Will Britain set to retire from Blackpool Council
Will Britain, the founder of LCRIG, has announced his retirement after 43 years service at Blackpool Council. Mr Britain, who is Head of Highways and Traffic Management Services at the local authority, will retire at the end of May. After starting his career as a Junior Trainee Technician in June 1979 Will has held a variety of […]
BEAR Scotland awarded North West Network Management Contract by Transport Scotland
Breedon Group has announced that its associate company, BEAR Scotland (“BEAR”), has been awarded the North West Network Management Contract by Transport Scotland. BEAR has been responsible for trunk roads in the North West of Scotland since 2013, and this new Network Management Contract, starting on 16th August 2022, will run for at least eight […]
Highway Code updated to cover driverless vehicles
The Department for Transport has announced details of updates to the Highway Code which will allow people to watch videos on the in-built screen, but not use their mobile phones. Use of self-driving technology is likely to be approved at slow speeds with the proviso the driver is ready to take back control. The Government […]
Transport Secretary seeks answers over A47 upgrade
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is asking National Highways and Norfolk County Council to sort out a wrangle over the future maintenance of a stretch of the A47. The road is earmarked to be upgraded to a dual carriageway, meaning a short stretch of single lane road will be de-trunked and handed from National Highways […]
Former BA exec to run Uber UK
A former Aviva and British Airways executive has hired to run Uber’s UK division. London’s financial paper City AM says Andrew Brem will be named as the company’s UK general manager, replacing replace Ash Kebriti, who is tapped to move to a new role at Uber, and will report to Jamie Heywood, the company’s general […]
Coroner calls for headphone warning signs at crossings
A coroner has called for signs warning pedestrians not to wear headphones while crossing roads to be put up amid concerns about silent electric cars. The Daily Mail reports the call was made after a woman thought to be wearing headphones was killed while crossing a country road in Wales. Margaret May Lewis, 63, was […]
Expert advice “will play pivotal role” in new-look Historical Railways Estate
National Highways has announced a new method of managing the Historical Railways Estate by strengthening collaboration with experts from across the heritage, environmental and active travel sector. The new process, agreed with government and National Highways, means work will only take place once proposals have been assessed for safety, ecological and heritage value and potential […]
Pegasus crossing considered for A281
Consultants have identified a Pegasus crossing – a signalised crossing designed for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders – as a potential option for improving road safety for all at the A281 Downs Link in Rudgwick. Since a fatal accident at the crossing point in 2020, West Sussex County Council has completed a series of improvements […]
Balfour Beatty wins £530 million American contract
International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded a c$697 million (£530 million) design and construct contract at Fort Meade, Maryland, US by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The contract will see Balfour Beatty design and construct the East Campus Building number 4 and a 1,180,000 square foot parking structure on the US Army […]
Winvic awarded place on Lincolnshire Highways Works framework
Multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects contractor Winvic Construction has won a new contract with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver highways works across the county. The “General Works” Lot is for schemes involving the creation of new infrastructure assets as well as infrastructure improvements. Works to be undertaken on A and B class roads in […]
