Cost of London’s road maintenance backlog has now reached £1 billion, says LoTAG’s State of the City report
London’s road network is continuing to suffer from significant underinvetment, according to the annual State of the City report from the London Technical Advisers Group (LoTAG). It says the cost of the capital’s road maintenance backlog has now reached more than £1 billion. According to the report, there is a serious shortfall in funding for […]
AECOM to deliver spatial planning services to Highways England
AECOM has started work on a new contract to deliver spatial planning advice to Highways England in the Midlands and East of England, including advice on development proposals affecting the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The company secured two regions under Highways England’s new three-year National Spatial Planning Contract, with work mobilising during April and May. […]
Highway improvement scheme in Whitehaven, Cumbria changes ‘gateway’ for the better
A £2.5m highways improvement scheme to transform a gateway into Whitehaven has been completed, following the switch-on of traffic lights at the Bransty Row junction. Cumbria County Council has delivered the project, designed to ease congestion and improve road safety with a clearer road layout for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Access to a local Tesco […]