Roads and Buses Minister issues written response to speed enforcement ‘anomaly’ revelation
Simon Lightwood MP, the Roads and Buses Minister, has issued a written statement to parliament to address the issue of speed enforcement on the strategic road network. As Highways News reported yesterday, National Highways is addressing an anomaly in the way some variable speed cameras interact with signs on some A roads and motorways. Mr […]
It’s the Highways Voices Christmas bloopers!
Ever wonder what your trusted journalists really sound like before the edit button saves the day, and what those messy moments reveal about the pressures and pace of our industry? In highways and transport technology, credibility is everything: you’re expected to be polished in public, confident on panels, and precise when you speak to stakeholders. […]
Government launches Connectivity Tool to place sustainable transport at the heart of jobs, schools and vital services
The Government says that transport projects will be better connected to jobs, shops, schools and healthcare thanks to a new Connectivity Tool launched for planning professionals. The web-based tool will help built environment professionals and planners in England and Wales give schemes a ‘connectivity score’ and better map them to essential services, helping to place them in areas […]
West Yorkshire: Two‑year A1 disruption ends as work completed
Two years of roadworks which caused delays along sections of the A1 and A1(M) in West Yorkshire have now been completed. Work to repair two bridges at Wentbridge, near Pontefract, began in February 2023 with both carriageways reduced to single lanes and the speed limit reduced from 70mph (113km/h) to 50mph, says the BBC. National […]
A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig traffic management measures to be implemented
Significant traffic management measures will be implemented on the A9 between Jubilee Bridge and Ballinluig from Monday 5 January 2026 ahead of major construction works starting in the spring for the A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project. A temporary 40mph speed restriction will be in place from Monday 5 January and is expected to […]
National Highways unveils investment in A36 improvements in Salisbury
National Highways will start the first stage of a £23 million investment improving the A36 through the city of Salisbury early next year. The investment over the next six years will start with a scheme to improve traffic flows around the St Paul’s, St Mark’s and Castle roundabouts. The current, 32-year-old signals have reached the […]
Major junction works in Lichfield completed
A major upgrade to a main road junction in Lichfield providing access to a new housing development has been completed. The developer-funded scheme has upgraded the A5192 Eastern Avenue junction with Watery Lane to include additional lanes, new traffic lights, road resurfacing, new and improved paths, signs and road markings and improved drainage. A new […]
Bid to reduce Coventry speed limit fails as residents living in ‘genuine fear
A Coventry councillor has urged highways officers to keep monitoring traffic issues around Tile Hill after he was informed that problem roads in the area did not meet the criteria for the installation of speed cameras or for the introduction of a 20mph limit, according to Coventry Live. Cllr Abdul Jobbar met with officers and the […]
Pavement parking must be ‘properly enforced’, says walking charity
A charity has called for the ban on pavement parking to be “properly enforced”, as a survey found a quarter of Scots were forced to change route last year due to pavements being blocked by cars. The Scottish Walking and Wheeling Survey, commissioned by Walking Scotland, found 54% of adults experienced cars parked on the […]
Road Haulage Association welcomes new 50mph speed limit for HGVs on Scottish trunk roads
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) today welcomed a Scottish Government announcement that the speed limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on Scotland’s trunk roads is to be increased to 50mph. The trade association supporting people and businesses in the road transport industry has campaigned over many years for the current 40mph to be increased. Transport […]