New safety improvements for Ipswich pedestrians and cyclists

Better pedestrian crossings and road junctions are imminent on a key route in Ipswich due to a package of improvements to be installed by Suffolk County Council. Work on the programme of schemes between Ipswich Hospital and The Waterfront is scheduled to start next month. The works are being funded by Active Travel England and […]

Hull: Delayed A63 underpass scheme nearing completion

A major road scheme in Hull city centre is nearing completion, National Highways has said. Work began in 2020 on the £355m Castle Street project to build a new split-level junction which involved lowering part of the busy road through an underpass, says the BBC. The scheme takes part of the A63 underground, allowing for […]

New North Coast 500 bridge opens

A new bridge on the North Coast 500 tourist route in Sutherland has officially opened to traffic. The new Naver Bridge, on the A836 near Bettyhill, has replaced a deteriorating single-track wrought iron girder crossing built in the 1880s, says the BBC. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd carried out the work on behalf of Highland […]

Devon seeks approval for £4m Exeter to Cranbrook cycle route

Devon County Council is seeking approval for a £4.2 million cycling and walking route between Exeter and Cranbrook. The council’s Cabinet will consider the proposals on 11 March, which would complete a missing link in the active travel network by creating a one kilometre off-road path through green space between the Mosshayne and Tithebarn development […]

Alastair Dick Tarmac appoints liquidators

Kilmarnock-based company Alastair Dick Tarmac has gone into liquidators after facing financial difficulties and not filing accounts since 2023. The firm is in the process of liquidation following a successful petition to place the firm into administration, which was presented to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last month, says Ayrshire Today. Sheriff Bissett appointed Kevin Mapstone from […]