Could your road safety challenge benefit from a free installation of active road studs? If so, listen on…
This week on Highways Voices, Alastair King, Head of SolarLite, launches the SolarLite Local Authority Impact Challenge. Three sites put forward by local authorities will be selected to receive hundreds of active road studs, supplied and installed at SolarLite’s expense to make their roads safer and reduce the cost of street lighting, light pollution and […]
Innovative resurfacing project paves the way for a greener road network
Around 4,500 tonnes of CO2 have beeb saved after National Highways funded 11 road construction and resurfacing schemes last year. The schemes reduced carbon emissions by using low carbon construction methods, as well as materials that will reduce carbon emissions over the whole life of the road surface. Through the Low Carbon Demonstrator Fund, National Highways […]
Multevo announces founding partnership with highways mental health organisation
Hghways service delivery provider Multevo has announced that it is one of the first founding partners of Highways Mind Health Association (HMHA). HMHA is an industry-led, nonprofit community interest company, that’s on a mission to unite the sector in a shared commitment to make positive mental health and psychological safety the norm. With just under two thirds […]
Drink-driver jailed for death of M23 highways worker
The driver responsible for killing a roadworker on the M23 in July has been jailed for 10 years. Vilius Domarkas, 38, was sentenced yesterday after admitting causing death by dangerous driving at an earlier hearing, reports Construction Enquirer. The fatal incident occurred on 8 July when highways worker Anthony Howe was hit by Domarkas’ Citroen […]
Next generation London black cab to launch in 2027
London EV Company (LEVC) has confirmed that the next generation black cab will launch into the UK market in the second half of 2027, fully engineered from the ground up to meet the Metropolitan Conditions of Fitness, set out by Transport for London. This new model will take over from the iconic TX range-extended electric […]
JCB appoints George Bamford as co-chairman as succession plans confirmed
JCB has appointed George Bamford as co-chairman, with the move confirming the next stage of the family-owned manufacturer’s succession plans. George Bamford, 45, has been promoted from deputy chairman to share the chairmanship with his father, Lord Bamford, who has led the company for more than 50 years, reports the Telegraph. The appointment comes as […]
‘Chaos’ in Bury as Simister Island closure leaves roads gridlocked
Large areas of north Manchester and Prestwich were gridlocked earlier this week by a motorway closure which pushed dozens of motorists onto residential roads, resulting in ‘horrendous’ bottlenecks. Residents of Heaton Park and Prestwich told the Manchester Evening News they saw their journey times more than double – and in some cases triple – in […]
£9.5m extra funding for highways and major schemes in south Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is to invest an additional £9.5 million in highways and transport projects, including road resurfacing, footway repairs and the development of two major transport schemes. The funding forms part of a wider £12.13 million package approved by the council’s cabinet and full council, says Nation Cymru. Around £3.5 million […]
Consultation opens on Oxfordshire quiet lane trial
A public consultation has opened on the Shepherd’s Pit Lane quiet lane trial, with Oxfordshire County Council inviting residents, businesses and the local community to have their say on the measures to improve active travel. A gate has been installed at the Bayswater Road end of Shepherd’s Pit Lane, in the parish of Stanton St […]
Penzance switches on new enforcement cameras
Enforcement cameras to ensure motorists stop driving on a town centre’s main street are being switched on. Drivers of private cars face receiving a £70 fine if they drive up Market Jew Street in Penzance, Cornwall, between the hours of 11:00 and 16:00, Cornwall Council told the BBC. Highways News reported last week that the […]