‘Summer of resurfacing’ launches in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council has launched a ‘summer of resurfacing’ to improve road conditions right across the county. The county council is responsible for maintaining almost 6000km of roads and many have been adversely affected by some of the coldest and wettest winter weather for over 100 years. The county council is focusing heavily on its £100m […]
‘Super seven’ companies make next stage of National Highways carbon reduction competition
Seven companies have been shortlisted for a carbon reduction competition organised by National Highways and will receive between £15,000 and £30,000 to develop their ideas. Ideas put forward that will proceed to the next phase include low carbon fencing materials, recycling old concrete and using a unique climbing robot to carry out structure inspections. The […]
National Highways has delivered well for road users but faces continuing challenges with its big projects, says new ORR report
National Highways has delivered well against its financial and performance targets for 2022-23, but urges continued focus on efficiency and managing inflationary pressures on its enhancements in the coming year, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has said in its annual assessment of National Highways. ORR reports that National Highways achieved the expected £776 […]
Winvic awarded contract to deliver first phase of the West Midlands Interchange
Winvic has been awarded the contract to deliver the first phase of the West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project, building on their success as the design stage delivery partner to Oxford Properties and Logistics Capital Partners (LCP). With 8 million sq ft of commercial space planned for the 734-acre site, the £1bn WMI Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) will be the UKs largest intermodal […]
Royal Borough of Greenwich to introduce emission-based parking charges
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council is introducing changes to its parking charges as well as resident and business permits, as part of its commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. From 24 July 2023, charges will be based on residents’ vehicle’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, to encourage people in Royal Greenwich to […]
Specialist testing company R3 Ltd appoints Steve Cobb as Head of Sales and Marketing
Specialist highway testing company R3 Ltd has appointed Steve Cobb as Head of Sales and Marketing. Mr Cobb joins R3 after four and a half years as Head of Business Development at Gaist. He arrives R3 at an exciting time for the company as it enters its next phase of growth. He said: “I an […]
Safer roads plan for Bristol is backed by councillors
Plans to make Bristol roads safer have been backed by councillors but questions were raised about funding. More than 100 people a year are seriously injured in car crashes on the city’s roads, leading to cross-party calls for the council to make driving less dangerous. A new target was set for zero deaths or serious […]
Southampton City Council and Chapter 8 reinforce zero tolerance of abuse with digital signs
Motorists driving into Southampton on one of its may roads are left in no doubt about the council’s view of abuse towards its workforce. Sitting loud and proud over the Southampton skyline, the city’s council, alongside its contractors Balfour Beatty Living Places and Chapter 8 TM reinforce a zero tolerance massage around roadworker abuse. In […]
TfL launches consultation on new cross-river cycling services for Silvertown Tunnel
Mayor and TfL committed to providing cross-river cycling service as part of the planning for the Silvertown Tunnel Proposals include a new ‘cycle shuttle bus’ service to help cyclists with a range of different designs of bike to cross the river and safely travel from the Greenwich Peninsula to Canary Wharf and Silvertown Proposed service […]
Western Road to reopen ahead of schedule
With work progressing well, Brighton & Hove Council has planned to reopen Western Road to eastbound buses ahead of schedule, ending the need to divert them. Working with the contractor, the council said it is confident the earlier reopening can be achieved on or before Monday 14 August. The roadworks on Upper North Street are […]