New funding for vulnerable road users

The Road Safety Foundation has received funding from the Road Safety Trust to help local authorities understand the risks to vulnerable road users. It will also help councils to understand the benefits of introducing different traffic measures to their urban areas to improve the environment for these users. The project will work in partnership with […]

New £70m bridge project in Suffolk gets the go ahead

Suffolk CC has secured development consent for a £70 million road bridge in Lowestoft. The new bridge-the Lake Lothing Third Crossing will be constructed over the estuary in Lowestoft and will link two roads north and south of Lake Lothing. The multi-span bridge includes a rolling bascule opening section and a section to span the […]

Work started on £12 million M56 maintenance project

Highways England has confirmed £12 million worth of maintenance improvements along a 28-mile-stretch of the M56 over the next year, including replacing the central reservation barrier near Warrington, revitalising a viaduct near Helsby, and resurfacing the motorway near Ellesmere Port. Work is also due to take place next month to improve drainage on the section […]

New M4 bridge installed in 24 hours by HE

A new bridge has been installed on the M4 in 24 hours, meaning junctions 5 and 6 near Slough, Berkshire was fully reopened at around 2am on May 3rd ahead of its scheduled finish time of 6am on May 4th. The bridge beams installed make up the bridge deck of the new Recreation Ground bridge, […]