The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a new report in collaboration with the Transafe Network setting out a comprehensive framework for measuring work-related road safety... continue
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) has announced 16 innovators selected for its 2026 Scaling Innovation programme, supporting the development of solutions to remove transport barriers and drive... continue
The Government’s new Structures Fund will enable councils in England to carry out long over-due repairs on ageing bridges, flyovers and tunnels, the DfT has announced, as bids are now invited. The funding will make sure transport infrastructure is more resilient to extreme weather, while... continue
Local highways authorities could lose their share of the £1.6bn highways maintenance block grant for the 2026/27 if they fail to comply with new rules on how they spend funding to fix potholes and maintain local roads, the DfT has warned. The changes will ensure that investment in local roads... continue
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund (RJRF) has invited initial contributions exploring how ‘System of Systems’ thinking can help scope and, if possible find solutions, “for the multi-faceted challenge of sustaining roads infrastructure.” It notes that 75 years ago founder William... continue
MPs have voiced concerns that £500m spent on preparatory work for road schemes which were subsequently scrapped was a waste of taxpayers' money. At a Transport Committee meeting, National Highways was unable to confirm that any benefits had been gained from spending money on schemes... continue
A senior National Highways official has told MPs that the company did not create a plan to meet its 2025 casualty reduction target because this was dependent on factors outside its control. Appearing before the Transport Committee last week, National Highways bosses were challenged by Labour MP... continue
National Highways has told MPs that it reaffirms its aim to improve around 250 sites where road runoff provides a high risk of polluting the environment, despite being set a lower target in the Road Investment Strategy (RIS 3) and advice from its regulator that it should come clean about what... continue
Shropshire County Council is set to continue its roll out of 20mph limits near or around schools. 20mph speed restrictions have been introduced outside or close to 10 schools in the past 12 months, and the council now plans to implement another 12 during this spring and summer, subject to a... continue
Six county council elections delayed from last year will be held on 7... continue
More than 5,000 seats representing around 30% of all council representatives will be contested at local elections in England on 7 May. Over half of these seats are either in London or the South East of England. Votes will be cast in 32 London boroughs, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary... continue
Central and local government must take urgent action to decarbonise... continue
Xavier Brice has left Walk Wheel Cycle Trust after 10 years as Chief Executive. He has moved to the consultancy SLR as Director of Planning & Sustainable Infrastructure for EMEA... continue
Electric vehicle chargepoint operator Believ has... continue
Voltempo has delivered a high-power charging solution for Bartrums Haulage at its Suffolk headquarters, enabling the... continue
A Scottish council has been accused of failing to consult a rural community over soon-to-be-installed traffic lights on a historic rural bridge. Adding to the sense that this is a local authority weak on communication, Argyll and Bute Council declined to answer several of the technical questions put to it by TransportXtra, including whether the ostensibly operational decision was, in... continue
HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) is to appeal a Tax Tribunal ruling on 5% VAT for public charging. Public EV charging... continue
Osprey Charging has opened a hub at The Trading Post Pub & Restaurant in Kettering,... continue
Ultra-rapid public electric vehicle charging network InstaVolt... continue
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