Metro mayors to be handed powers over key roads30/07/2021 Metro mayors could be handed more powers over important roads in their areas, under plans announced by Government today. |
Councils told to give cycling schemes time or face losing cash30/07/2021 Local authorities must leave experimental active travel measures in place for long enough to be properly assessed, or they will lose out on future cash, the Government has warned. |
Highway Code changes to create new road user hierarchy30/07/2021 Planned changes to the Highway Code will create a new 'hierarchy of road users' and give greater cyclist and pedestrian priority at crossings and junctions, the Government has announced. |
TfL celebrates £25m landmark for lane rental scheme30/07/2021 As Transport for London's lane rental scheme approaches a decade of operation, the capital's transport authority celebrated the £25m it has raised for 79 projects to improve roadworks. |
TfL plans congestion charge changes to boost night time economy30/07/2021 Transport for London has launched a consultation on plans to drop the congestion charge in the evening 'to support London’s recovery'. |
Plan for EVs or face blackouts, MPs warn29/07/2021 MPs have warned of a potential ‘not spot lottery’ for electric vehicle charging and called for a clear policy framework to ensure that industry can deliver the vehicles and infrastructure required to phase out conventionally powered cars and vans. |
DfT funds eHighways study30/07/2021 The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead a major UK study on the electrification of long-range lorries using overhead wires on motorways. |
Costain gets digital after second A1 win30/07/2021 Costain has pledged to deploy digital tools to improve productivity after being appointed by Highways England as the delivery partner for a second major upgrade on busy sections of the A1 in the North East. |
Highways workers scale Abbey Craig to re-open Stirling route30/07/2021 A key route in Stirling has re-opened after workers scaled the rock face of a spectacular local landmark. |
Access guides 'take guesswork out of journeys'29/07/2021 Highways England has partnered with accessibility information provider AccessAble to produce access guides for motorway services. |
Comment: Highways England must do more for road users and taxpayers28/07/2021 Chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road, John Larkinson, discusses the recent annual assessment of Highways England's performance and its areas of concern. |
Highway Code changes to create new road user hierarchy
Comment: Highways England must do more for road users and taxpayers
Government successfully defends RIS 2 from legal challenge
