ASI Solutions signs exclusive new supplier agreement with Jobling Purser for production of its market leading asphalt preservation product, Rhinophalt
Local authorities and road operators will now benefit from an improved continuity of supply of the market leading BBA HAPAS certified asphalt preservation product Rhinophalt, as a result of ASI Solutions signing a new exclusive agreement with Jobling Purser to supply it globally. The move comes as ASI looks to expand its supply base due […]
Morgan Sindall win Carlisle Southern Link Road contract
Morgan Sindall has won the contract to build the £65m Carlisle Southern Link Road. The road will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 and will connect with Carlisle Northern Development route from the A595 to Junction 44 of the M6. The 8km road project will be delivered as a two-stage design and build […]
Assessment model for councils to show economic benefits of highway maintenance now available
Highway departments are being urged to take advantage of a new assessment tool that has shown how investment in road maintenance can generate a real economic return. Economic impacts from specifying different road network maintenance treatment scenarios can be assessed using the Highways Maintenance Economic Assessment (HMEA) tool and HMEA Collator, which will be available […]
East Anglian police operation catches 300 HGV offences
Police in Suffolk and Norfolk have stopped almost 250 vehicles and detected more than 300 offences after targeting drivers of Heavy Goods Vehicles as part of an operation supported by Highways England. Operation Tramline saw police using an HE-provided HGV tractor unit which enabled them to carry out patrols across the strategic road network in […]
£3 toll plan for double-decker Hammersmith Bridge
Drivers could be charged £3 to cross Hammersmith Bridge under plans to create a double-decked bridge with pedestrians and cyclists underneath a new carriageway for traffic. London’s Evening Standard says the toll charge idea follows the unveilling of plans last November where Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Sir John Ritblat from Delancey, and architects and engineers […]
£54 million for next generation of hydrogen buses and electric trucks
Innovative green projects creating the next generation of hydrogen-powered buses and electric trucks are set to save millions of tonnes of carbon emissions and create over 10,000 jobs, after over £54 million funding announced was announced by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. Three projects in Cwmbran, Warwickshire and Ballymena will receive more than £54 million of […]
