Winners of Manchester City Council Highways Construction Work framework announced
Manchester City Council has awarded nine firms places on its latest Highways Construction Work framework to deliver transport infrastructure projects across the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire roads network. The £100m framework will run for two years with an option for a further two-year extension. It has been split into lots covering small works up […]
Roads Minister writes to authority Chief Executives explaining National Parking Platform
The Roads and Local Transport Minister, Richard Holden, has written to every local authority Chief Executive urging them to join the new National Parking Platform. The NPP is a Department for Transport-led initiative to simplify parking payment, with four primary functions. These are to provide simplified and improved customer service, a data exchange to enable […]
Excellence award for inspirational females driving forward major motorway upgrade
A female team leading a multi-million motorway improvement scheme and paving the way for generations of women and girls to become future leaders of the construction industry, has won an award at the Construction News and New Civil Engineer Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Award for Excellence in Leadership. The project team was crowned in […]
Councillors in Plaid Cymru propose 20mph speed limit exemptions after public consultations
Plaid Cymru councillors in Wrexham have submitted a number of key roads for exemption from the 20mph speed limit. The move came following a consultation with local residents in their wards and more widely throughout the borough. The original proposals to change all current 30mph speed limits to 20mph prior to the introduction of the […]
Aberdeenshire Council sets winter operations in motion
With the darker nights drawing in and temperatures starting to fall, Aberdeenshire Council is once again putting its winter operations into motion to ensure it can respond to whatever the weather throws at it in the coming months. Staff again demonstrated outstanding levels of teamwork and dedication at the start of the year as they battled to keep the 3,500-mile roads […]
Eradicate siloed systems with a digital solution
The construction industries often face the challenge of managing multiple siloed systems. Many companies use separate programmes for accounting, CRM, inventory management, MRP and project management. Having separate systems can lead to inefficiencies, data inconsistencies, and limited visibility across departments, often impacting productivity. With field management software, like Re-flow, businesses can break down barriers between […]
St Helens Council announces £2.2m improved cycle paths and habitats
St Helens Council has announced that a £2.2m investment has been made to improve active travel and green spaces across the borough. In partnership with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the council has confirmed that its Sustainable Urban Development Scheme has been completed to make the region a “better place to live, work and help towards […]
E-bike hire scheme proposed in Worcester
A new e-bike hire scheme has been proposed for Worcester. If approved by Worcestershire Country Council, the bike share scheme could see 225 bicycles – 175 of them electric – for hire across Worcester. The £700,000 project would be supported through a £4.5m grant from the government’s Active Travel Fund. The initiative is part of […]
Messagemaker Displays launches new high-speed sign range
Messagemaker Displays is launching a new range of high-speed LED signage including Advanced Motorway Indicator (AMI) Screens and MS1 and MS4 Variable Message Signs (VMS) for both gantry and central reservation applications. Along with the company’s lane control signage, the new range will be showcased and officially launched to the market at this year’s Highways […]
New options considered for road after cost rockets
With growing construction costs, plans to construct the southern leg of the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road are no longer viable, according to Leicestershire County Council. Increased costs of around £27m mean that constructing a southern leg of Melton Mowbray Distributor Road isn’t viable at the moment, a new report says. Leicestershire County Council is having to […]
