Balfour Beatty secures £185 million A9 dualling contract from Transport Scotland
Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been awarded a £185 million contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 21 kilometres (13 miles) south of Inverness. As part of the contract, Balfour Beatty will upgrade 9.6 kilometres of single carriageway to dual carriageway, construct four […]
Road safety benefits highlighted as Acusensus distracted driving and seatbelt cameras go live across Devon and Cornwall
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says the first long-term use of its distracted driving enforcement solution in the UK is “great news” for drivers. Geoff Collins, who leads the Australian business’s operations here has agreed a twelve-month operation using trailers across Devon and Cornwall, working with the police, Vision Zero South […]
Brighton & Hove named number one for Electric Vehicle charging
Brighton & Hove has been named as the local authority with the best on-street charging coverage (outside of London) in the UK. According to an independent report from Field Dynamics and ZapMap, 83.1% of residents with no off-street parking now live within a 5-minute walk of a public charge point. That’s a 6% increase on […]
Ford developing headlights that track driver’s eyes
Ford filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for headlights that follow the direction of the driver’s eyes. The application, filed in early 2023, has just been published. The application explains how a system in which headlamps are oriented according to the driver’s gaze would work. Ford says it could […]
Eight North London bus routes saved by new operator
A new operator has been found after a bus company suddenly withdrew eight TfL services. Sullivan Buses, which runs the 217, 298, 299, 327, 389, 399, 549 and W9 bus routes, said on Friday it had “reluctantly” decided to stop the services due to “decreasing income” from TfL. But TfL quickly resolved the issue, announcing that a […]
Essex: A12 works to continue until September
Motorists in Essex are facing August Bank Holiday delays after National Highways announced the A12 roadworks will now not be completed until September. The latest timetable of roadworks released by National Highways shows there will be carriageway closures running until at least Friday 6 September. A full closure will take place for an entire weekend […]
Core Highways adds industry leader to Board as growth continues
Core Highways Group has further strengthened its position in the UK highways services sector with the appointment of respected industry professional Jason Pavey as Chief Commercial Officer. A Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the transport sector, prior to joining Core Highways he was Managing Director of Operations and Maintenance (UK and Europe) […]
Wiltshire village ‘like the Bermuda Triangle’ after Stonehenge Tunnel cancellation
Residents of a traffic-blighted village close to where a now-cancelled tunnel would have been constructed near Stonehenge have talked of their concerns over the project’s cancellation and say they are “back to square one”. The two-mile tunnel, which would have cost £2bn, was cancelled by the government after a spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Commons […]
Petrol prices: FairFuel UK keep the pressure on
Howard Cox, founder of pressure group FairFuelUK, has vehemently repeated his call for the new Labour Government to ensure Fuel Duty is not increased in the Autumn Budget. Cox has also reiterated his stance that FairFuelUK’s PumpWatch must also gain legislative teeth to stop “opportunistic unchecked pump pricing in the fuel supply chain.” “Drivers continue to […]
“Important year” for Telent as profits double to £27.8 million
Telent has announcedc that it has seen its profits from operations double in the year to 31 March. This was on the back of continuous improvement initiatives across all its major long-term projects and the successful completion of certain key project milestones. Telent supports clients across the UK and Ireland’s critical infrastructure, ranging from TfL […]
