New CIHT president calls for 'monumental' change in travel22/06/2023 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation has elected Karen McShane as its new president for 2023-2024. |
CIHT to track employment trends with biennial skills survey25/01/2023 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation has launched a major initiative to track employment trends to help influence government on key skills issues. |
CIHT president gives support to hypothecated road pricing01/12/2022 A simple pay-as-you-go road pricing system with hypothecated proceeds could fill the looming revenue black hole from the switch to electric vehicles and provide a long-term funding stream for local road maintenance, the president of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation has argued. |
Manual for Streets update to embed 'sociable and local' culture shift17/06/2021 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and WSP have given Traffex delegates an update on the government-sponsored refresh of the seminal Manual for Streets guidance for local street design. |
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CIHT looks to the future with spring conference09/04/2021 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation virtual Spring Conference opens next week (13 – 15 April) under the key theme of Reshaping Everyone’s Future. |
'Make Manual for Streets Government policy,' CIHT says25/03/2021 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation has called for the seminal ‘Manual for Streets’ design documents to be made government policy 'to improve the integration of planning and transport'. |
CIHT's new vision: Road charging, a £15bn fund and place-based roads01/04/2020 Road pricing, new designations for roads based on use, and a £15bn, 10-year Local Highways Fund; CIHT has made some of its most significant and bold recommendations to Government yet. |
RIS delays 'not acceptable', CIHT chief says13/09/2019 A key industry figure has rebuked Highways England for moving improvement schemes in the first (2015-20) Road Investment Strategy (RIS) back into the second RIS. |
CIHT names Tugwell new president24/06/2019 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has named Martin Tugwell as its new elected President for 2019/20. |
CIHT launches Partnerships Network12/04/2019 Leading professional body the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) launched its Partnerships Network at Traffex, marking a potential step change in how the sector collaborates and shares knowledge. |
Transport bodies criticise 'perverse' local roads funding gap09/10/2018 A coalition of transport bodies has warned that without adequate and stable funding the maintenance backlog on local roads will pass to future generations. |
£20k research grants up for grabs from CIHT05/07/2018 A leading professional body is making research grants available for those looking into current transportation challenges and opportunities, as well as launching a competition for young engineers. |
The strategy behind the strategic road network: Elliot Shaw Q and A16/03/2018 At this year’s annual conference of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, Highways England’s executive director for strategy and planning, Elliot Shaw, gave a star turn. Dominic Browne caught up with him afterwards for a Q and A on some of the key issues he is facing. |
CIHT conference to focus on change, innovation – and people27/02/2018 Attendees at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Annual Conference 2018 next week will hear from a range of high profile speakers how the future highways sector will develop in the face of funding shortfalls and new technology. |
Young people on the road to a career in highways03/11/2016 A trial scheme aimed at providing young people with the skills to launch a highways career has proved so successful that it will be rolled out further next year. |
Steve Rowsell appointed new president of CIHT17/06/2016 Steve Roswell is the new president of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) for 2016/17. |
CIHT names new president21/06/2013 Sheila Holden has been appointed as the first female president of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). |
CIHT calls for Government action over roads28/05/2013 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has called on the Government to make sure that the maintenance of the local road network is sufficiently funded during next month’s comprehensive spending review. |
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