£5.2m upgrade complete for Tyneside’s ‘world-first’ railway bridge
![](https://highways-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/e57d9fbb2fb944f883bcb550f9bd3f5f-1-1024x577.jpg)
A year-long project to strengthen the iconic High Level Bridge which provides a vital road and railway link over the River Tyne is now complete. Network Rail has invested £5.2m to overhaul the underside of the Victorian-built structure which connects Gateshead and Newcastle. Designed by railway pioneer Robert Stephenson, when complete in 1849 it was […]
Essex DigiGo service extended to March 2026
![](https://highways-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Driver-extension.webp)
The Essex County Council on-demand public transport service DigiGo will run until at least March 2026. DigiGo first launched in April 2022 as part of a two-year pilot scheme. This was funded by the Department for Transport’s Rural Mobility Fund. The on-demand service currently operates in parts of Essex. Following the extension, the service will […]