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Chris Ames

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comment-and-analysis

Comment: A Ranty Highwaysman at large

28/03/2025

This guest article from a deputy editor trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK is about crossing the road.

innovation-and-strategy

Integrated Transport Block allocations announced

28/03/2025

The Department of Transport has published Integrated Transport Block (ITB) allocations for English local authorities outside city regions next year, with the cash amount frozen at current levels.

trade-bodies

Live Labs 2 Expo: Dragons Den winners revealed

28/03/2025

The ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme held a sold-out Expo this week to highlight its achievements.

strategic-road-network

National Highways gets £4.8bn for 'interim settlement' year

24/03/2025

National Highways will receive an interim settlement of £4.8bn for the next financial year, to tide it over between road investment strategies.

dft

DfT outlines reporting 'strings' attached to extra maintenance cash

24/03/2025

Ministers have told English highway authorities they need to ‘publish how many potholes they’ve filled or lose road cash’ as part of the Department for Transport's push for more local accountability.

local-road-network

Gloucestershire fixes roads, 'breaks records'

21/03/2025

The leader of Gloucestershire County Council has thanked its highways teams for their dedication over the winter, after its gritter drivers travelled the equivalent of more than twice around the equator.

local-road-network

Council's signal switch enters final phase

21/03/2025

West Sussex County Council is entering the final stage of its three-year programme to change all traffic signals in the county from halogen to LED.

trade-bodies

Road condition statistics 'shocking' and 'damning'

21/03/2025

A key figure behind this week’s headline-grabbing survey of local roads has said it is ‘disgusting’ that the country has allowed the network to reach its current state.

local-road-network

Ringway seals the deal with new Herts contract

21/03/2025

Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a new highways contract to Ringway, worth around £385m over its initial seven-year term.

companies-and-contracts

Solar Gates looks to go global after THL buyout

20/03/2025

Barrier firm Solar Gates has been acquired by Torquay Holdings Ltd, a global organisation encompassing Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) and Bartco Australia.