New stringent rules from the Department for Transport could see individual local councils lose out on incentive funding worth a third of their annual maintenance income if they fail to meet four core tasks.
Hill & Smith Infrastructure has unveiled it's latest breakthrough, the Incursion Defender, providing industry with a major advance in on-site worker protection.
The 13 highway authorities with the lowest level highways maintenance ratings ('red') in England are being offered a peer review through the Local Government Association this financial year, Highways can reveal.
Devon County Council has initiated preliminary engagement on a new highways term maintenance contract (TMC) valued at approximately £1bn.
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Heidelberg Materials has successfully used hydrogen to decarbonise asphalt production on an industrial scale for the first time in the UK.
Amey has partnered with intelligence platform FYLD to deploy the company’s AI technology across its highways division, with plans to ‘transform how more than 2,500 field workers’ undertake essential maintenance works.
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Operations Assistant to join our North East account
We have a new opportunity for a permanent Assistant Construction Manager
We are recruiting Engineers to join our growing Traffic Engineering team.
The post holder will be based out of County Hall in Northallerton but there will be regular travel county wide as well as homeworking.
The post holder will be based out of County Hall in Northallerton but there will be regular travel county wide as well as homeworking.
We are recruiting Engineers to join our growing Traffic Engineering team.
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Are you looking for a role that can make a real difference to road safety and people’s lives in North Yorkshire?
Are you looking for a role that can make a real difference to road safety and people’s lives in North Yorkshire?
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