Aggregate Industries Strengthens Asphalt Offering with IAT Partnership
Aggregate Industries, one of the UK’s largest asphalt providers, has partnered with the Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) to grow and strengthen asphalt excellence. The partnership sees many Aggregate Industries employees become part of the IAT throughout the UK, Ireland and overseas, offering a number of benefits and opportunities for the Surfacing Solutions business division […]
Improvements due for riverside path in York
York City Council has taken a residents first approach to improvements to a popular riverside path Cllr Andy D’Agorne, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Transport, will receive a report including proposals to improve the Jubilee Terrace to Scarborough Bridge riverside path. This will be part of a report on the Active Travel Programme and will be […]
New framework to ensure road and rail development projects protect the environment
An updated framework with measures to protect the environment in new major road, rail, and rail freight schemes has been unveiled by the government today. The framework has been updated to reflect legislation set out in the Environment Act, which requires developers to recognise new environmental targets and sets out further details on biodiversity net […]
Kirklees’ Highways Capital Plan gets Cabinet approval
Kirklees Council Cabinet has approved the council’s Highways Capital Plan for 2023/24 and 2024/25 totalling £24,408,044 and £19,736,576 respectively. The 23/24 funding, made up from around £15million of grant monies (including City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and Challenge Fund Grant). Around £9million from the Council’s own borrowing, will go towards a number of programmes […]
Key highways projects to get under way in Peterborough
Work to improve a busy parkway junction and several highway enhancements in the Fengate area of Peterboroug are set to get under way later this year, benefitting motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, Peterborough City Council has said. The projects, at Junction 3 of the Nene Parkway and near the future Red Brick Farm development, will take […]
Chancellor set to announce £200m funding for local roads, say reports
Reports in the national media and by motoring organisations have suggested that an extra £200 million could be provided for local road maintenance in tomorrow’s Budget. The Daily Mail reports the money represents around a 20% boost in funds to fix roads in towns, cities, and rural roads. The paper has a pothole campaign calling […]
Speaker Line-Up announced for Stamp it Out Roadworker abuse Summit at the House of Lords
Featuring a presence from the Department for Transport as well as senior thought leaders from key players across the highways sector, all but one of the speakers for this year’s Stamp it Out summit at the House of Lords have now been announced. Taking place on the 13th June 2023 the event will be chaired […]
DfT has cut £380m of the £710m promised in 2021 active travel budget, according to APPGCW
The Department for Transport (DfT) has cut £380M of the £710M promised in 2021 for the UK’s active travel budget, according to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW). In a statement written by secretary of state for transport Mark Harper last week, it was announced that £100M would be spent on […]
Strada Imaging releases AI ‘DeepRoad’ for automated analysis of road inspection videos
An automated system that analyses road inspection videos has been developed by Strada Imaging. DeepRoad has been developed by Strada Imaging Ltd, a Berkshire-based company. It says pavement surface inspection is seriously affected by high per kilometre costs. Equally, Right-of-way (ROW) videos get rarely analysed due to high labour costs. DeepRoad, Strada Imaging’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) […]
M55 to Heyhouses Link Road is on track to open this year
Lancashire county councillors, Fylde borough councillors, the MP for Fylde, and representatives of the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership met at the site of the M55 to Heyhouses Link Road last week for a progress update on its construction. The road is being built to improve access between Lytham St Annes and the M55, relieve congestion on […]