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2025 Highways Awards winners revealed

24/09/2025
Highways is proud to announce the winners for the highly anticipated Highways Awards 2025, where the industry came together to celebrate the individuals, teams, and organisations making a real difference across the UK’s highways sector.
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CIHT joins calls for road and street works reforms

26/09/2025

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has released 'a roadmap' for mitigating road and street works disruption - calling on Government to 'reconsider' the case for reform.

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Nearly £400m for South Wales highways framework

26/09/2025

The South Wales Trunk Road Authority (SWTRA) has announced plans to tender a highways and structures framework worth an estimated £384m.

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2024 road casualty data: Steady but very slow improvements

26/09/2025

Official road casualty data for 2024 showed only slight improvements in road deaths, prompting calls for the Department for Transport (DfT) to take more urgent action.

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£41m for North Nottinghamshire major roads pinch points

26/09/2025

Improvement works are due to start on the A614 and A6097 roads in North Nottinghamshire as the Mayor secures a £41.5m investment for the region.

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Monmouthshire active travel scheme pared back

26/09/2025

Monmouthshire County Council has revised its original Abergavenny strategic scheme to focus on the new Llanfoist to Castle Meadows Active Travel Bridge following the award of funding by the Welsh Government.

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Highways magazine survey - field operations

26/09/2025

Highways has launched a new survey to help develop our understanding of field operations.

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Westminster tenders £33m EV charging deal

25/09/2025

Westminster City Council has tendered a contract for the installation, operation, and management of public electric vehicle (EV) charge points, with an estimated value of £32.9m.

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IHE 2026 Traffic Signs Conference comes to Birmingham

24/09/2025

The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) has announced that its Traffic Signs Conference is coming to Birmingham on 24 March 2026, with support from the Department for Transport (DfT) and sponsor Causeway.

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TfL 'buried' LTN report that found no traffic reduction

25/09/2025

Transport for London (TfL) buried a report funded by taxpayer money that showed that low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do nothing to reduce car use, according to The Times.

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10 worst areas in the UK for road condition

26/09/2025

The top 10 worst areas in the UK for road surface quality have been revealed by analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) road condition data by Re-Flow Field Management.

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Transport Scotland: Moving the economy with stalled funding

23/09/2025

Transport Scotland has made the case for the sector, which represents roughly 7% of the nation’s workforce and GVA, against a funding landscape that has stalled, with no signs of immediate growth.

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Historic bridge closed due to structural concerns

22/09/2025

A centuries-old bridge in rural Northern Ireland has been closed due to concerns over ‘structural stability’, just three years after it was last shut down for major works.

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North Somerset tenders £5m electrics and lighting deal

22/09/2025

North Somerset Council has tendered a highways electrical assets contract, including streetlighting, with an estimated value of £5.1m.

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Former Highways England boss banned from director positions

22/09/2025

Anna Daroy, a former executive director of Highways England (now National Highways), has received an eleven-year director ban after abusing Covid-19 Bounce Back loans.

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Liverpool names winners for £780m of highways work

19/09/2025

Liverpool City Council has awarded two highways’ contracts with a total value of £780m.

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Leeds Council seeks approval for lane rental scheme

19/09/2025

Leeds City Council is seeking approval from the Department for Transport (DfT) for its proposals to set up lane rental schemes on roughly 10% of its road network.

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BEAR Scotland staff back industrial action over pay

19/09/2025

Road maintenance workers at BEAR Scotland in Inverness have backed industrial action over low pay.

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AECOM appoints new MD for transport

19/09/2025

AECOM has appointed Steve Higham as managing director for transportation in Europe and India.

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'Critical' A40 Westway works completed by Costain

19/09/2025

Costain has completed critical works on the A40 Westway Structures Refurbishment project extending the life of the asset by 50 years in one section. 

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TfL to replace Westminster as Oxford Street's highway authority

18/09/2025

Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will replace Westminster City Council as the highway authority for Oxford Street, under plans to pedestrianise the road.

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Civil Enforcement Officers x 2

£26,403.00 - £28,142.00, Grade 5, 37 hours, Permanent
Parking Services are looking to recruit 2 full time Civil Enforcement Officers to complement its existing workforce. Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Recruiter: Wakefield Council

Senior Street Cleanse Technician x 3 (CDC)

Grade 6 £25,981 - £26,815
We are about to embark on an ambitious programme of change in our city. Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Recruiter: City Of Doncaster Council

Highways Development Officer

£37,280 - £40,777
This is an exciting time for a talented, self-driven professional to join us in the role of Highways Development Management Co-ordinator. Gloucester
Recruiter: Gloucestershire County Council

Principal Highways Development Officer

£48,226 - £51,35
This is an exciting time for a talented, self-driven professional to join us in the role of Highways Principal Development Management Co-ordinator . Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Recruiter: Gloucestershire County Council

Street Lighting Project Engineer

PO2 - £41,442 to £44,331
Help us keep our streets safe, efficient and ready for the future Greenwich, London (Greater)
Recruiter: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Principal Engineer - Highways Development Management

£47,181.00 - £50,269.00, Grade 11, 37 hours, Permanent
We are seeking a dedicated Principal Highways Development Management Engineer to join our team. Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Recruiter: Wakefield Council

Highways Development Management Engineer

£32,061.00 - £46,142.00, Career Grade 7-10, 37 hours, Permanent
Do you want to join a team helping to shape the future of Wakefield through HIghways Development Management? Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Recruiter: Wakefield Council

Highways Project Engineer

£31,537 - £42,839 per annum
Would you like to be part of our friendly, welcoming Highways team, proud to manage all aspects of the highway network? Boroughbridge, York
Recruiter: North Yorkshire Council

Highways Project Engineer

£31,537 - £42,839 per annum
Would you like to be part of our friendly, welcoming Highways team, proud to manage all aspects of the highway network? Skipton, North Yorkshire
Recruiter: North Yorkshire Council

Technician - Highway Inspector

Grade 8 £29,719 - £31,691 per annum
Within the Highways Maintenance Team we are looking for an enthusiastic, customer focused and experienced person Derbyshire
Recruiter: Derbyshire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Bolton, Greater Manchester
Recruiter: Bolton Council

Technician - Highway Inspector

Grade 8 £29,719 - £31,691 per annum
At Derbyshire, we have been on a journey to transform the way we deliver highway services. Derbyshire
Recruiter: Derbyshire County Council

Team Leader (Maintenance Operations)

Grade 10 - £48,226 - £51,356
Cardiff is growing faster than any other capital city in Europe. Cardiff (Caerdydd)
Recruiter: Cardiff Council

Highways Supervisor

£Competitive
We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Highways Supervisor Forfar, Angus
Recruiter: Amey

Tree Surveyor

£Competitive
We are excited to offer fantastic opportunities for Permanent Tree Surveyors Scotland
Recruiter: Amey

Chief Operating Officer – South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

£Competitive
We’re looking for a bold, visionary leader to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)
Recruiter: Carmarthenshire County Council

Clerk of Works - Highways

£Competitive
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Clerk of Works to join our dynamic NMC SW Account team at Polmadie. Glasgow, Glasgow City
Recruiter: Amey

Highways Supervisor

£Competitive
We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Highways Supervisor to join our NMC NE account in Kinross. Perth and Kinross
Recruiter: Amey

Planner - Highways

£Competitive
We have a fantastic opportunity for Permanent Planner – Highways to join our NMC SW Account. Glasgow City
Recruiter: Amey

Highways Maintenance Manager

£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
We are looking for an experienced Engineer to join the team as a Highways Maintenance Manager Selby, North Yorkshire
Recruiter: North Yorkshire Council
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