Queen's Speech: Transport and infrastructure key to union's levelling up
11/05/2021
The Government used the Queen's Speech today to make infrastructure investment a core element of its future 'levelling up' plans.
Highways England steps in to improve toxic air in Dorset village12/05/2021 Highways England is to impose a permanent 30mph speed limit in a village suffering high air pollution after a trial achieved an improvement. |
Government to overhaul procurement system11/05/2021 The Government plans to overhaul public procurement and replace it with 'three simple, modern procedures' to give the public sector more scope to negotiate with potential suppliers to deliver innovative solutions. |
Highways England to restore Victorian bridge11/05/2021 Highways England is to restore a disused railway bridge in Oxfordshire after plans to demolish it caused an outcry. |
£335m Area 9 contract ready for summer procurement11/05/2021 Highways England is seeking a contractor for its Area 9 Maintenance and Response Contract, covering the West Midlands, which could be worth £335m over eight years. |
Comment: 'We can design more forgiving roads'11/05/2021 Dr Suzy Charman, executive director of the Road Safety Foundation, makes the case for safer roads, as well as safer drivers. |
Highways Engand to set new baselines for its environment targets07/05/2021 Highways England is set to produce baselines for its biodiversity and carbon emissions reduction targets in its Delivery Plan update, due to be published in the Summer. |
£10m A9 framework finally finds a home07/05/2021 The Scottish Government’s £3bn A9 dualling programme has taken another small step forward with the announcement of the successful bidders for a £10m ancillary works framework, four years after the works were advertised. |
Sneak preview of automated cone laying machine in action07/05/2021 King Highway has posted a ‘sneak preview’ video of its automated cone layer vehicle online. |
Keltbray posts loss in 'year of human accomplishment'07/05/2021 Specialist engineering and construction business Keltbray made a pre-tax loss of £9.4m for the year ended 31 October 2020, which it said was driven by the costs of COVID-19, as well as restructuring costs. |
Jacobs reappointed to controversial bridge portfolio06/05/2021 Highways England has awarded Jacobs a new £30m contract for ‘the maintenance and disposal’ of over 3,000 assets that make up the Historical Railways Estate. |
Mott MacDonald invests in smart energy company Piclo06/05/2021 Mott MacDonald Ventures, the strategic corporate venture arm of Mott MacDonald, has made an equity investment in smart energy company Piclo. |
TfL given date to appeal Streetspace ruling, while Harrow has other plans
All lane running smart motorways now more lethal, data shows
M Group moving on up after Skanska deal
Highways Engand to set new baselines for its environment targets
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