Prioritised roads capital programme for Inverness approved
Members of the City of Inverness and Area Committee have agreed (Monday 13 February 2023) a list of prioritised programmes of works for structural overlay/inlay works and surface dressing schemes which will be funded out of the Capital Budget allocation for 2023/24. Leader of Inverness and Area Cllr Ian Brown said: “Officers have worked hard […]
London Borough of Enfield starts search for highways contractor
The London Borough of Enfield seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers in relation to the delivery of Highways and Civil Engineering works including Programmed Projects and Reactive Maintenance. The Highway Maintenance and Civil Engineering Works Contract is to undertake a variety of Highways and Civil Engineering works including Programmed Projects and Reactive Maintenance. […]
London’s neighbouring counties refuse to co-operate on ULEZ plans
Nearly every Home Counties council neighbouring London has announced a refusal to co-operate with London’s Mayor on the introduction of a capital-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone. The Telegraph reports that Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire have now pledged to join Kent and Surrey in blocking the installation of any ULEZ cameras or signs warning drivers entering […]
Pupils learn about road safety and name West Northants gritters
Youngsters at St Luke’s Primary School in Northampton received a special assembly on Friday, 27 January to learn all about road safety and how Kier Highways and West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) maintain roads across the area. As part of the Highways contract, WNC and Kier Highways have a fleet of gritters which require names. Following […]
Welsh Government to set out new road building plans
Wales’s Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters will set the direction for the future of transport in the country in the Welsh Parliament the Senedd today (Tuesday 14 February). The Welsh Government has announced that he will detail some key documents, including the findings of the Roads Review Panel and and the Welsh Government’s National […]
A5 road surfacing work to get underway
Work is to begin on a seven-phase scheme to carry out resurfacing work along a 47-mile stretch of the A5 in the East Midlands. National Highways says severe weather and heavy traffic have contributed to the deterioration of the road surface along the A5, between south Northamptonshire and Atherstone. Work will begin on the first […]
New “don’t drive tired” campaign launched in Scotland
The Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland have launched a new anti-fatigue campaign. It says driver fatigue causes hundreds of road accidents each year, and that these accidents are roughly 50% more likely to result in death or serious injury. The campaign explains that when drivers fall asleep, the police find no signs of braking, […]
American senators urge swift use of 5.9GHz spectrum
Two US senators are urging the country’s Federal Communications Commission to grant vehicle makers, universities and others the ability to use some spectrum to deploy connected vehicle technology aimed at preventing crashes. The 5.9 GHz spectrum block was reserved in 1999 for the development of technology to allow vehicles to talk to each other to […]
Amazon’s driverless vehicle travels on public roads
Amazon’s driverless subsidiary Zoox has begun testing on public roads in California, using a vehicle without a steering wheel. The company has announced it has received its driverless testing permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to operate its robotaxi autonomously on public roads. “Over the weekend, we hit the road!” the company says […]
