Highways Magazine: Industry News, Services, Conferences and Exhibitions https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/rss The one and only magazine dedicated to the highway maintenance and traffic management industry. 13804 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Essex-plans-to-bring-maintenance-in-house/13804 Essex plans to bring maintenance in-house Essex County Council is planning to bring more highways maintenance in-house when procurement for a new contract starts next year. 2024-03-15T10:36:37Z 13803 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Shropshire-tenders-relief-road-build-at-110m/13803 Shropshire tenders relief road build at £110m Shropshire Council has admitted it has had no official communication from the Government to support its expectation that a controversial new road will be ‘fully funded’, as it tendered its construction with a price estimate of £110m. 2024-03-15T09:00:50Z 13802 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/UK-Roads-Board-chair-warns-financial-uncertainty-incredibly-challenging/13802 UK Roads Board chair warns financial uncertainty 'incredibly challenging' With no government funding outlined for post-2025, the chair of the UK Roads Board has warned that financial uncertainty is making asset management 'incredibly challenging'. 2024-03-14T16:52:59Z 13801 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Norfolk-seeks-bidders-for-600m-highways-deals/13801 Norfolk seeks bidders for £600m highways deals Norfolk County Council has begun market engagement for three highways term contracts worth a total of £612m. 2024-03-14T09:55:43Z 13800 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Balfour-sees-revenue-rise-but-profits-fall/13800 Balfour sees revenue rise but profits fall Balfour Beatty has announced a ‘solid performance’ find 2023, with increased revenue but reduced profits. 2024-03-13T16:50:22Z 13799 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Smarter-not-harder-National-Highways-trials-intelligent-compaction/13799 'Smarter not harder': National Highways trials 'intelligent compaction' National Highways has trialled a new ‘Intelligent Compaction’ technology that tests whether the road's foundations have the required strength. 2024-03-13T14:26:30Z 13798 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Return-of-the-white-water-lilies-Fresh-work-to-boost-biodiversity-/13798 Return of the white water lilies? Fresh work to boost biodiversity National Highways is helping fund a major Devon County Council scheme to de-silt a lake within a Site of Special Scientific Interest alongside the A38.  2024-03-13T11:12:46Z 13796 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/M25-sees-more-J10-disruption-with-full-closure/13796 M25 sees more J10 disruption with full closure The M25 will be closed for a full weekend for the first time ever from Friday as part of National Highways’ £317m M25 Junction 10 scheme. 2024-03-12T16:56:39Z 13795 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/LTNs-popular-and-effective-leak-reveals/13795 LTNs 'popular and effective', leak reveals Low-traffic neighbourhoods are popular and effective, a leaked report from the Department for Transport has found. 2024-03-11T11:21:16Z 13794 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Value-test-for-A66-scheme-after-DCO-backed/13794 Value test for A66 scheme after DCO backed The transport secretary has granted planning permission for National Highways’ £1.5bn A66 Scheme, but the project is rated as poor value for money and faces a further review of its business case. 2024-03-11T10:28:21Z 13793 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Trial-seeks-clear-view-of-road-studs-potential/13793 Trial seeks clear view of road stud's potential Clearview Intelligence, in collaboration with the WJ Group, has begun live road trials on a new ‘click-in, click-out’ solar road stud. 2024-03-08T09:55:47Z 13792 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Frustration-as-Griffiths-quits-bypass-job/13792 Frustration as Griffiths quits bypass job Alun Griffiths has walked away from an £89m bypass project at Banwell in north Somerset only a month after the council was cleared to issue compulsory purchase orders and let the contractor on site. 2024-03-07T17:59:51Z 13791 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/DfT-bats-away-concerns-over-networks-policy/13791 DfT bats away concerns over networks policy The transport secretary has laid a revised policy statement on national road and rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on English development consent applications. 2024-03-07T15:47:51Z 13790 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Pothole-repair-robot-passes-first-road-test/13790 Pothole repair robot passes first road test An autonomous highways repair robot has passed its first test outside of a lab environment in Hertfordshire, the county council has announced. 2024-03-07T13:52:37Z 13788 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/QA-Challenges-and-opportunities-for-SRN-electrification-/13788 Q&A: Challenges and opportunities for SRN electrification In the run-up to Evex, the EV charging conference co-located with Traffex, Highways speaks to Liz Garlinge, strategic customer projects director at National Highways about the challenges and opportunities for SRN electrification. 2024-03-07T09:34:28Z 13787 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Budget-Trailblazer-devo-deal-for-North-East-/13787 Budget: Trailblazer devo deal for North East The North East has secured a trailblazer devolution deal that could provide a package of new funding potentially worth more than £100m, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in his Budget. 2024-03-06T15:45:20Z 13786 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Budget-reaction-The-general-election-will-be-crucial-for-infrastructure/13786 Budget reaction: 'The general election will be crucial for infrastructure' The 'place' and infrastructure sector has expressed dismay at the chancellor's latest Budget, suggesting that more long-term funding is desperately needed. 2024-03-06T15:42:29Z 13785 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Chancellor-Hunt-makes-productivity-push/13785 Chancellor Hunt makes productivity push Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a Budget with little respite for local government but demands for increased public sector productivity. 2024-03-06T15:05:00Z 13784 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Transport-misses-out-in-Spring-Budget/13784 Transport misses out in Spring Budget With attention focused on tax cuts, Jeremy Hunt said almost nothing about transport spending in his Budget speech, while Treasury documents suggest a watering down of commitments to local roads. 2024-03-06T14:36:07Z 13783 https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Signals-cash-announcement-waits-for-green-light/13783 Signals cash announcement waits for green light The Department for Transport is due to publish a list of councils that have won a share of £40m of new money to upgrade traffic signals by the end of March. 2024-03-06T13:37:52Z