Engineers with a head for heights working on Missing Link’s steep slopes
Engineers have been scaling the heights to carry out strengthening work on steep slopes above Gloucester as part of National Highways’ A417 Missing Link scheme. Running up and over the Cotswolds escarpment in dramatic Jurassic limestone cuttings, the landscape-led scheme is creating a free-flowing 3.5-mile dual carriageway link between the Brockworth bypass and theCowley roundabout […]
Public invited to have their say on new 10-year Forth Bridge World Heritage management plan
The management plan for the Forth Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is being updated and people with an interest in the bridge and surrounding area are invited to comment on the draft plan. The Forth Bridge was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2015. UNESCO asks that all World Heritage Sites […]
Multi-agency response to heavy and prolonged rainfall in Cumbria concludes
Agencies across Cumbria have worked throughout the weekend to plan for and respond to incidents resulting from heavy and persistent rainfall across the county. Following a further meeting of all agencies and connected response groups, the multi-agency response has been formally stood down. Agencies are continuing to deal with the impact of the substantial rainfall […]
Views sought by two councils on proposals to make the A432 safer
Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council have teamed up on a project to make a five and a half mile stretch of the A432 safer and more accessible for all road users. The two councils are proposing a range of safety measures along the A432, starting from where it meets the A4174 in South […]