Highways Awards 2021 winners revealed
21/10/2021
Highways Awards 2021 once again rewarded the amazing achievements of the sector including recent entrants and one of its longest-serving stalwarts.
Road Expo Scotland: Registration open (and free) as minister confirms opening address22/10/2021 Transport minister Graeme Dey will launch Road Expo Scotland this year with a keynote opening address, setting out the Scottish agenda for roads and transport. |
Treasury raises tax dilemma of EV take-up21/10/2021 The biggest impact of the Government’s Net Zero Strategy will be from the loss of tax revenues from fossil fuels, particularly as drivers adopt electric vehicles, the Treasury has said. |
M1-A6 link gets £33m Govt cash after council battle subsides21/10/2021 Ministers have finally released £33m of Local Growth Fund cash for a new road linking the M1 near Luton to the A6. |
Ringway wins deal worth up to £2.5bn with Surrey19/10/2021 Ringway has won a term maintenance contract understood to be worth up to £2.5bn with Surrey County Council. |
Aberdeen crossings get safety upgrade21/10/2021 Aberdeen City Council has struck a deal with Manchester-based technology firm TWM Traffic Control Systems to upgrade the city’s pedestrian crossing network. |
MP backs A585 scheme and calls for more works22/10/2021 A former transport minister has hailed progress on a £150m road scheme and suggested that further road building in the area may be necessary, despite predictions it could increase traffic. |
Mabey Hire brings 'virtual walkthrough' platform to temporary works22/10/2021 UK temporary works specialist Mabey Hire has launched EVE – a new design solution that utilises immersive technology to give users a 'digital dress rehearsal' and virtual walkthrough of a works site. |
Thames Water fined £100,000 for streetworks offences19/10/2021 Thames Water has been fined £100,000 for unsafe street work practices after Transport for London successfully prosecuted it over four streetworks related offences. |
M4 junction scheme opens after council stumps up £5m19/10/2021 A £17m scheme near Swindon, which aims to tackle congestion and help unlock thousands of new homes, has now opened to traffic. |
Kier's social value to Thrive on new platform19/10/2021 Kier has linked up with social value specialists Thrive to launch a new calculator that aims to capture, track and demonstrate social value across the group. |
War of words and intentions over bridge works pause21/10/2021 A district council leader has accused National Highways of pushing ahead with plans to infill or demolish ‘much loved local landmarks’, despite the Government supposedly calling a halt to the policy. |
Ringway wins deal worth up to £2.5bn with Surrey
Highways Awards 2021 winners revealed
Government sponsors real-time lidar surveying tools
