12/08/2025
The Sandy Lane Relief Road in Northampton, dubbed ‘the road to nowhere’, has finally been opened to traffic after over 15 years of delays - and yes, it now goes somewhere.
12/08/2025
Two-thirds of eCall activations are false alarms, according to a new report published by the RAC Foundation.
12/08/2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking to hire a new chief scientific adviser (CSA), with the successful candidate taking over from Professor Sarah Sharples.
12/08/2025
Ministers are drafting new road safety legislation that is expected to be the largest reform to road safety laws since the Road Safety Act was introduced in 2006, according to The Times.
11/08/2025
The Scottish Government has announced it is ‘currently examining options’ to ban new non-zero-emission buses from 2030.
11/08/2025
A Highways Award winning road safety initiative designed to make motorcycling safer has been introduced in North and Mid Wales, following successful application in Scotland.
08/08/2025
Manchester City Council has tendered a £7.2m highways enforcement framework after gaining powers over moving traffic violations.
08/08/2025
Surrey Heath has celebrated the opening of a new footbridge spanning the M3 between junctions 3 and 4 after the project saw setbacks in its concrete hardening process.
08/08/2025
The High Court has ruled in favour of North Yorkshire Council over recent traffic regulation orders (TROs) in Harrogate, dismissing all five grounds against them presented by a local property firm.
08/08/2025
Birmingham has announced plans to reduce the speed limit on a raft of 40mph main roads to 30mph, with around 30 major routes expected to be impacted.
08/08/2025
The story of the Retroreflective Self-Righting Bollard (RSRB), as told by its inventor Chris Nicklin to Jonathan Brown.
07/08/2025
Residents of Sandhurst Road and nearby Sangley Road in Catford have raised concerns after witnessing 10 bus collisions this year alone, the BBC reports.
06/08/2025
A new skills taskforce for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has been launched by Lord David Blunkett to ‘help develop the green skills needed’ to meet the project’s low-carbon targets.
08/08/2025
The North West Construction Hub (NWCH) has published a list of 25 consultants appointed to its new construction framework, which has an estimated value of £36m.
06/08/2025
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering has been subcontracted by Galliford Try to assist with the £105m Banwell Bypass project in North Somerset.
06/08/2025
Essex County Council (ECC) has announced a virtual engagement session for suppliers interested in bidding on the £3bn highways strategic transformation contract.
06/08/2025
The first four models approved for a £1,500 discount from the Department for Transport (DfT)’s Electric Car Grant have been announced.
06/08/2025
Northern Ireland’s infrastructure minister, Liz Kimmins, has confirmed that the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) will appeal the High Court ruling that stymied the A5 upgrade project.
06/08/2025
A quartet of councils acting as part of a shared service have launched procurement on a major £720m joint waste collection and street cleaning contract that could run for 21 years.
06/08/2025
Andrew Bruce has been confirmed as the new managing director for Waterman Aspen.
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