Kier takes over interim Birmingham contract03/02/2020 Kier has been brought in to manage the 15-month interim highway services contract in Birmingham after Amey's failed PFI deal in the city. |
Will Amey and Birmingham finally part ways?26/04/2019 Reports suggest a final decision may be close in the ongoing disputes between Amey and Birmingham City Council over its PFI debacle. |
Q and A: Birmingham's Cllr Zaffar talks Clean Air Zones10/07/2018 Birmingham City Council recently approved plans for a Class D charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which would include private cars. Highways spoke to councillor Waseem Zaffar MBE, cabinet member for transport and environment, about the issue at the National Clean Air Summit. |
Work on Spaghetti Junction completed ahead of schedule07/11/2016 Work to repair Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham has been completed ahead of schedule. |
Work continues on Spaghetti Junction31/08/2016 Highways England is continuing to repair the Aston Expressway and Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham with overnight closures set to run for an additional two weeks. |
Work to start on ageing Spaghetti Junction20/06/2016 Highways England will carry out works to repair Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham over the next six months. |
Toppesfield awarded 20-year maintenance contract23/06/2015 Toppesfield has been awarded a 20-year road maintenance contract in Birmingham. |
Spaghetti Junction repair work extended12/03/2015 Vital repairs to Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction will take longer than expected after Highways Agency engineers discovered clusters of damage around loadbearing supports and joints. |
Birmingham unveils highways winners09/10/2014 Birmingham City Council has released details of its preferred highways improvements contractors for the next four years. |
DfT approves A452 works24/10/2013 Work can now start on vital improvements to the road layout of the A452 Chester Road in Birmingham after receiving final approval from the Department for Transport. |
New section of A45 officially opened02/10/2013 A new and improved section of A45 near to Birmingham Airport has been officially opened. |
Firms invited to join race for £200m framework27/08/2013 Birmingham City Council is inviting companies to prequalify for a £200 million highways and civil engineering framework. |
Birmingham tunnels closed for six weeks22/07/2013 The tunnels in Birmingham city centre have been closed for six weeks while essential highway maintenance work is carried out. |
Carillion wins £126m job to speed-up M605/01/2012 Carillion has been chosen to carry out £126m of work to transform a section of the M6 in Birmingham to a managed motorway. |
Birmingham 'never better prepared' for winter03/11/2011 Birmingham City Council is confident it can tackle the worst winter can bring after a big investment in its gritter fleet and new GPS technology. |
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Smart motorway alliance reaches out to supply chain
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