Transport for london

TfL juggles payments to fill capital spend shortfall

05/01/2024

Transport for London is set to deliver the full programme of improvements and renewals for 2024/25 following 'difficult decisions' and a £250m capital injection from the Government.

TfL unlawfully used CCTV to enforce red routes

09/08/2023

Transport for London (TfL) unlawfully used CCTV for the enforcement of the restricted parking on its red routes, a tribunal has found.

TfL upgrades incident management system to give 'single, unified view'

01/08/2023

London's new incident management system provides 'a single, unified view' of the capital's roads for the first time, Transport for London has said.

Thames Water fined £100,000 for streetworks offences

19/10/2021

Thames Water has been fined £100,000 for unsafe street work practices after Transport for London successfully prosecuted it over four streetworks related offences.

Aimsun unveils new modelling project with TfL

04/04/2019

Aimsun announced at Traffex that it has entered an agreement with Transport for London (TfL) to convert the London One Model into Aimsun Next traffic modelling software.

Contractors to deliver £500m civils deal on behalf of TfL

05/01/2017

Costain, Morgan Sindall and Skanska will deliver £500 million worth of improvements to the capital's road network on behalf of Transport for London (TfL).

Mayor invests £220m in London transport improvements

15/12/2016

More than £200 million will be spent on transport, town centre and public space improvements in London over the next two years.

Mayor sets out plans to tackle London’s road congestion

22/11/2016

The Mayor of London has vowed to tackle the capital’s road congestion through a series of measures.

TfL agrees roadside advertising deal

11/10/2016

Transport for London will generate at least £13 million to reinvest in the capital’s transport network after agreeing a deal with Outdoor Plus to bring digital advertising screens to road underpasses.

Vodafone fined for mismanaging streetworks

04/10/2016

Transport for London (TfL) has prosecuted telecommunications company Vodafone for the second time this year as part of its commitment to ensure that roadworks cause as little disruption as possible to road users. 

TfL prosecutes utility firm for mismanaging streetworks

21/09/2016

Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted energy company London Power Networks, a subsidiary of UK Power Networks, for failing to serve required notices before works.

Gyratory plans form part of King’s Cross improvements

06/09/2016

Plans to improve roads and pedestrian facilities in King’s Cross, London, have gained support from the majority of people living in the area.   

LGA: Give councils power to adopt lane rental schemes

15/08/2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be given powers to introduce lane rental schemes in order to minimise disruption caused by roadworks.

London Mayor: Press on with Cycle Superhighway 11 plans

03/08/2016

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is pressing ahead with plans for Cycle Superhighway 11 between Swiss Cottage and the West End.

Vodafone prosecuted for mismanaging streetworks

05/07/2016

Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted telecommunications company Vodafone as part of its commitment to ensure roadworks are completed on time.

BT fined £8,000 for dangerous roadworks

28/06/2016

British Telecom (BT) has been ordered to pay more than £8,000 for “dangerous and disruptive” roadworks, which took place on the Transport for London (TfL) network.

Quietway opens in London

15/06/2016

London’s first Quietway route, a continuous sign-posted route which links Greenwich and Waterloo by quieter backstreet roads, is now open.

Blackwall Tunnel resurfaced after major fuel spillage

25/05/2016

Transport for London (TfL) were forced to close the northbound Blackwall Tunnel for most of Tuesday (24 May) after leaking fluid from a mobile crane caused damage to a 1.1km stretch of the carriageway.

FM Conway and TfL launch asphalt trial

23/03/2016

Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has launched a trial with Transport for London (TfL) to test the use of a high recycled asphalt mix for the surface course of a strategic road.

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