TfN submits £700m proposals for National Roads Fund
21/08/2019
Transport for the North has submitted bids worth £700m to the National Roads Fund, including 12 schemes for the major road network and four for the large local majors.
VAT on earth is going on?20/08/2019 Richard Croker and Jon Hart from award-winning infrastructure law firm Pinsent Masons LLP consider a major change coming down the line in relation to VAT, which could have significant ramifications for highways contractors and subcontractors alike. |
Making the switch to electric: A soft top lover's story20/08/2019 Sophie Service tells of her somewhat intermittent but ultimately successful search for a cabriolet electric car that she could afford. |
Analysis: Asset management and active travel20/08/2019 Andy Pickett, senior asset management consultant at Hyperion Infrastructure Consultancy and member of the UK Roads Liaison Group's Footways and Cycleways Management Group, discusses the role of the highways code of practice in increasing active travel. |
Highways England gives food banks a tonne of help20/08/2019 People working for Highways England have donated more than a tonne of food and other items to food banks helping tackle the effects of austerity. |
Javid announces £600m housing infrastructure winners19/08/2019 Five councils will share £600m government cash for highway and other infrastructure to support the delivery of up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas. |
Bristol unveils Cumberland Basin options19/08/2019 Bristol City Council has unveiled three different design concepts for the transformation of the road network at what it calls ‘an iconic waterside gateway’ to the city. |
Keyline plants its flag in a corner of Widnes19/08/2019 Civils specialist builders’ merchants Keyline has moved its Warrington branch to Widnes after outgrowing the old location. |
Kier reaches safety milestone on smart motorways schemes16/08/2019 Two Kier Highways all lane running smart motorway projects have worked over one million hours without a reportable injury. |
New £9m Essex roundabout 'will save lives'16/08/2019 A new roundabout in Essex that aims to improve safety and reduce the number of incident-related delays has opened after the cost of the scheme tripled. |
M8 Charing Cross tunnel to become 'icephobic'15/08/2019 Scotland TranServ will install a new 'icephobic' coating on the M8 Charing Cross tunnel to help tackle the potential for icicles in extreme weather. |
£120m 'hamburger' plan to replace Liverpool's Queens Drive Flyover15/08/2019 A £120m plan has been announced to demolish Liverpool's dilapidated Queens Drive Flyover and replace it with a new dual lane tunnel and a major redesign of the city's busiest junction. |
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