Dedicated winter crews for Essex Highways
Specialist repair crews will tackle potholes and road surface damage caused by winter conditions across Essex. Essex Highways’ new winter crews are funded by the Members’ Highways Initiative (MHI), launched last year by Essex County Council in addition to normal highways maintenance. The MHI lets Essex County Councillors identify highways issues in their local areas […]
RHA calls for urgent investment in the Strategic Road Network
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has published a report setting out the major economic benefits of road investment to drive growth. The report highlights the £26 billion benefit that investing in a series of major road projects would bring to the UK economy. This new paper also stresses the importance of the UK’s strategic road […]
SWARCO acquires LACROIX’s traffic technology business
SWARCO and LACROIX yesterday signed an official agreement to incorporate the traffic technology division of LACROIX City-Mobility into the SWARCO Group, contingent upon the completion of all closing conditions. LACROIX City-Mobility consists of three companies that manufacture signal heads, controllers, variable message signs, and signs for passenger information and also supply software for C-ITS and […]
Green Roads Ahead: Nine days to go!
SPL’s Green Roads Ahead: Sustainable Maintenance for Highways takes place at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground next Thursday and places are at a premium. Featuring presentations from industry experts from the likes of LCRIG, Cemblend, XAIS PTS, Bituchem, Dorset County Council, Foster Contracting and Levett Business Services Ltd, the day ends with a tour of […]
Most UK drivers unaware of tyre legality, research shows
UK drivers are putting themselves at risk of avoidable road collisions and hefty fines by not regularly checking the condition of their tyres and not knowing when a tyre becomes illegal and unsafe, research conducted by the RAC with charity TyreSafe has found. Only 39% of drivers know that the minimum tyre tread allowed by […]
Geotab: Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls ‘could worsen traffic jams elsewhere’
The forthcoming toll for the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels could increase traffic jams elsewhere, Geotab has warned. TfL has confirmed that the new Silvertown tunnel will open with a toll on April 7. Drivers travelling through the Blackwall tunnel will also be subject to the same charge for the first time ever on the same day, […]
A470 closure: Welsh drivers face 70 mile diversion
Drivers in Wales are facing a 70-mile diversion as a stretch of the A470 has closed for up to three months starting from yesterday, 20 January. The closure, affecting a three-mile section between Talerddig and Dolfach, will run until April 11. In October 2023 a retaining wall supporting the A470 between Talerddig and Dolfach partially […]
MSP accuses Scottish Governmenrt of “manifestly failing” on A9 dualing
The Scottish Government has “manifestly failed” to dual the A9, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Fergus Ewing, has said, as he urged the Transport Secretary to speed up the £3.7bn project. Ewing said he could not “elide myself from responsibility” from delays in the project, having previously been part of the government. The SNP promised […]
TV’s Titchmarsh demands Wisley road works compensation
TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh CBE has demanded that the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) be compensated for losses during the A3/M25 roadworks. The charity has lost £6m as a result of the roadworks with 350,000 fewer people visiting RHS Garden Wisley annually, says the BBC. RHS vice president Titchmarsh called for government intervention and said the […]
Improving rural connectivity the subject of TfN reports
Transport for the North has published two new reports focused on the importance of improving rural connectivity across the North. The rural North is home to more than 2.1 million people and 121,000 businesses, as well as significant visitor destinations including National Parks and World Heritage Sites. However, many rural areas face challenges due to […]
