Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today confirmed the rumoured pay-per-mile electric vehicle (EV) charge and committed the Government to spending £2bn a year on local road maintenance by 2029-30 using the money.
Motorists were a key focus of chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget today, with staggered tax rises offset by the promise of more local roads maintenance funding - prompting strong reactions from the industry.
Ringway will replace Amey as the highways contractor in Kent, after signing a 21-year contract worth just over £1bn.
To mark Road Safety Week (November 16-22), the charity Brake has called for the Government to adopt the Vehicle General Safety Regulations (VGSR) in full across the UK.
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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.
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.
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Remembering to remember what we already know
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation and a former director general at the Department for Transport (DfT), pays tribute to the late Sir Terry Farrell.
Unlocking innovation with the new Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works
Head of technical standards at National Highways, Steve Davy, discusses the new Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) and what it means for the future of highways.