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Brum looks to lamppost charge points to cut clutter
Birmingham City Council has announced the launch of a major project to expand the city’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network. In partnership with charge point operator ubitricity, the highway authority is carrying out a pilot deployment of 560 lamppost EV charge points across residential areas of the city where access to private off-street parking is… Read more »
Highways All Roads Lead Podcast February 2025
£35,967 – £41,268 per annum Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds. Bexley (City/Town), London (Greater) Recruiter: London Borough of Bexley Level 14 North Somerset Council Recruiter: North Somerset Council £54889.0000 – £64576.0000 per annum + Flexible Working, Hybrid Working The Opportunity The Principal Transportation and Infrastructure Planner engages with… Read more »
Highways and FYLD launch sector’s first AI Symposium
Highways magazine has teamed up with FYLD, a leading provider of fieldwork software powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to launch the UK road sector’s first AI Symposium. Taking place this month, the event will bring together leading tier one companies, local authorities, National Highways and professional bodies such as the Institute of Highway Engineers. The symposium… Read more »
Relief road struggles to find credible funding source
Shropshire Council has admitted that its controversial Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (NWRR) has a funding gap of over £100m – a deficit for which it currently has no credible funding source. The highway authority was hoping that a £136m Local Transport Fund allocation under the previous Government’s Network North programme could be used to fill… Read more »
£300m active travel funding allocated
The Government has confirmed £291m for active travel over the next two years as well as reforms to Active Travel England’s (ATE) local funding model. The cash covers several different funding pots. These are: £54.2m Active Travel Fund tranche 5 (2024-25) £168.5m Consolidated Active Travel Fund (2025-26) £30m to provide Bikeability cycle training to children (2025-26) £30m to the… Read more »
Labour co-opts MRN schemes into ‘Plan for Change’
The Labour Government has approved four long-standing local authority road schemes from the previous administration’s National Roads Fund, stating that they are part of its ‘Plan for Change’. The Department for Transport (DfT) is contributing a total of £90m for the four schemes, which also featured in the previous Conservative government’s widely-ridiculed ‘Network North’ plan to supposedly redirect… Read more »
Speed restriction programme launched for A46 single lane section
National Highways is introducing new speed restrictions along the A46 near Bath after the route saw 41 road safety incidents between 2017 and 2021, resulting in 79 casualties, two of which were fatalities. Avon and Somerset Police, South Gloucestershire Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council all worked with the national roads operator to identify safety issues… Read more »
Great Scott! Stephen made lifetime member of RSMA
Stephen Scott receives his lifetime membership accolade on stage alongside friends and family Stephen Scott, chairman of Wilson and Scott (Highways) Ltd, has been rewarded for his outstanding contribution to the markings industry with an honorary lifetime membership of the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA). The accolade was presented at the RSMA’s national conference this month in recognition of his tireless efforts in… Read more »
Highway Care acquired by Ramudden Global
Highway Care has been acquired by Swedish outfit Ramudden Global for an undisclosed fee. Highway Care said the move would strengthen its ‘ability to expand product development and further innovate within the road safety and security sectors’. Ramudden Global also owns traffic management services specialist Chevron, German traffic safety solutions provider AVS and temporary traffic management… Read more »
Tired of preventing fatigue? Re-flow’s guide to the working time directive
Staying compliant with the Working Time Directive1 (WTD) can be a complex, time-consuming task – especially for businesses operating across multiple sites with large teams. Field management software provider, Re-flow, gives readers a helpful guide. With legal requirements to track working hours, prevent fatigue-related incidents and manage compliance, companies face serious risks if mistakes are made. Considering the… Read more »