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Former Facebook boss joins National Highways24/06/2022 Former Facebook director Diego Oliva has been appointed as a non-executive director of National Highways. |
DfT begins council traffic fines roll-out23/06/2022 The first tranche of local authorities in England are set to get new powers to fine motorists for moving traffic violations next month after ministers approved their requests and laid an order before Parliament. |
Changes due to signs and devices standard after industry spots errors23/06/2022 The BSI has agreed to make corrections to the BS 8442:2022 standard on Miscellaneous road traffic signs and devices - Requirements and test methods, following concerns from the industry. |
Wardrop says emissions cuts 'not a game'22/06/2022 Eurovia’s chief executive has joined calls for carbon modelling to be simplified as he warned against ‘greenwashing’ in the highways sector. |
New project aims for digital local roads22/06/2022 A new project is getting underway to analyse the potential benefits of increasing connectivity and the use of digital technology on local roads in England to create ‘digital roads’. |
Council urges calm as LTN wars break out22/06/2022 Oxfordshire County Council has urged residents and road users ‘to engage constructively’ with its consultation on trial low traffic neighbourhoods after vandalism costing £12,000 in a month. |
Tarmac to end hot mix after 120 years22/06/2022 Tarmac has announced that it is phasing out traditional hot mix asphalt for highways projects after 120 years. |
Aggregate Industries hoists the standard for warm mix22/06/2022 Aggregate Industries has transitioned to warm mix asphalt production as standard across its asphalt product portfolio. |
National Highways panned over smart motorway secrecy20/06/2022 National Highways has refused to disclose the outcome of a project testing computer analysis of CCTV images for stopped vehicle detection (SVD) on smart motorways - but implicitly conceded the idea is not being taken forward. |
National Highways tweaks standards to cut carbon20/06/2022 National Highways can cut the cement content of concrete and reduce its carbon impact by placing more confidence in modern quality control processes, its sustainability boss has told Traffex attendees. |
Volker gets rescue job on Brum viaduct20/06/2022 Birmingham City Council has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick a £59m contract for strengthening and refurbishment works to the A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct, whose current theoretical load capacity has been rated as zero. |
Baroness Vere celebrates Traffex and transport opportunities17/06/2022 In her keynote address to Traffex delegates, Baroness Vere said road pricing presented an 'opportunity' and that the loss of fuel duty tax revenue from the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) was an 'undeniable challenge'. |
Council ruling 'draws line' on historic bridges debacle17/06/2022 National Highways has been told to reverse highly controversial works to infill a bridge in Cumbria, which it carried out under emergency powers. |
Shapps seeks clarity on smart motorway ERAs after rowing back17/06/2022 Grant Shapps has confirmed that National Highways will not provide emergency refuge areas on smart motorways at the minimum spacing recommended by MPs, despite his department stating that it agreed with their recommendation. |
Mace's magic wins Stonehenge and Black Cat work17/06/2022 Mace has won a five-year contract to deliver commercial services on two of National Highways’ major projects through its Complex Infrastructure Programme (CIP). |
£76m new M11 junction opens early16/06/2022 Civil engineering firm GRAHAM has completed work on one of the biggest highways infrastructure projects in Essex. |
Nearly a quarter of drivers admit to idling16/06/2022 More than 20% of drivers admit to regularly leaving their engines running while their vehicle is stationary despite the impact this has on air quality, new research has revealed. |
Legacy ALR scheme moves forward16/06/2022 A major phase of the £200m project to upgrade a section of the M6 between Warrington and Wigan to an all lane running smart motorway will be completed this month. |
End of EV grant 'could stifle take-up'15/06/2022 Ministers have announced the end of the plug-in car grant to new orders, which it said was to allow £300m to be refocused towards extending grants for other plug-in vehicles. |
Catch yourself in a yellow box at Traffex15/06/2022 Visitors to Traffex tried out a traffic monitoring solution for yellow box and other civil traffic infringement enforcement. |
New 'contract maturity needed' in world of data currency13/06/2022 A new model of local authority highways contract is needed to take into account the increasingly important issue of data, a key figure in the sector has said. |
NWSRG chair: Spreading the word on winter service13/06/2022 The chair of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) has celebrated the new organisation's new model, which has boosted membership and opened up collaboration with other sectors. |
Infrastructure Bank appoints permanent executive team10/06/2022 The UK Infrastructure Bank has appointed its first permanent executive team, announcing five founding members. |
VolkerWessels CEO steps aside to take up chairman role10/06/2022 VolkerWessels UK's chief executive officer, Alan Robertson, is stepping down from his role, and taking up a new position as chairman of the business on 1 August. |
Traffex Solutions Showcase: A new journey starts here10/06/2022 For the first time in its storied history, Traffex Parkex is introducing a 'solutions showcase' theatre dedicated to innovative companies and cutting-edge ideas. |
Northamptonshire unitaries both select Kier10/06/2022 Both new unitary councils in Northamptonshire have awarded highways term maintenance contracts to Kier, the existing provider under current joint working arrangements. |
Traffex: The trading floor of transport is back09/06/2022 The UK’s leading traffic and transport conference Traffex/Parkex is storming back to the Birmingham NEC from 14-16 June, guided by some of the most senior figures in the sector on its steering group and with ministerial support from Baroness Vere. |
Scotland transport strategy marks cautious progress on roadbuilding09/06/2022 The Scottish Government has stalled roadbuilding plans in its latest transport strategy while promising to improve public transport and active travel. |
Shell unveils new CarbonSink Bitumen07/06/2022 Shell has launched Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, a new bio-component binder that locks carbon into asphalt and bitumen, turning roads into technical ‘carbon sinks’. |
SRL launches UK first at Traffex07/06/2022 SRL has announced it will launch a scalable traffic management software platform at Traffex in what is thought to be a first for a UK mobile ITS (intelligent transport system) hire supplier. |
Causeway scoops Yotta for £52m07/06/2022 Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has acquired asset management software firm Yotta, for a cash consideration of £52m. |
Reset your satnavs: A14 upgrade is complete07/06/2022 The final construction element of the £1.5bn A14 upgrade in Cambridgeshire has opened, bringing to a close the biggest investment in road infrastructure for a generation. |
Concrete barriers to boost safety on the M307/06/2022 National Highways has started work to install a concrete central barrier on a section of the M3 in Hampshire, despite shelving plans to convert the stretch to an all lane running (ALR) smart motorway. |
Kelly and Bell lead Queen's Birthday Honours07/06/2022 The top civil servant at the Department for Transport (DfT) heads the list of transport figures recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. |
Top DfT scientist working on evidence base for climate change action06/06/2022 The top Department for Transport (DfT) official responsible for local highway resilience has given an insight into the scientific work the department is doing to tackle climate change. |
DfT allocates £161m to keep traffic flowing06/06/2022 Ministers have committed £160.8m to four major road and bridge schemes on the local road network in England. |
Ribbon finally cut on £42m Stubbington Bypass after 10 years01/06/2022 A new £42m bypass in Hampshire has opened after ‘almost 10 years in the making’ and 28 months of construction work. |
DfT seeks ‘fair' moving offence enforcement01/06/2022 The Department for Transport has issued statutory guidance for local authorities outside London on applying for and using civil enforcement powers for bus lane and moving traffic contraventions. |
Scotland's Low Emission Zones await enforcement31/05/2022 Low Emission Zones have been formally introduced in Scotland’s four main cities but will not be enforced for up to two years. |
Five Bills, one Charles, and one Elizabeth line31/05/2022 Marie-Claude Hemming, director of operations at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, discusses the opportunities for the construction industry in the Queen’s Speech, as well as the challenge of rising costs. |
Road casualties rise as traffic returns27/05/2022 There were an estimated 1,560 deaths on British roads last year, as traffic levels recovered from significant falls in 2020. |
Freight and coach managers 'unsatisfied' with SRN performance27/05/2022 Just under half of freight and coach managers are satisfied with England’s strategic road network. |
New consultation for £500m A358 scheme27/05/2022 National Highways has launched a supplementary consultation for its scheme to upgrade the A358 in Somerset. |
Spaghetti Junction's 50 birthday celebrations get cooking26/05/2022 As part of the Spaghetti Junction's 50th anniversary celebrations, National Highways has teamed up with Birmingham architects to restore the original model for the famous structure. |
National Highways names preferred bidder for £1.25bn Stonehenge scheme26/05/2022 National Highways has selected the MORE joint venture as its preferred bidder for the £1.25bn contract for the tunnel and main construction work for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme at Stonehenge. |
National Highways clarifies SVD retrofit pledge26/05/2022 National Highways has insisted that it will have stopped vehicle detection up and running across its smart motorway network by its September target, despite recently suggesting that it would count schemes where the technology is still being calibrated. |
Oxbotica on the long road to self-driving24/05/2022 Self-driving car developer Oxbotica has completed what it says is the first ‘safe and sustainable’ deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous vehicle on publicly accessible roads in Europe. |
Khan consults on ULEZ expansion23/05/2022 A consultation has been launched on plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover almost the whole of London. |
National Highways launches new asset management strategy20/05/2022 National Highways has launched an updated asset management policy designed to create a 'single approach' for England's strategic roads operator and its supply chain. |
Silvertown traffic claims lead a merry Dance20/05/2022 Transport for London (TfL) has sought to distance itself from its own modelling of the impact of the Silvertown tunnel, which contradicts claims that both TfL and City Hall have made that the scheme will not increase traffic and carbon. |
Crews restore key road after blaze in just 48 hours18/05/2022 Road crews in Lincolnshire took just over 48 hours to restore a stretch of the A16 that melted in a lorry fire. |
Shapps gives go-ahead to £150m M25 scheme18/05/2022 Grant Shapps has given National Highways the formal go-ahead to start work on a major scheme on the M25, having delayed his decision since December. |
First A47 improvement opens17/05/2022 The first in a series of major improvements to the A47 in the East of England has officially opened. |
'Missing' Junction 2 on M55 comes into view17/05/2022 National Highways has released new aerial pictures showing the ‘missing’ Junction 2 currently being built along the M55. |
NWSRG and Highways launch the National Winter Service Survey17/05/2022 Please take just five minutes to fill out 10 multiple choice questions so we can understand what issues winter service professionals face and how NWSRG can support your work better. |
Leeds flyover re-opens after £31m refurb17/05/2022 The Regent Street Flyover carrying the A64 through Leeds city centre has fully re-opened after a two-year project costing £31m. |
Brett takes the chair at RSTA17/05/2022 Kiely Bros contracts director Keith Brett has taken over as chair of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
National Highways admits room for improvement on SVD16/05/2022 National Highways will look to upgrade its stopped vehicle detection technology on smart motorways after it recently failed to detect stationary vehicles before two serious crashes and already plans to upgrade one of the earliest installations of the technology. |
Cold Comfort: UK's leading winter service event boasts top line-up13/05/2022 Taking place next week, Cold Comfort 2022 will feature cutting-edge presentations from experts working in a fast-moving winter service and resilience sector in a rapidly changing climate. |
New inspections regime to put utility companies under spotlight13/05/2022 Utility companies could be hit with more financial penalties for poor quality reinstatement works, under a planned law change announced by the Department for Transport. |
Shapps backs M25 Junction 10 revamp13/05/2022 Grant Shapps has given the formal go-ahead a major upgrade to the M25 interchange with the A3 at Junction 10, Wisley. |
New emulsion sprayers bring UK-first for safety12/05/2022 Kier Highways Solutions will be taking delivery of four new road emulsion sprayers in time for the surface dressing season. |
Robo Street Sweeper takes to the roads12/05/2022 Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide is running a huge road test of its Robo Street Sweeper, the country’s first mass-produced and purpose-built self-driving sweeper. |
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. |
Smart motorways update shows progress but concerns remain12/05/2022 A new National Highways report on smart motorways details further improvements to the controversial roads but reveals that all lane running (ALR) schemes still raise safety concerns. |
Newbridge secures cash for Storm Christoph repair11/05/2022 The Welsh Government has awarded Wrexham Council £2.8m to repair a key road that was severely damaged by Storm Christoph last year. |
Traffex Parkex charity cycle for better mental health10/05/2022 In support of mental health awareness week (9 – 15 May) the team behind the UK’s leading transport media and conference brands – Traffex Parkex, Highways Magazine and Transport Network - will be holding a charity static cycle in their offices. |
National Highways hails M6 disappearing act10/05/2022 National Highways has successfully removed one of two old bridges across the M6 at Junction 10, as part of a £78m upgrade. |
Queen's Speech: Procurement reform, levelling up and Great British Railways10/05/2022 The Queen's speech outlined the Government's plans to reform procurement law and establish the UK Infrastructure Bank in legislation with objectives to support economic growth and the delivery of net zero'. |
Garvey makes Conway comeback in double appointment09/05/2022 FM Conway has announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team. |
Analysis: Rapid cost increases turn the screw on engineering06/05/2022 Transport infrastructure contractors and clients alike are battling the impacts of rapidly rising costs. Rhodri Clark reports on the difficulties and coping strategies. |
Econ on the move in Sowerby06/05/2022 Econ’s new depot and workshop facility in Sowerby, near Thirsk in Yorkshire, is a tour de force of productive investment, a testimony to what the company means to the community it serves so well, and to what the community means to the company. |
National Crash Demonstration Day: Q&A with Andy Pledge06/05/2022 Andy Pledge of the Retroreflective Equipment Manufacturers Association (REMA) speaks to Dominic Browne about the National Crash Demonstration Day taking place on 6 July. |
Virtual test leads to bridge lift success05/05/2022 Skanska has released a timelapse video of the installation of a new 92-tonne bridge on the M42 in the West Midlands, as part of a £282m upgrade. |
Shortlist for £2.7bn Birmingham PFI revealed05/05/2022 A shortlist of two bidders has been revealed for the restructured £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI contract. |
Council blocks scrutiny over bizarre £7m contract roll-over05/05/2022 Greenwich Council has refused to disclose why it has handed out a £7m contract without a competitive tender and has blocked scrutiny of the move. |
A66 scheme runs into consultation trouble05/05/2022 Lawyers have criticised National Highways over an alleged lack of transparency in its consultation process for the huge A66 dualling scheme. |
Liverpool reform programme ‘at risk’05/05/2022 Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has agreed to let commissioners at Liverpool City Council delay their latest report amid their warnings that plans to turn the council around are in the balance. |
Foster Contracting passes baton to fifth generation04/05/2022 UK-based road and runway maintenance specialist Foster Contracting has appointed the great-great-grandson of the founder as its new managing director. |
Highways specialist Barber moves to Keltbray04/05/2022 Keltbray has appointed Tim Barber as project director for its Highways Division. |
New trial to crack down on 'rowdy' motorists03/05/2022 A new trial to help local authorities tackle loud engines and exhausts on Britain’s noisiest streets has been launched by the Government. |
RAC warns against 'hasty' e-scooter legalisation29/04/2022 Grant Shapps has indicated that he plans to lift the ban on privately owned e-scooters, with legislation expected in the Queen's Speech in May. |
IHE provides winter service accreditation for decision makers29/04/2022 The UK only accredited course for winter services decision-makers and managers launches in May. |
£60m Derby link road will reach Infinity28/04/2022 Derby City Council has approved formal collaboration with two other authorities to secure £50m of central government cash towards a major road scheme. |
Shapps pleads ignorance on refuge areas27/04/2022 Grant Shapps has told MPs that he does not know whether National Highways includes slip roads within its definition of emergency refuge areas (EAs) for the purpose of providing a minimum spacing on smart motorways. |
Supply chain lead times reaching 12 months, industry warns26/04/2022 The Roads and Highways Industry Forum (RHIF) - an alliance of industry bodies - has highlighted ongoing supply chain issues, stating that lead times for some parts have reached 12 months. |
UK's first autonomous bus (running late) starts road trials in Scotland26/04/2022 The UK’s 'first full-sized autonomous bus' will take to the roads in Scotland this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth. |
Spencer Group bridges a gap with cantilever walkway on cantilever bridge26/04/2022 Bridges specialist Spencer Group is to cantilever a temporary walkway off the side of what is itself a historic cantilever bridge while it carries out major deck replacement works. |
Derbyshire spends big on both 'strategic and non strategic' works26/04/2022 Derbyshire County Council has awarded Aggregate Industries a contract worth £6.5m to carry out resurfacing work over the next year and is seeking bidders for further work worth a total of £24m. |
Kier to fill in £460m missing link on A41725/04/2022 National Highways has awarded Kier a £460m contract to design and deliver a ‘landscape-led’ upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon. |
West Sussex launches county-wide speed limit and safety review25/04/2022 West Sussex County Council has launched a county-wide road safety review, including looking at speed limits and traffic management. |
England facing traffic light repairs backlog of over £80m25/04/2022 A major survey has revealed that the traffic signals maintenance backlog in England could total more than £80m and cost authorities over £6m annually in fault repairs. |
Combined authority Tees up new tunnel25/04/2022 Officials at Tees Valley Combined Authority are to carry out a study into the possibility of building a road tunnel connecting Hartlepool and Redcar under the River Tees. |
Wiltshire puts market on notice for £300m contract21/04/2022 Wiltshire County Council has published the contract notice for a new highways term maintenance deal that could be worth up to £300m over 10 years. |
Riders at the ready for the Highways Awards21/04/2022 The free online submission process has opened for the 2022 Highways Awards, featuring an exciting new category. |
Instarmac wins Queen's Award for international trade21/04/2022 Instarmac Group plc has received the esteemed Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2022, in honour of the Staffordshire-based manufacturer's outstanding overseas trading activities. |
From isolation to collaboration: Arup's new adventures in immersive design21/04/2022 Engineering and consulting firm Arup has launched ExperienceLab - 'a unique immersive facility that allows groups of designers, clients and stakeholders to step inside and move around virtual representations of their plans'. |
WSP secures £2.2m deal to advise National Highways on net zero plans20/04/2022 WSP has won a £2.2m contract to advise National Highways for the next two years on the delivery of its net zero commitments. |
ADEPT publishes 'invaluable' live labs report20/04/2022 The ADEPT SMART Places Live Labs Programme has published its final programme review, which highlights the successes and difficulties experienced by the trials over nearly three years. |
Highway Code changes to support self-driving cars20/04/2022 The slow pace of transition to self-driving has again been highlighted after ministers confirmed changes to the Highway Code to cover ‘the first wave’ of the technology, nearly a year after a consultation. |
Tarmac to end hot mix after 120 years
Wardrop says emissions cuts 'not a game'
Shapps seeks clarity on smart motorway ERAs after rowing back
