ASI Solutions joins forces with R3 Ltd to deliver online CPD accredited webinar addressing how asphalt preservation can provide the ‘missing link’ for local authorities
An online CPD accredited webinar delivered by global asphalt preservation company ASI Solutions and asphalt testing and consultancy specialist R3 Ltd, is set to address how growing interest in asphalt preservation can provide the ‘missing link’ for local authorities looking to protect and preserve the parts of their network in green and light amber condition. […]
New active travel guidance to help Welsh local authorities released
New guidance to help local authorities to plan, design and deliver high quality walking and cycling routes across Wales has been released. The Active Travel Act Guidance brings together previous advice and feedback from a public consultation and clearly sets out what is expected from councils when they are designing new infrastructure with Welsh Government […]
GRAHAM to deliver M2 junction 5 improvements following Government approval
GRAHAM has been awarded a contract with Highways England to upgrade Junction 5 of the M2 motorway in Kent. The £92 million contract will see the civil engineering specialist deliver major improvements to the slip roads and junction approaches around the M2 junction near Sittingbourne in Kent. Works will also involve the enlargement of the […]
HE looks to barriers, speed limits and diversions to clean up air
Highways England is looking at a range of options to improve air quality in areas where emissions from traffic are dangerously high, including more 60 mph limits, 30-feet high barriers and new traffic management to take lorries a different route. Its report Air Quality on England’s Strategic Road Network: Progress Update it says that, while […]
How does the traffic signals industry support active travel? This year’s JCT Symposium finds out
With walking and cycling becoming a key focus of travel provision over the past year, active travel solutions are a key element of this September’s in-person JCT Traffic Signals Symposium. The event, which traditionally attracts more than 200 professionals from the traffic signals and wider highways industry, will hear how data from signals is being […]
More speed cameras and lower limits for Nottinghamshire
Speed limits will be cut and there’ll be an increase the number of speed cameras on Nottinghamshire’s roads in an attempt to bring down the number of people killed or injured in the county. Notts TV reports that Nottinghamshire County Council aims to reduce the number of casualties by 40% in the next decade – […]
Highways England lays out Net Zero roadmap
Highways England has announced what it calls its ambitious new carbon plan that aims to rapidly cut carbon from road construction, maintenance and operations, and support the transition to zero emission vehicles. The Government company says it is taking “immediate and sustained action” towards decarbonising England’s motorways and A-roads, so they can “continue to bring significant benefits to motorists, communities and businesses in a net-zero future”. To achieve […]
