Costain completes critical works on complex London road upgrade
Costain has completed critical works for Transport for London (TfL) as part of the A40 Westway Structures Refurbishment project. The work saw Costain install seven expansion joints on the A40 between Wood Lane and the Marylebone Flyover, which is used by 96,000 vehicles each day. The section of the elevated A40 spans approximately 4.5km through […]
Mitie secures new five-year TfL partnership
Mitie has been awarded a new contract with Transport for London (TfL) to provide maintenance services across its estate, including critical head office sites and key operational locations. The contract spans five years, with the option to extend for a further two years. Mitie will provide maintenance services at 32 head office sites and over […]
TfL launches new poster campaign to raise awareness of Highway Code
TfL has launched a new campaign, which will include posters around the capital’s transport network, to raise awareness of the Highway Code with a particular focus on the rules designed to protect people walking, cycling and motorcycling. The Highway Code aims to promote safety on the road, while also supporting a healthy, sustainable and efficient […]
TfL Chief Finance Officer Rachel McLean to retire
Rachel McLean, Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Chief Finance Officer, will be retiring from TfL in February 2026. Her stellar career shaping London’s transport network has seen her play a central role in enabling TfL to achieve an operating surplus for the first time in its history, securing the first long-term capital funding agreement with Government […]
Marketing guru says smaller electric vehicles are the answer to London’s transport crisis
World-renowned marketing expert Rory Sutherland has suggested that the advent of smaller EVs might go some way to solving London’s burgeoning transport issues. In a typically lengthy, wide-ranging and entertaining article in the Daily Telegraph, he promotes the practice of considering the inverse of any decision, citing electric vehicles as a perfect example. In Sutherland’s […]
Listen up! New TfL campaign encourages passengers to use headphones on public transport
New TfL research has suggested that 70 per cent of 1,000 customers surveyed find loud music and phone conversations without headphones disruptive. TfL are now poised to make public transport journeys more tolerable with the launch of a campaign to encourage patrons to listen to music, podcasts or have a conversation through headphones. The posters […]
TfL promises new app in wake of ‘failing’ Santander Cycles’ issues
TfL has pledged to roll out a “new and improved app” next year for hiring Santander Cycles after a series of complaints from users, including that it logs customers out every time it’s opened, does not store payment details and consistently crashes, says the BBC. More than half of total hires of the bicycles are […]
TfL urged to exempt traders with EVs from Congestion Charge changes
A senior London Assembly Member has warned that forcing traders with electric vehicles to pay Congestion Charge fees from December will be “counterproductive” in encouraging Londoners to stop using diesel and petrol vehicles. Elly Baker, Labour’s spokesperson for Transport in City Hall, said TfL’s proposals to remove the Cleaner Vehicle Discount (CVD) from electric vans […]
TfL, the Met Police and Enfield Council extend A10 Jenoptik average-speed safety camera system
The existing average-speed safety camera system on the A10 in North London is to be extended to cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406 TfL, working alongside Enfield Council and the Met Police, has extended the average-speed camera system on the A10 to reduce road danger and tackle road-related anti-social behaviour. The […]
60,000 speeding convictions could be overturned if driver wins TfL case
A senior TfL manager has claimed that there is no need to tell motorists whenever speed limits are temporarily lowered. Gerard O’Toole, the authority’s network regulation manager, told a court that he believed details of “emergency” cuts to speed limits did not have to be made available to the public – even though such orders […]