Local firm to work on London quietways

Beverley firm Local Transport Projects Ltd will be part of a team led by walking and cycling charity Sustrans to help deliver the first of Transport for London’s “Quietways”, giving cyclists a direct, pleasant, backstreet alternative to using busy main roads, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced.

The three year contract has been awarded by Transport for London (TfL) to help deliver the £120 million network, in partnership with the local boroughs and other partners whose roads they will use. Every London borough will be served by the Quietways.

Local Transport Projects (LTP) was formed ten years ago by the two directors, Andy Mayo and Tony Kirby, who are both from the Hull and East Riding area. They have seen the company grow to employ 15 staff. LTP carries out traffic engineering, transport planning and highway design work for a range of public sector organisations including local authorities, universities, schools and hospitals, and also for a wide range of private sector companies, developers, house builders and transport providers.

LTP is also heavily involved in the renewable energy sector and has extensive experience in designing and implementing networks of cycling facilities throughout the country. They have recently helped the Welsh Government to produce a Cycle Network Design Guide, and opened an office in Cardiff last year to support their work with the Welsh Government and other clients in Wales.

Andy Mayo, co-director at LTP said: “We are delighted to be supporting Sustrans in the delivery of the London Quietways contract. Cycling is undergoing a renaissance throughout the UK, led by London, and for a Beverley company to be associated with this high profile work is fantastic. As well as being at the forefront of designing infrastructure for cyclists, many of our staff at LTP are also keen cyclists, so it has brought a real buzz to the office knowing that we will be working on the Quietways project. It’s also great to see the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire economy benefit from investment in London.” 

The Mayor, Boris Johnson, said: “If you would love to hop on a bike but feel intimidated by busier roads, these Quietway routes will be perfect, connecting parks, backstreets and waterways to create secret passages through London. They will get you where you need to go on a route you might not have known existed until we showed you. They will make cycling much more accessible for ordinary people, in their ordinary clothes, revealing some of London’s hidden gems along the way.”

Construction is about to start on the first two Quietway routes, which will run from central London to Greenwich and Hackney and open in May next year.  Five more routes are at the design stage and around two dozen more will be delivered or in progress by 2016. Partnering with Sustrans, Local Transport Projects Ltd will also be working with Royal Haskoning DHV, Phil Jones Associates and Wheels for Wellbeing, who are all leaders in their fields.