who are funding the project. The money will be available to local highway authorities, universities, private sector companies and innovative individuals, with […]
TTF and LCRIG delighted as more than 100 councils apply for traffic signals funding
More than 100 local authorities have expressed an interest in the £15 million funding allocation for the upgrade and repair of traffic signals in England – a level of response which the Department for Transport has described as “unprecedented”. All English local authorities outside London were invited to register interest in the additional money being […]
First LCRIG #AsktheDfT event attracts more than 100 attendees
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group’s (LCRIG) first ever #AsktheDft event attracted more than 100 attendees with members able to put their questions directly to senior personnel. The Department for Transport (DfT) representatives who took part in the exclusive session were Matthew Eglinton, Head of Local Roads Maintenance and Resilience, Local Infrastructure; and Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead, Traffic and Technology […]
Final chance to register for LCRIG webinar
There’s less than a week left to register for LCRIG’s next webinar which will feature a discussion around the digital challenge facing local highway authorities. Delivered in association with Fitzpatrick Advisory, the event, which is taking place next Tuesday (20 April) at 2pm, is entitled ‘Digital revolution without casualties’ and will examine the following: How […]
Council chief executives urged to act on traffic signal upgrade funding offer
The chief executives of English local authorities outside London are being urged to ensure their highways teams submit expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade their traffic signals. The Department for Transport announced last week that £15 million of extra money has been allocated to supplement existing local authority […]
DfT announces £15m funding for councils to repair and upgrade traffic signals
As part of this year’s Highway Maintenance settlement for English local authorities outside of London, the Department for Transport has announced a £15 million allocation specifically to supplement existing local authority spending on the upgrade and maintenance of traffic signals and associated equipment. This new money for the 2021/22 financial year is available to authorities […]
LCRIG to host #AsktheDfT webinars
Members of the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) will have the opportunity to ask the Department for Transport (DfT) anything as part of an exclusive webinar series. Its new quarterly webinar series entitled ‘#AsktheDfT’ will bring together a panel of experts to answer your questions, which will be focused around key topic areas. LCRIG will be inviting members to submit questions in […]
LCRIG joins Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) has joined a working group of the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce (EVET). Content Director Alec Peachey is representing LCRIG on WG1 – a group dedicated to supporting the delivery of the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The 20-strong group includes representatives from the Department for Business, Energy & […]
LCRIG to host technology and data focused webinar
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is hosting the latest in a series of webinars designed to facilitate fresh thinking in the industry, with a focus on utilising technology to deliver change. Delivered in association with Gaist, the webinar will examine the role of technology in driving change in the highways sector, with the following topic areas discussed: The importance of data Using technology as part […]
LCRIG calls for role of local highway teams to be recognised
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) wants the role of local highway teams to be recognised as they continue to operate during the latest lockdown which will be in force until at least the middle of February. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed a third national lockdown on Monday night with people urged to work […]