Circular construction path boosted in highways with introduction of ECOCycle®
Aggregate Industries, part of Holcim, has demonstrated its clear commitment to make construction more circular with the introduction of ECOCycle® to the UK. Being rolled out globally by the Holcim network, ECOCycle categorises products that have been manufactured with at least 10 percent Construction Demolition Materials (CDM), ensuring nothing is wasted. The circular approach, with […]
RAC reacts to 2023 reported road casualties statistics
The RAC and other organisations have reacted to the latest Department for Transport figures on road deaths and injuries from 2023. RAC road safety spokesperson Rod Dennis said: “Thankfully, this latest data shows overall casualty and fatality levels are down compared to 12 months earlier, and significantly down on a decade ago – despite a […]
Devon County Council could bring highway services in-house after 2027
Devon County Council could opt to bring one of the largest services it contracts out back in-house by hiring staff to oversee road maintenance. The agreement with Milestone Infrastructure, which carries out work on behalf of Devon County Council, ends in March 2027 and it is not possible to extend the contract, reports the Crediton […]
Campaign groups call on Government to scrap more major road schemes
Campaign groups have urged the government to cancel major road building schemes including the Lower Thames Crossing, amid growing speculation that ministers could divert money earmarked for new roads into rail and other public transport. The Campaign for Better Transport said the government could save £10.5bn from cancelling the Lower Thames Crossing along with the […]
Highway Care’s award-winning SwiftGate gets green light for national roll-out
Highway Care’s SwiftGate automated taper deployment system has received the Worker and Site Safety Initiative Award at the 2024 Highways Awards and has received endorsement for use on the road network in England and Wales by the Department for Transport (DfT), following appropriate guidance document development, after a successful trial with Kier Transportation in Surrey. […]
A421 could be closed for days because of flooding
National Highways says it could be several more days before it’s cleared flooding on the A421 in Bedfordshire, despite having removed more than five million litres of water from the road. Following torrential rain over the weekend, the A421 was shut in both directions between A6 at Bedford to M1 junction 13 near Brogborough/Marston Moretaine. […]
M4 near Bristol facing weekend closure in October
National Highways has announced the M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 18 and 19 from 7pm Friday 18 October to 6am Monday 21 October while a trench is dug under the motorway. This will allow utilities to be diverted that are currently within the bridge before the structure is demolished next year. With 3,000 […]
Transport Secretary pledges to fix pothole plague after trip to Blackpool
The Transport Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s manifesto commitment to fix up to one million more potholes a year as she visited Blackpool. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh met with road workers and councillors to see first-hand the extensive work being undertaken to tackle the pothole plague and learn how high-definition imagery is used to spot […]
Council approves lay-by for speed camera van
Leeds City Council has approved plans to create a lay-by for speed camera vans along a busy route in the city. The Yorkshire Evening Post says proposals would see the introduction of a police hard-standing area for the purposes of enforcing the speed limit along the A659 Harewood Road as it passes into and through […]
