ORR: National Highways misses key RIS 2 targets
18/07/2025
National Highways 'has missed or is likely to miss' five of its 12 key performance indicators for the second road period (RP2 2020-2025), including a major safety target.
21/07/2025
Wills Bros Civil Engineering has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the £152.7m contract for the fourth section of the A9 dualling programme
21/07/2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on its plans for regulating future self-driving taxi, private-hire and bus-like services.
21/07/2025
A new report published by the Transport Research Laboratory has said that the removal of drivers from automated buses could mean that some passengers would be unable to access the services.
18/07/2025
Britain has been hit with a slew of sinkholes appearing across major cities in England, Wales and Scotland.
17/07/2025
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has published its first interactive 10-year Infrastructure Pipeline digital portal.
17/07/2025
Bristol City Council has assigned 27 suppliers places on a £288m four-year highway asset management and civils framework.
18/07/2025
More than one in twenty car miles in the UK is now driven by a zero-emission car, according to new research.
17/07/2025
Wiltshire Council is seeking tenders for a new highway consultancy and management contract worth up to £100m.
17/07/2025
WJ Group has launched a 'step-change' solution in cold-applied line marking called RapidLine - described as 'UV-cured material that delivers instant curing'.
16/07/2025
The Shetland Islands Council has thrown its weight behind plans to build underwater road tunnels connecting the four outlying islands, including funding a £1m feasibility study.
15/07/2025
Richard Holmes, director of infrastructure at Geobear, explains how ground engineers can protect roads while also safeguarding badgers, a legally protected animal.
15/07/2025
Tesla is set to face what is thought to be its first federal jury in a lawsuit regarding the company’s Autopilot driver-assist system.
17/07/2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) announced two new funding schemes totalling £713m designed to boost the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) ‘revolution’.
15/07/2025
Drivers have ranked the best and worst roads on the English strategic network in the latest national satisfaction survey from Transport Focus.
16/07/2025
National Highways has flunked its road user satisfaction target for the second road investment strategy (RIS 2: 2020-2025), ending the term with 'disappointing' results that saw satisfaction decline almost across the board.
15/07/2025
Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced that Vernon Everitt will be taking over the role of chair.
18/07/2025
National Highways has installed a new footbridge across the M3 to replace the previous one, which was demolished in 2023 after three months of delays.
14/07/2025
Wiltshire Council has awarded Kiely Bros a surface dressing and micro asphalt term contract with an estimated value of £80m.
14/07/2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) is set to increase the toll charge for the Dartford Crossing from September this year, and the leader of Kent County Council feels that it should see a share of the profits.
11/07/2025
Senior Whitehall officials have announced a potentially 'transformational' pilot to share data between the Department for Transport and the Department for Health and Social Care.
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