Transport Scotland has moved away from individual contracts to complete the remainder of its A9 dualling programme, worth a total of £1.9bn, and is instead setting up a framework.
Highways magazine has unveiled the Steering Group for the Highways Champions Awards 2026 in November - featuring some of the most well-respected figures in the sector from government and national bodies.
As we recognise National Pothole Day, it's essential to remember that, while preventative treatment is the preferred option, it is still crucial that road authorities can keep on top of the pothole backlog currently facing the UK.
Highways speaks to Mr Pothole (Mark Morrell) on his busiest day of the year, National Pothole Day, to find out more about media rounds, funding versus practice debates and rating the rater...how the Government ranks on potholes.
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The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) will be developing a new drone-focused undergraduate degree in Autonomous Systems in partnership with the Armed Forces, with the first class expected to enrol in September 2026.
New data from Transport for London (TfL) has revealed a significant drop in deaths and casualties following the introduction of key safety regulations for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in 2019.
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COMMENT AND ANALYSIS
Analysis: Is the road safety strategy driving too slowly?
This Labour Government deserves to be congratulated on releasing a new national road safety strategy after years of delay in Whitehall, but politics and finances seem to have prevented more groundbreaking change.
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.