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Green for Swarco as new Lincolnshire supplier

30/07/2025

Lincolnshire County Council has awarded a new £32.1m contract to Swarco UK to provide traffic signal services to the county.

Lincolnshire £12m street lights framework hits enquiry deadline after extension image

Lincolnshire £12m street lights framework hits enquiry deadline after extension

30/07/2025

A legal query has seen North East Lincolnshire Borough Council and North Lincolnshire Council extend the enquiry deadline for their £12m street lighting maintenance framework.

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National bus manufacturing panel commits to greener transport

30/07/2025

Government ministers and mayors from across the UK came together to commit to ‘greener transport’ at the fifth meeting of the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel.

A1 dualling plans secretly shelved years earlier than announced image

A1 dualling plans secretly shelved years earlier than announced

30/07/2025

A leaked government report shows that earlier plans to dual the A1 were shelved in 2021 without notifying the public, according to the BBC.

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New executive director for National Highways

30/07/2025

Swati Paul has been announced as the new executive director and general counsel for National Highways.

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West Scotland allocated £66m for road projects

30/07/2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced around £66m of investment for roads in West Scotland.

£205m A9 dualling contract up for grabs image

£205m A9 dualling contract up for grabs

30/07/2025

The latest section of A9 dualling work has been tendered by Transport Scotland, with an estimated value of £205m.

Carnell poaches National Highways director image

Carnell poaches National Highways director

30/07/2025

Rich Marshall has become the latest key figure to leave a position at National Highways for a role in the private sector, joining Carnell as its new engineering director.

Exclusive: DfT set to gain extra £46m a year from Dartford toll increase image

Exclusive: DfT set to gain extra £46m a year from Dartford toll increase

25/07/2025

The Department for Transport (DfT) has disclosed to Highways that it predicts an increase in profits of up to £46m and up to 6,000 fewer vehicles using the Dartford crossing.

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'When a plan comes together': positive results for Transport for Wales:

25/07/2025

Transport for Wales (TfW) has hailed a 'positive' set of results in its 2024/2025 annual report, with significant increases in public transport use.

Registration for Highways’ Welsh maintenance workshop now open image

Registration for Highways’ Welsh maintenance workshop now open

24/07/2025

Registration for a new workshop from Highways exploring a novel low-carbon approach to maintenance is now open.

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Skanska snaffles National Highways' director of enhancements

25/07/2025

Skanska has coaxed National Highways' director of enhancements, Dean Sporn, to join its infrastructure business.

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Govt plans to shutter Queensbury Tunnel despite 'low-cost' alternatives

28/07/2025

The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved plans to permanently close Queensbury Tunnel, despite active travel partners Sustrans providing alternative low-cost options.

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Over £1bn for Ealing highways framework

24/07/2025

The London Borough of Ealing is seeking tenders for a new highways and transport framework with a total estimated value of £1bn.

UK-first remote mobile signal solution now available  image

UK-first remote mobile signal solution now available

24/07/2025

SRL Traffic Systems has launched a new remote mobile signal solution designed to promote road worker safety on short-term projects.

DfT cant explain mystery of lost concessionary bus travel image

DfT can't explain mystery of lost concessionary bus travel

25/07/2025

The Department for Transport (DfT) faced the Public Accounts Committee over spending on bus services after the department was accused of failing to make improvements.

Govt launches landmark connectivity tool  image

Govt launches landmark connectivity tool

25/07/2025

The Government has launched a landmark cross-departmental tool to establish 'the new national metric of connectivity'.

Committee calls for evidence on transport manufacturing image

Committee calls for evidence on transport manufacturing

25/07/2025

The Transport Committee is calling for evidence as it launches an inquiry examining how the Government can support transport manufacturing in the UK.

Norse Highways to launch £6.4m framework  image

Norse Highways to launch £6.4m framework

23/07/2025

Norse Highways is seeking participants for a new framework valued up to £6.4m covering privately funded resurfacing work in Norfolk and Norwich City.

20 injured after crash tears roof off bus image

20 injured after crash tears roof off bus

23/07/2025

A score of people were injured when the roof was ripped off a double-decker bus after it collided with a bridge - just one of a spate of such instances in the past year.

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