Shropshire Council’s Post

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has called for a step change towards the Safe System approach to break the current 'stagnation' in the number of casualties on UK roads. https://lnkd.in/ewjy6fc5

ℹ️ A49 at Bayston Hill – an update from National Highways ℹ️ Following the incident in Bayston Hill on 11 November when a lorry hit two buildings, we have continued to liaise with the third party insurers and contractors who are managing the structural work on the damaged buildings. Engineers have now confirmed that stabilisation work to the pub will not provide the structural stability required and therefore a portion of the building needs to be demolished. We’re advised that this work is due to take place soon. We are awaiting an update on the necessary work to the second damaged property. Until this work is complete and we are given the assurance that the buildings no longer pose a risk to road users or pedestrians, the temporary traffic lights must remain on the A49. We appreciate the delays and frustration these lights are causing, but safety is our top priority. ⚠️ In addition, Shropshire Council is continuing to monitor the situation and liaise with National Highway to help mitigate any disruption being caused. ⚠️ Road users are advised to take alternative routes where possible. ▶️ For longer distance north / south journeys, we recommend taking the A5, M54, M6, M5 and M50. ▶️ For cross border journeys into/out of North Shropshire, it may be more suitable to use the A483, A458 or A488/A489. ▶️ For cross border journeys into/out of South Shropshire, it may be more suitable to use the A489.

M25 in Surrey Reopens Early Following Major Roadworks https://lnkd.in/eVeRJqYq

In our latest blog, we discuss the closure of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11 near Wisley in Surrey this weekend. Ahead of the closure, we have been checking what advance information is available to road users. We know that accurate, helpful information is a must for road users. It needs to be clear where a road will be closed, that there’s a diversion clearly signed and how much extra time (and mileage) will be added to the trip. At the moment we’re talking to road users about their experiences when diverted off a National Highways road, including at Wisley this weekend. We want to know what is working well and what more can be done to improve their experience. This important piece of work will enable us to help National Highways improve their diversion routes and driver communications in the future. Find out more: https://ow.ly/iv9I50QUycN #Roads

https://cx.page/3mixct Raising speed limits on highways could lead to more crashes on nearby roads, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This “spillover effect” creates unintended safety hazards for local communities that might not be involved in the decision-making process to raise the posted speed limit on a nearby highway. According to NHTSA, speeding is a significant safety concern, contributing to almost one-third of road fatalities in the past 20 years.

INDUSTRY NEWS: The Australian Government has announced $33.3 million in funding towards improving road safety amongst 56 known crash sites under the 2024-25 Black Spot Program. Safety measures such as traffic lights, safety barriers, roundabouts, and better pedestrian access will be installed in high-risk areas. Key projects currently being funded includes: - Eramosa Road, Somerville: $1.37M for 40km/h speed ones and traffic managements - Calder Highway, Irymple: $1.38M for road widening, painted separators, and safety barriers. - MacArthur Street, Sale: $1.22M for a single-lane roundabout with pedestrians This latest round of funding is part of a larger effort to reduce the worsening road toll on Australian roads. Communities are encouraged to nominate hazardous sites for future improvement. Find out more at https://ow.ly/nAC450Sm3fx. #ICNNSW #ICN #IndustryNews #RoadSafety #BlackSpotProgram

Safety upgrade works have commenced on the New England Highway, approximately 9 kilometres north of Armidale. This $9.6 million project is part of the Australian Government’s Road Safety Program, with both the Australian and New South Wales governments each committing $4.8 million. 🚧Key improvements include: ⭕ Extending southbound overtaking lanes by about 350 metres. ⭕ Widening the highway to provide two 3.5-metre-wide travel lanes and 1.5-metre-wide sealed shoulders. ⭕ Implementing wide centreline treatments to increase separation between oncoming vehicles, reducing the risk of head-on collisions. https://lnkd.in/gq-ewuVj #RoadSafety #NewEnglandHighway #Infrastructure #TransportNSW #CivilEngineering

😀 After releasing my Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) blog last week (see previous post), I am sticking with the LTN theme. 😯 However, not as you know it! 😯😯 We often see posts that show the result of an LTN, but I want to show the opposite, what can happen when you do not have one, or one in close proximity! 🚧 This is outside of my window of what would be a boundary road if an LTN was implemented, but there are no LTNs in sight! 🏘 My flat has double glazing but you can still hear those horns nice and clear (it is much louder through my ears than the phone) #LTN #Boundary #boundaryroads #transportplanning #londontraffic

Here's a spectacular bridge. It's the lift bridge over the Cap Cod Canal, opened in 1935. It was built by, and is maintained by, the US Army Corps of Engineers, as part of its on-going work on the Canal. When built it was the largest in the world with a 166m span and 41m clearance (Kingsferry over the Swale in Kent has 37m clearance and 37m span). It can genuinely be described as having a rubbish train service, as its main traffic is the twice daily rubbish trains from two concentration points on the Cape to a recycling plant closer to Boston. It also carries the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railway summer Friday / Saturday / Sunday Cape Cod Flyer, seasonal lunch and dining trains and occasional other freight. Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (MCR) operates the freights and, through an associated company, the seasonal trains. However, MCR is in trouble. There are two tourist cycle paths on the Cape, on former rail routes. There is now a proposal to close the railway to one of the concentration points and convert the railway formation to a tourist cycle path. MCR is protesting and has launched a campaign to allow the formation to have both a railway and a path. Seems an interesting idea to close a railway used for a daily freight service and convert it to a tourist trail. MCR's trains use high-sided bogie gondolas, so that's a fair amount of additional lorry traffic on what I can confirm are already very crowded roads. Of course, if MCR lose half their regular traffic, there's no guarantee that it will then be economic to continue the others. There are benefits of scale, including for the Maintenance-of-Way for which MCR is responsible. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts owns the railway freehold and the cycle path proposal also seems to be from the State

Ontario is changing the speed limits on major highways.