VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire,
VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The works began in October 2022 and are expected to continue for 18 months. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The […]
East Riding Council wins £3.3m from Live Labs 2 for pilot scheme to transform the UK’s street lights to reduce carbon footprint and save millions
The council has won £3.3m from the Government after bidding on a share of a £30m fund aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of the highways sector and saving millions of pounds of public money. The scheme is one of seven in the country to be awarded cash as part of the Live Labs 2 project. East […]
£4.5 million Centre of Excellence for material decarbonisation in local roads for North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on roads building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport for West Midlands, North Lanarkshire will establish the UK Centre of Excellence for Material Decarbonisation in Local Roads. This is the only Scottish led bid of the Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads […]
Ambitious project to make A382 link road the UK’s first carbon negative highway part of new Live Lab 2 projects
Innovative proposals for the A382 link road development near Newton Abbot to become the UK’s first “carbon negative” highway have received Government support. The Live Labs 2 programme, funded by the DfT (Department for Transport) and organised by ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport), has this week announced that Devon County […]
TfL moves forward with plans for new cycle route through Nine Elms
Transport for London has published a consultation report that confirms it is moving forward with plans to make it easier and safer to walk and cycle on Battersea Park Road in Nine Elms. The eastern end of the Nine Elms area has seen significant development in recent years, including a new station on the Northern line, and the changes would help to connect […]
New vision for highways and transport agreed in Lancashire
Councillors have agreed a new strategy setting out Lancashire County Council’s ambitions to deliver a modern and efficient transport network which supports its economy, environment and people’s health. The Highways and Transport Strategy presents a high-level view of the council’s approach to supporting travel, with a focus on developing better links to areas of job […]
National Highways continues to welcome back returners to work
National Highways has launched the sixth phase of a programme designed to support people wishing to return to work. A special event, which took place on 23 January at Novotel in Birmingham, celebrated the innovative scheme, which provides greater support and opportunities to those re-entering employment. National Highways introduced its Returners programme in 2017 – […]
VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire
Highways and streetlighting maintenance company VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The contract will see 6,321 LED lantern replacements and 3,657 […]
Nineteen Olympic swimming pools of asphalt used on Gloucestershire’s roads
Gloucestershire County Council has been reviewing its highways success recently, highlighting facts and stats* that make compelling reading. Despite the very cold weather in December work has stayed on track and the further £100m investment is starting to really pay off, it has said this week. Cllr Dom Morris, cabinet member for highways and flooding […]
Scotland’s transport minister chairs Rest and Be Thankful taskforce improvements meeting
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth chaired the latest meeting of the A83 Taskforce in Arrochar to provide an update on medium term solutions for the Rest and be Thankful. The Minister confirmed that realignment work to the south end of the existing Old Military Road through the Glen Croe corridor will get underway later this year. […]
