Aurrigo announces move to new advanced manufacturing and engineering hub
Aurrigo International has announced the opening of its new UK Hub facility, marking a major milestone in the company’s growth and manufacturing capability. The company, which raised £14.1m to support its global expansion at the end of last year, will shortly start production of its autonomous vehicles at a state-of-the-art facility on Power Park in […]
More women, better performance: The communication shift in bus operations on today’s Highways Voices
Today on Highways Voices we find out how improving performance in an industry can come down to an overlooked skill – communication. For decision makers in highways and transport operations, maintaining reliable, customer-focused services while hitting performance targets is a constant challenge. Subscribe to Highways Voices on your favourite podcast platform and never miss an […]
National Highways launches free life-saving training for commercial vehicle drivers
National Highways is calling on companies who operate commercial vehicle fleets to integrate new training for their drivers to help save lives its roads. The online training, which is free and takes less than an hour to complete, has been developed with medical trauma specialists and aims to help commercial drivers act in the critical […]
Europe’s connected road future up for debate on busy UK Pavilion
A high-level panel discussion about the future of connected vehicle services across Europe will take centre stage on the UK Pavilion at next week’s ITS European Congress, alongside the showcasing of leading British SMEs and the promotion of next year’s ITS World Congress at Birmingham’s NEC. The Transport Technology Forum is delivering the Pavilion, as […]
RSTA Annual Conference 2026 – report
Helen Blood of Boundary Marketing and PR writes for Highways News: The RSTA Annual Conference 2026 returned to The Belfry in the new Masters Suite. While the golf and the spectacular venue drew excitement, the real draw was a revamped programme, extended into the afternoon, with a stronger focus on sector challenges. New Chair Sasho […]
National Highways video highlights Prince of Wales bridge gantry removal
Video footage from National Highways shows the moment a 25-tonne gantry was lowered from the Prince of Wales bridge to the sea below. Over the course of a weekend, staff from National Highways, Amey and Denholm Industrial worked to lower the 34-metre-wide gantry 40-metres onto a barge. With some staff attached to the bridge above as […]
National Highways invites applications for fund to unblock stalled development
National Highways is inviting eligible local authorities and mayoral combined authorities to submit expressions of interest to the new Growth and Housing Accelerator (GHA) Fund for critical transport works to unblock the delivery of housing and employment sites. The £165 million fund, announced in the government’s third Road Investment Strategy, will focus on sites on […]
EV industry ‘staggered’ by HMRC decision to appeal VAT ruling on public charging
Leading voices from across the electric vehicle charging industry have reacted with anger and frustration to HMRC’s confirmation that it will appeal the First-Tier Tribunal’s ruling that public EV charging should qualify for a reduced 5% VAT rate. This, they say, engenders a two-tier system that penalises drivers without driveways and undermines the government’s own EV […]
Leeds: Major upgrade work at Dawsons Corner junction this weekend
Road users in Leeds are being urged to plan ahead this week as significant work takes place at Dawsons Corner as part of a major upgrade of the junction. A major traffic switch will take place from 11pm on Friday 24 April until 5am on Monday 27 April, during which time there will be full […]
Leicestershire: Road under ‘Britain’s most bashed bridge’ set to be lowered
Work is set to begin on lowering the road that passes under “Britain’s most bashed bridge” on the A5 Watling Street, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, says the BBC. Network Rail figures have shown the bridge was struck 22 times between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, confirming its status as the most often struck bridge […]