New CIHT guidance helps local highway authorities prepare for climate-related disruption
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has launched a new suite of practical guidance to help the UK’s local highway authorities strengthen their response to the growing threat of climate-related disruption on the local road network. The resource release comprises a flagship document, “All hazards operational guidance: responding to climate disruption”, alongside six […]
Westmorland & Furness approves new Home to School Transport Policy
Westmorland & Furness Council has approved a new Home to School Transport Policy which will create a more financially sustainable service. The new policy (subject to call-in) will also deliver what we are required to do as a Council and ensure continued access to education, for eligible families across the area. The decision follows an […]
Call for 20mph speed limit on English country roads to protect cyclists
Speed limits on country lanes in rural towns and villages in England “should be no more” than 20mph, according to new government guidance. The 20mph limit has been recommended for walking and cycling routes that form part of the Active Travel Network, with new guidance also suggesting that councils in rural areas should narrow roads, […]
Galliford Try teams up with Balfour Beatty for £1.9 billion A9 project
Galliford Try has joined forces with Balfour Beatty to target Scotland’s biggest roads project – the £1.9 billion dualling of the remaining stretches of the A9 between Perth and Inverness. The joint venture, which brings together Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try’s Scottish business Morrison Construction, is understood to have been formed to bid for the […]
Kent: Plans submitted for £77 million North Thanet Link Road
Plans have been formally submitted for one of Kent’s costliest road schemes designed to take thousands of cars off a busy route each day. The planning bid for the £77 million North Thanet Link Road has now been lodged after ministers approved the scheme’s outline business case, marking a major milestone for the long-delayed project, […]
Romford MP calls for TfL to ‘come clean’ about full Gallows Corner costs
Romford’s MP, Andrew Rosindell, has called for TfL to “come clean” about the escalating cost of the Gallows Corner regeneration project. He has regularly spoken about the Gallows Corner closure, saying that it is “simply unacceptable” that this project has dragged on far beyond the original timetable. In a new update, he has hit back […]
ADCU urges incoming Prime Minister to stop London robotaxi trials
The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has called on Prime-Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham to suspend plans for driverless vehicle trials in London, arguing that the capital is “nowhere near ready” for autonomous taxis and that the Government should prioritise public safety and the interests of working people before allowing commercial services onto public roads, according […]
A1(M) set for new services despite residents’ fears
Plans to build motorway services on the A1(M) are set to be apprived next week following more than two decades of legal disputes. Planning officers at North Yorkshire Council are recommending the green light for the reserved matters application concerning the Vale of York MSA at Kirby Hill, near Boroughbridge, says Yorkshire Live. The Welcome Break services proposal […]
Associated Asphalt delivers “Art of Asphalt” masterclass at National Highways event
As part of its continued commitment to supporting the roads of the future, Associated Asphalt recently delivered an important presentation at the National Highways Operations Commercial Conference. The session, titled ‘The Art of Asphalt’, was delivered to more than 135 attendees from Commercial Teams across all National Highways Areas, providing a valuable platform to share […]
Jacobs wins three strategic National Highways contracts
Jacobs has secured three new commissions with National Highways, two of which come under the auspices of National Highways’ Technical Assurance and Asset Management Framework, delivering asset renewal and resilience projects that protect the performance of vital transport links. Jacobs will deliver the M32 Eastville Viaduct Stages 3–5 Detailed Design and the M5 Wynhol Viaduct Stages […]