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CPA predicts increase in road construction23/10/2014 Road construction could rise 46.1% by 2018, according to the Construction Products Association. |
Strong sales of materials used in roads construction06/05/2015 Sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt increased in the first quarter of 2015, according to figures released by the Mineral Products Association (MPA). |
Councillors deny 'turning their backs' on sustainable transport28/03/2018 Council leaders have hit back against claims that local authorities are reneging on sustainable transport packages because they are allowed to ‘mark their own homework’. |
Over half of ex-Carillion workers now in secure jobs04/04/2018 More than half of the people employed by Carillion before it went into receivership have now been found secure jobs. |
Ely Southern Bypass costs rise by £13m11/04/2018 The cost of the project to build the Southern Bypass around the Cambridgeshire city of Ely has increased by £13m. |
Govt moves to level contracts playing field for small firms11/04/2018 Ministers have launched a package of measures designed to ‘level the playing field’ for smaller businesses bidding to win a share of billions of pounds worth of government contracts. |
Highways England rejects accusations of 'industrial archaeology' at Stonehenge24/04/2018 Highways England has denied risking archaeological deposits at Stonehenge by using a mechanical digger to excavate evaluation trenches in wet conditions. |
Pompey advertises £70m design and build contract for new road08/05/2018 Portsmouth City Council is looking for a design and build contractor to deliver new road and highways infrastructure that aims to achieve a ‘transformational change’ to the city centre. |
Highways England digs for victory on £75m triple-deck roundabout09/05/2018 A major project to create the North East’s first triple decker junction is entering its final stage as work starts to complete the new underpass. |
Grayling backs Silvertown tunnel, despite pollution concerns10/05/2018 Chris Grayling has given the go-ahead for the controversial road tunnel at Silvertown in East London, despite concerns over its impact on air pollution in the area. |
£250m Arundel scheme goes ahead14/05/2018 Highways England has announced its preferred route for the £250m scheme to build a bypass for the A27 at Arundel in West Sussex. |
Greater Manchester’s first smart motorway fully operational06/08/2018 Highways England has announced that the upgrade of the M60 in Greater Manchester to a smart motorway is now complete. |
Govt backs Highways England on expressway route13/09/2018 The Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will follow the new East West Rail link to offer better connectivity and encourage more people to travel by train, ministers have said. |
Thames crossing to be longer and wider10/10/2018 The Lower Thames Crossing will now have three lanes in each direction and will nearly double road capacity across the river, Highways England has announced. |
'New information' could see Arundel Bypass route change15/10/2018 Highways England is to carry out a fresh consultation on ‘important new evidence’ regarding its controversial plans for a bypass at the A27 at Arundel. |
Highways England develops computer design and 'naked' roads19/11/2018 Computer road design could take over a significant proportion of work from human consultants over the next decade, under Highways England's Rapid Engineering Model (REM), a senior figure has suggested. |
Frameworks failing to deliver, CECA says28/11/2018 Too many frameworks are putting firms through unnecessary extra bids but failing to deliver the expected work, civils contractors have said. |
Watch this space: DfT tweaks MRN18/12/2018 The Government has published its long-awaited revised plans for the major road network (MRN) of key local authority roads, including amended criteria for inclusion in the network and a reduced role for Highways England. |
Lighthouse charity hands out £1.25m in 'difficult year' for construction28/01/2019 A leading infrastructure charity provided £1.25m to construction industry workers and their families in 2018, up a ‘staggering’ 75% on the previous year. |
'Strong strategic case' for Grayling's A27 dualling scheme04/02/2019 A controversial study ordered by Chris Grayling during the 2017 General Election campaign has found ‘a strong strategic case’ for large-scale improvements to the A27 east of Lewes in Sussex, despite an existing £75m package. |
'Much needed and long-awaited' AWPR opens as row rumbles21/02/2019 The delayed Aberdeen bypass has fully opened, despite an ongoing row between the Scottish Government and the contractors on the project. |
Highways England warns of distraction risks of M25 Heathrow tunnel25/02/2019 Highways England has called for changes to Heathrow’s plans to build its new runway over the M25, including addressing the risk that aircraft will distract drivers. |
Balfour Beatty fined over worker's death on bridge project27/02/2019 Balfour Beatty Group has been fined £600,000 after a worker was fatally injured on a construction site in Scotland. |
MPs want clarity over Stonehenge tunnel and Lower Thames Crossing27/02/2019 MPs have called for clarity over funding for two major road projects after the Government confirmed that the schemes ‘sit outside’ the second Road Investment Strategy. |
Brexit and construction downturn put Dawnus out of business15/03/2019 Troubled construction firm Dawnus Group has gone into administration. |
“Crumbing” up with a solution for cracked roads18/07/2019 Dr Erik Denneman, Technical Manager, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Puma Bitumen, discusses the use of crumb rubber on roads and its benefits. |
Delivery doubts surface in watchdog's SRN health check24/07/2019 Highways England has been given a reasonably clean bill of health by its watchdog's annual report, although more progress must be made on safety, customer satisfaction and the continuing delays to delivery. |
Javid announces £600m housing infrastructure winners19/08/2019 Five councils will share £600m government cash for highway and other infrastructure to support the delivery of up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas. |
MPs call for switch to warm mix to cut costs and emissions03/09/2019 Highway authorities could be saving millions and reducing CO2 emissions if they switched to warm mix asphalts on road construction and maintenance, MPs have said. |
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