Google Maps to roll out speedometer and speed limits on iPhone and CarPlay
Google Maps has introduced speedometer and speed limits on iOS and CarPlay more than five years after their debut on Android to help iPhone users avoid speed ticketing while driving. TechCrunch reported that Google has begun rolling out speedometers and speed limits for iPhone users globally. When people start navigation on Google Maps, the vehicle’s speed is […]
Superloop ‘hit with challenges’ amid disruptions ahead of new Superloop 2 routes
TfL has admitted that some of its Superloop bus routes have encountered issues as Sadiq Khan plans to roll out more. Officials say road works, problems with buses and traffic have meant services are not performing as well as they should. On one route, bosses even plan to reduce its length to improve reliability. It comes after […]
Next milestone reached for A9 Dualling Programme
The Scottish Government has today announced its intention to award Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd the construction contract to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. The announcement marks the final phase in the procurement process which, subject to the successful completion of a mandatory standstill period, will conclude in the coming weeks with the […]
National Highways to bring Beds and Cambs community projects to life with £400,000 worth of grants
11 community projects will come to life after receiving funding from National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements legacy fund A sensory garden, digital museum, and upgraded sports club facilities are among 11 community projects based in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire that will come to life after receiving funding from National Highways A428 Black […]
Milestone completes Oxfordshire’s largest ever surface dressing programme – 1,011,803 m2 of roads treated in 42 days
As part of its highway maintenance contract with Oxfordshire County Council, Milestone Infrastructure has successfully completed an ambitious programme of county-wide surface dressing, treating 1,011,803 m2 of roads over 42 working days. This is equivalent to roughly 300 lane kilometres or the distance from Oxford to York Surface dressing is a cost-effective highways maintenance measure […]
Wiltshire Council improves A360 during SSEN and National Highways works
Following the recent closure of the A360, Wiltshire Council has been working to improve the road before it reopened last week. The A360 from The Avenue to the A303 has been closed since April to enable Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), on behalf of National Highways, to supply electricity for the construction and future […]
Surface dressing on Leicestershire roads is underway
Highways teams across Leicestershire are in the middle of a £2.7 million summer maintenance programme of ‘surface dressing’ more than 760,000 square metres of road – the equivalent of more than 100 football pitches. Over the next few weeks, motorists will notice the many roads they use every day being covered with a layer of […]
