Jamie Crumlish joins NY Highways as new Managing Director
NY Highways Ltd has appointed Jamie Crumlish, formerly of Mac Asphalt Ltd, to the position of Managing Director. Jamie will be taking over from Ross Bullerwell, who has been instrumental in establishing the business and its name in the industry. Jamie said: “The NY Highways business model is an exciting opportunity to deliver effective and […]
Six new bridge piers being built as part of Grantham relief road project
Galliford Try is currently building six bridge piers near the River Witham, which support the bridge at its centre. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways at Leicestershire County Council , said: “I’m happy to update that we’re now well underway with installing the first three of six new bridge piers that are part of the […]
Public consultation starts on transformation of Preston City Centre
Residents are being asked to have their say on changes that signal a major step in the transformation of Preston city centre. The Transforming Friargate North and Ringway project, one of the first Preston Transforming Cities Fund schemes, aims to create improved pedestrian and cycle links across Ringway, enhance the local amenity of Friargate and […]
Swansea communities to benefit from city-wide road repair programme
Highways repair crews have embarked on a six month tour of Swansea to tackle some of the city’s worst road defects. The road repair crews are part of Swansea Council’s PATCH highway maintenance programme which operates annually, repairing larger road defects in all communities throughout the city. The teams will spend up to two weeks […]
Third of B and C roads in ‘red’ condition but council’s need to make better use of funding available says RSTA Chief Executive
A third of English councils’ B and C roads were rated in amber or red condition in the last year, according to the latest Department for Transport Road Condition statistics. To the year ending March 2022, Local Authorities reported the proportion of: local ‘A’ roads that should have been considered for maintenance was 4%, unchanged […]
Stamp it Out “Jarvis” app launches in Lincolnshire with Balfour Beatty
This week marked another milestone in the rollout of the Stamp it Out app as Lincolnshire Highways became the second local authority to adopt the system for the reporting of abuse and incursions at its inaugural “Boots on the Ground” event. Taking place at the Balfour Beatty Living Places Depot in Sleaford the event brought […]
New £150k coastal travel route in Inverclyde is on track
A coastal travel route linking Inverclyde to the National Cycle Network is on track thanks to a £150,000 project. Work has started on a new active travel route between the Beacon Arts Centre and Cartsburn. Once finished, it will link the west and east sides of Inverclyde and become part of the National Cycle Network […]
Future Generations Commissioner calls for free public transport for young people
The Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, has called for free public transport for all under-25s. It is part of a five point plan, released on Thursday (November 3), to tackle mounting financial pressures due to the rising cost of living, reports ITV. It follows research from the travel charity Sustrans that shows a quarter of young […]
Council sets out first steps in exploring public control for Glasgow’s buses
The council will take the first steps in exploring public control for Glasgow’s buses, after plans to examine the use of new bus governance powers were approved. Today’s City Administration Committee agreed proposals to look at alternative ways of running bus services in Glasgow, which could see the council as a transport authority having future […]
Velocity Patching helps keep Cumbria’s communities connected
Over 8,000 potholes and defects have been fixed on the roads of Cumbria following a summer campaign with road maintenance specialists Velocity. A fleet of Velocity’s state-of-the-art machines was deployed throughout the county’s network to bring roads back up to standard using their innovative Velocity Patching technology. The spray-injection patching technique pioneered by Velocity is […]