Highways England releases £7bn smart motorway tender12/12/2018 Highways England has launched the procurement process for a smart motorways alliance with an estimated value of £7bn, over a 10 year period. |
Native Edwards returns to lead Aggregate Industries UK12/12/2018 Aggregate Industries UK has announced that Guy Edwards will take over as its CEO from January. |
Highways England hosts public sector safety summit12/12/2018 Highways England has announced plans for a road safety summit at the House of Commons. |
Comment: CAVs are nearer than you think12/12/2018 Paul Rose, technical director for Amey Consulting, makes a bold prediction: the mass-market adoption of self-driving cars will arrive on UK streets many, many years before we are persuaded in significant numbers into electric vehicles...told you it was bold. |
The traffic light's 150th: TfL changes in favour of pedestrians11/12/2018 Transport for London (TfL) is marking the 150th anniversary of the world's first traffic light by highlighting how it makes signal controlled crossings better for pedestrians. |
DfT investigates the future of Traffic Regulations Orders11/12/2018 The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on the future of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), which determine how councils create speed limits, allow temporary road closures or restrict parking. |
Plane sailing for Connor Construction's expansion11/12/2018 Highways hears from Connor Construction (South West) Ltd, which is probably best known as a surfacing specialist, but over the past two years has been bringing together a team of top road planing talent. |
Interserve wins £25m public contract, despite financial woes11/12/2018 Infrastructure and services firm Interserve has seen its stock market value plummet after announcing a recovery plan that would seek to pay its debts by issuing new shares. |
Case study: All routes lead to safety10/12/2018 A £7.5m junction project by South Tyneside Council has delivered a 36% reduction in casualties since it opened in July last year as well as improving flood resilience and journey times, reliability and queue lengths - David Pringle, project manager at South Tyneside Council, explains how. |
Research finds historic eco alternative for bridge maintenance11/12/2018 New research has found that a natural oil used for hundreds of years by blacksmiths to protect swords and other metalwork could be used to replace toxic paints in maintaining historic metal bridges. |
Norman spreads the word on council salt stocks07/12/2018 Roads minister Jesse Norman has warned against complacency in managing winter salt stocks, telling councils that his officials will be keeping a close eye on them. |
New app launched to support construction workers' mental health
Major section of Aberdeen bypass finally to open
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