Highways England joins Smart Mobility Living Lab

Highways England has formally joined the Innovation Community of the Smart Mobility Living Lab – the world-leading London-based test bed to develop future automated and carbon-neutral future transport solutions. SMLL is a multi-million pound joint initiative between industry and government aimed at accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, carbon neutral, transport system. The testbed […]

Ealing launches London highways framework

All the London boroughs could benefit from a four-year highways framework launched by Ealing Council, worth up to £224 million. Its Highways and Transport Services Framework contract, consists of four lots covering general engineering, flood management, consition surveys and bridge inspections. Once started, all London boroughs will be able to procure work through the framework. […]

Council chief executives urged to act on traffic signal upgrade funding offer

The chief executives of English local authorities outside London are being urged to ensure their highways teams submit expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade their traffic signals. The Department for Transport announced last week that £15 million of extra money has been allocated to supplement existing local authority […]

Tarmac secures HAPAS accreditation for use of rubber asphalt

Tarmac has become the first company in the UK to secure recognised industry approval for its rubber modified asphalt incorporating recycled end of life car tyres for use on the strategic road network. Following a series of successful trials over a number of years, the leading sustainable construction solutions company’s ULTIPAVE R is the first […]