EU chips in as £290m A30 dualling goes forward10/02/2020 The Government has given the go-ahead for work to start on a major roadbuilding scheme with a £20m contribution from the EU. |
RIS delays 'not acceptable', CIHT chief says13/09/2019 A key industry figure has rebuked Highways England for moving improvement schemes in the first (2015-20) Road Investment Strategy (RIS) back into the second RIS. |
10% of RIS 1 schemes shelved on value for money grounds17/04/2019 Around 10% of the schemes on Highways England’s original 2015-2020 programme have been kicked into the long grass as they do not provide the necessary return on investment. |
Highways England running £2.9bn over budget, ORR finds17/07/2018 Highways England’s major schemes are currently running £2.9bn over budget as the government-owned company continues to try to get costs under control, according to independent monitor the Office of Rail and Road. |
Final plans on show for £50m M6 junction 19 scheme01/05/2018 Highways England has published its final plans for a £50m scheme to build a new bridge across the middle of one of Cheshire’s busiest motorway roundabouts. |
ORR publishes views on RIS215/12/2016 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says lessons must be learnt from the delivery of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as plans for RIS2 continue to gather pace. |
SIB 2016: Message from the Minister09/11/2016 Roads Minister Andrew Jones has highlighted the demonstrations being carried out at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event as a “stand out feature”. |
ORR publishes report into HE’s supply chain capability07/04/2016 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published a report into Highways England’s supply chain capability. |
£100bn to be spent on infrastructure by 202030/10/2015 Chancellor George Osborne has committed to £100 billion in infrastructure spending by 2020 – including full funding for the £15bn Road Investment Strategy (RIS). |
Highways England reveals £3.8bn roads plan for Midlands and East of England30/09/2015 Highways England is meeting with suppliers and contractors to set out how £3.8 billion will be spent on improving the capacity and condition of roads across the Midlands and East of England. |
Details of £150m north west road improvements revealed13/07/2015 Highways England has set out how more than £150 million of investment will be spent on improving the capacity and condition of roads in Cumbria and north Lancashire. |
Highways England launches five year delivery plan26/03/2015 A five year delivery plan which sets out how £11 billion will be spent on improving England’s motorways and major A-roads has been published by Highways England today (26 March 2015). |
Industry reaction to £15bn roads programme03/12/2014 After the government revealed details of its £15bn Road Investment Strategy earlier this week, the industry has had its say. |
Ringway wins deal worth up to £2.5bn with Surrey
Government sponsors real-time lidar surveying tools
Highways Awards 2021 winners revealed
