Chancellor pledges £500 million more for highway maintenance, while fuel duty frozen
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has pledged an extra £500 million for highway maintenance in a Labour government’s first budget for 14 years. This will bring the total amount for highway maintenance in England this year to approximately, just over £1.625 billion. Funding will be devolved to local authorities next year with exact allocations to be decided. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will […]
Starmer does not say yes or no to LTC when questioned in the Commons
The Prime Minister has refused to comment on whether or not the Government will spend on a new Lower Thames Crossing. MP for Dartford, Labour’s Jim Dixon, used Prime Minister’s Question Time to ask about economic growth saying: “Investing in a new Lower Thames Crossing to relieve Dartford residents from gridlock caused by over capacity […]
FM Conway to be acquired by VINCI Construction
VINCI Construction has signed a share purchase agreement in relation to the acquisition of FM Conway, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure services businesses. Following completion of this transaction, FM Conway and its entities will join the network of VINCI Construction to support the further growth of FM Conway and strengthen VINCI Construction’s position in […]
What makes a millionaire invest in our industry, and keep supporting it? Find out this week on Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we hear from a self-made millionaire who has invested in, and it becomes clear as he talks, truly believes in a leading SME in our industry, giving you an insight into what someone looks for when choosing to invest their money. Our guest Sir John Madejski made his money with […]
House of Commons formally appoints Transport Select Committee members
The House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of the Transport Committee. The cross-party select committee is nominated by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Department for Transport and will announce its forward programme in the coming weeks. Individual nominees put forward by political parties were agreed in the House of Commons, following […]
JCT papers now available as bookings open for Leeds in 2025
The papers from last month’s popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium have been published on the event’s website to coincide with the opening of delegate bookings for next year’s event at its new home in Leeds. More than 260 attendees, and over a third of them from the public sector or an industry association, took part […]
ITS Nationals Network Award judge appointed
The esteemed ITS professional Jennie Martin MBE is leading the judging panel for the inaugural ITS Nationals Awards taking place next month in Switzerland, sponsored by The Traffic Group, Ohmio, IDASO, Neology and SWARCO. The awards are designed to showcase how national Intelligent Transport Systems associations across Europe are supporting their fee-paying members in their countries and beyond. They are […]
Causeway Technologies acquires Buchanan Computing
Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has acquired Buchanan Computing, a provider of permanent traffic engineering and highways management solutions, including ParkMap (pictured) which is currently used by over 90 UK local authorities to efficiently manage the complete lifecycle of traffic regulation orders. The company says the acquisition of Buchanan Computing builds upon Causeway’s vision of […]
Menai Suspension Bridge reopening after hanger replacement
Following the replacement of all 168 hangers on the Menai Suspension Bridge in North Wales, it has been confirmed that phase one of the programme will be completed on schedule. The bridge will reopen this Saturday (2 November). The start of phase two works, which amongst other things involves the repainting of the bridge, will […]
Oxa Unveils Autonomous Ford E-Transit Van and Minibus
The British self-driving vehicle software company Oxa has announced its Oxa Driver Software is now driving its autonomous Ford E-Transit van and minibus on UK and US roads. The company says this marks a significant leap forward in the commercialisation of self-driving technology and that the Ford E-Transit, Europe’s best-selling large electric van, now driven […]
