Costain selected by Pagabo for landmark Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Framework
Costain has been appointed to Pagabo’s Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework as a Lot 1 Collaborative Partner. The framework is part of Pagabo’s largest infrastructure procurement offering to date, the National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026, which carries an estimated total value of £4.29 billion and will run for a term […]
New strategy supports safer journeys across Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire County Council is developing a new Road Safety Strategy aimed at making journeys safer for everyone who lives, works in or visits the county. The strategy, which will cover the period from 2026 to 2040, will build on recent progress and set out how the council and its partners will work together to reduce […]
Traffic Commissioners’ annual report: foreword highlights challenges and changes
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has published its Annual Report to the Secretary of State for 2025-2026 and Senior Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, has used the foreword to highlight the challenges facing the transport industries, as well as some of the opportunities emerging from a rapidly changing operating environment. Mr Rooney notes that the […]
Octavius wins place on Pagabo’s largest ever infrastructure framework
Octavius has secured a role on the £4.29 billion National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. The tier one provider of transport infrastructure solutions has won places on both lots: Highways (Civils and Infrastructure) and Rail, providing wide geographical reach in all value bands – which run from £100,000 to £5 million up […]
Works set to start on Bridge of Allan to Stirling Active Travel route
Works to deliver a new walking, cycling and wheeling route that will link Bridge of Allan to Stirling will get underway on Monday 5 October. The project will connect Bridge of Allan (at the junction of Keir Street and Fountain Road) with the Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling infrastructure on Airthrey Road (at the Hillfoots Road […]
Construction to begin on Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme
Work is set to begin in the coming weeks on an Active Travel Scheme along the A259 between Hove and Portslade. The scheme will improve cycling, pedestrian and road infrastructure between Fourth Avenue and the city’s western boundary and creating safer and more accessible journeys for everyone. The improvements include: A work compound will be […]
Grid Smarter Cities founder sets out kerbside vision for autonomous vehicle future
The role of digitally managed kerbside space in supporting the growth of autonomous vehicles has been explored in a new article in Parking Review by Grid Smarter Cities founder Neil Herron. The article, entitled Beyond the vehicle – Why the future of autonomous mobility depends on the kerbside, argues that discussion around connected and automated […]