Kier fined £4.4m over M6 upgrade safety breaches17/01/2023 Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on a smart motorway scheme, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles. |
Worker killed on roadside in Scotland12/05/2022 A road worker has been killed and four colleagues injured after they were hit by a car on the grass verge of the A82 at Dumbarton in Scotland. |
Swift gate 'to modernise road worker protection'06/01/2022 National Highways is to trial an automatic taper that can close off lanes in minutes on the network. |
Only a minority of the public think roadworkers are protected16/07/2021 Only a minority of the British public think enough is being done to protect road workers, a survey by pollsters YouGov has revealed. |
One in four roadworkers suffer mental health issues after abuse09/07/2021 One in four roadworkers in Scotland has suffered mental health issues following verbal or physical abuse from the public, according to new figures. |
Video shows beam lift job as airbag is tested09/07/2021 Highways England has released an animation showing the scale of the operation to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place across the M6 and has confirmed a new date for the works. |
Highways England: Take extra care at roadworks to save lives18/11/2020 Highways England has revealed new research and video that it says show the dangers of drivers not paying attention through roadworks. |
Clearview buys social distancing solution23/10/2020 Clearview Intelligence has purchased the rights to distribute the EGOpro Social Distancing Solution in the UK from Levett Business Services. |
3,000 names and rising: Let's end roadworker abuse05/10/2020 More than 3,100 people (including the team here at Highways) have signed a petition to change the law to give roadworkers greater protection against abuse and violence. |
Highways England trials roadworks airbag02/10/2020 Highways England is trialling an inflatable barrier that can be put up in minutes to help protect road workers on its network from motorists who drive into work areas. |
Highways England seeks more passport sign-ups25/09/2020 Highways England has called for more members of its supply chain to register for its Passport scheme. |
Creativity, keeping safe and carrying on01/07/2020 Following praise for Highways England from the strategic roads watchdog for ‘acting with speed and decisiveness’ in its response to the pandemic, Highways gets a briefing on some of the innovative ways the government-owned company has kept people safe and the country moving. |
Link-up aims to be the new word in safety23/06/2020 Safety and security firm Highway Care and technology provider Neology have announced a new partnership for the use of Temporary Average Speed at Roadworks. |
Robotic pre-marker provides starting point for safer working02/01/2020 A ‘clever little robot’ has saved hundreds of hours of working time on projects across the country, Highways England has said. |
A-One+ celebrates 2 million hours of safe working04/03/2019 Roadworkers on motorways and major A roads in Kent and Sussex have achieved more than two million hours without an accident. |
Red light spells danger: Colas signposts sector to safety innovation25/02/2019 Colas has hailed an ‘ingenious’ safety innovation that beams a red danger zone around its biggest paving machines. |
Comment: Using our influence to change driver behaviour31/01/2019 James Haluch managing director for highways at Amey, asks: How do we tackle motorists’ nonchalant attitude towards safety when it comes to roadworks? |
Drivers 'wilfully ignoring safety advice' at roadworks31/01/2019 Key industry figures have called for drivers to modify their behaviour after a majority admitted to driving in ways that put roadworkers at risk. |
Scotland contractors call for end to roadworker abuse07/06/2018 Transport Scotland and the companies that operate its trunk road network have launched a roadworker safety campaign, asking drivers to help stamp out the ‘shocking’ levels of abuse suffered by their workers. |
Roadworker dies on Surrey roundabout scheme04/06/2018 A worker has died on site at a road improvement scheme in Surrey, after apparently being hit by plant machinery. |
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