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innovation-and-strategy

UCL study supports safety case for dedicated cycling lanes

10/11/2025

A recently published study from University College London (UCL) has shown that roads in the capital without dedicated cycling infrastructure saw the most ‘near miss' cycling accidents.

companies-and-contracts

Bear Scotland workers agree 7.25% wage rise

07/11/2025

Maintenance workers for Bear Scotland, the Inverness-based road maintenance firm, have secured pay rises of up to 7.25% after threatening strike action over low wages.

nations-and-regions

New 'homogenously mixed' recycled plastic technology trialled in UK asphalt for first time

07/11/2025

North Lanarkshire has become the first council in the UK to trial a new type of technology to 'homogenously mix' plastic into asphalt to reduce bitumen content.

local-road-network

New Oxford congestion charges encourage park-and-ride usage

07/11/2025

The introduction of a temporary congestion charge on six Oxford roads, alongside free park and ride travel, has boosted bus use in Oxfordshire, the county council has reported.

nations-and-regions

New 20mph limits for Argyll and Bute

07/11/2025

Transport Scotland has announced new 20mph speed limits for several communities across Argyll and Bute that will come into effect immediately.

nations-and-regions

New pavement parking restrictions for Northern Ireland

07/11/2025

Northern Ireland's infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins has announced plans to bring in more restrictions on pavement parking across the nation.

dft

DfT announces CWIS 3 plans

07/11/2025

The Department for Transport has unveiled plans for the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 3), which it said will be the first ‘locally-designed national strategy'.

local-road-network

Integrated public transport could add £17bn to UK economy

07/11/2025

A new report from a leading local government think tank has argued that devolving powers to metro mayors to integrate public transport networks could add up to £17bn a year to the national economy.

dft

Pay-per-mile tax coming for EV drivers

06/11/2025

Electric vehicle (EV) owners could be hit with a new ‘pay-per-mile' tax introduced in the upcoming Budget to combat falling fuel duty revenues, according to The Telegraph.

local-road-network

North Lanarkshire Council launches decarbonisation knowledge hub

04/11/2025

North Lanarkshire Council, in partnership with Amey, has launched Knowledge Bank, a new open-source digital platform intended to support local authorities in decarbonising their local road networks.