JCT Symposium delegates to hear how ‘thinking like a river’ could unlock solutions to congestion
Can treating traffic like flowing water help engineers identify the real causes of congestion at some of the UK’s most challenging junctions? That’s one of the thought-provoking questions set to be explored at this September’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Lincoln, where National Highways’ Peter Richards and Marinos Tsiplakis from Compass IoT Limited will present […]
Asphalt Industry Alliance chair issues response to the new PM’s appointment
David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), has issued a response to the appointment of Andy Burnham as the UK’s new Prime Minister. “We hope that incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s time as Mayor of Greater Manchester has reinforced just how vital a well-maintained local road network is to supporting connectivity, economic growth […]
RSTA urges local authorities to build flexibility into surface dressing permits
The Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) is calling on local highway authorities to build more flexibility into the work permits they issue to surface dressing contractors, to help ensure surface dressing is installed within its optimum temperature range during this summer’s exceptionally hot weather. Surface dressing performs best when applied within a specific temperature window; […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund opens professional development and innovation grant applications
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has opened applications for two funding programmes designed to support both individual professional development and innovative projects across the UK transport sector. The charity is inviting applications for its Ready for the Future professional development grants alongside grants of up to £30,000 for research and educational projects that improve how […]