New TikTok video shows the scale of Highways News’s journalism in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, Highways News have analysed the number of stories it’s brought to the industry as well as events covered and the number of people reached. It’s our own version of the year’s news, based on the “Spotify Wrapped” feature available on the music streaming service each December. You can watch […]
Enforcement expert hopes road safety review will take up PACTS recommendations in full
One of the UK’s most knowledgeable automated enforcement experts says it’s vital the government embraces technology to make our roads safer and save lives. Geoff Collins, who leads the ITS UK Enforcement Forum and manages the AI camera company Acusensus in the UK, was responding to a report by The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport […]
JCT “brings Traffic Signals Symposium home” in 2026
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium have decided to change the emphasis of the 2026 Symposium and “take the event back to its roots” by concentrating more on its status as a learned meeting of traffic signals professionals, with less emphasis on the commercial aspects. Director John Nightingale (pictured) told Highways News: […]
CECA reports first drop in civils workloads since COVID
Britain’s civil engineering contractors today said that the first drop in workloads since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic underlines the need for greater certainty and faster decision-making across the UK infrastructure sector. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has published its quarterly Workload Trends Survey for 2025 Q3, which found that workloads moved to […]
M27 to be closed over Christmas and New Year for underpass construction using Box Slide method
The M27 motorway will be closed completely in both directions between Junctions 9 (Whiteley) and 11 (Fareham), from 8pm, 24 December 2025 to 4am on Sunday 4 January 2026. The closure is required to put in place a new four-lane wide underpass beneath the M27, using a ‘box slide’ engineering technique. Using this method means […]
Joint repair works for M9
Works to replace joints on the bridge carrying the M9 motorway over the River Carron between Junctions 6 and 7 near the famous Kelpies statues are set to begin on 6 January. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, which is anticipated to last for approximately three weeks and will require […]
Study finds school street closures boost active travel
Traffic restriction schemes outside schools are helping more children walk, cycle and scoot to school, according to a major new UK-wide study involving researchers from the University of Birmingham. Published today in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, the research analysed data from almost 500 primary schools across England and Scotland and found […]
Welsh tunnel to close for ten days for safety works
The westbound A55 Conwy tunnel will close from the 10th to the 19th January for essential road safety works. The Welsh Government says the work in the tunnel has been scheduled at a time when traffic is traditionally at its lowest to minimise disruption. A contraflow system through the eastbound tunnel will be in place […]
West Sussex continues to pursue resolution to ongoing A29 situation
West Sussex County Council says that it remains committed to resolving the ongoing situation with the A29, Church Hill in Pulborough following a landslide in late December 2022. The Council will continue to work towards reaching a resolution which will be to the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors across Pulborough. The landslide occurred on […]
London’s mayor says he’ll minimise driverless effect on taxi trade
The Mayor of London has made a promise to work with the taxi industry and unions to minimise the impact of driverless vehicle technology on jobs and livelihoods. The pledge comes after cab drivers called for protection as Waymo prepares to launch its driverless service in the capital, with them warning they might be “run […]