Rising costs forces bid rethink for £200m M5 junction 10 project
Gloucestershire County Council is set to retender its project to upgrade junction 10 of the M5 to the west of Cheltenham. The council has gone back to the market with refreshed procurement plans in the face of volatile market costs, despite originally planning to chose a contractor for the project by July. Its new procurement […]
Gloucestershire County Council starts consultation on long-term future of cycling in the county
Gloucestershire County Council has started a public consultation on the long-term future of cycling in Gloucestershire. By working with Sustrans, a charity that looks after the national cycling network, the county council wants to identify a potential long-term strategic cycling network across the county. This network would aim to connect people and places across the […]
Development consent announced for the A47 Blofield to North Burlingham project
Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport. has granted development consent to the A47 Blofield to North Burlingham project. The application involves dualling of the A47 between Norwich and Acle Straight. It includes two junctions at the scheme’s extent and is approximately 4km in length. Following an Examination during which the public, Statutory Consultees and […]
Van driver crashes into National Highways vehicle to evade road closure
Dramatic video footage released by National Highways shows the moment a driver crashed into a patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure on the M6. The footage, captured by a National Highways traffic officer vehicle near Keele in April 2020, shows an increasingly irate driver tailgating the patrol vehicle which was slowly bringing traffic […]
Thousands of new electric vehicle charging points to launch in West Sussex
The largest-ever local authority roll-out of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK was launched this week in West Sussex. West Sussex County Council, Adur and Worthing Councils, Arun District Council, Crawley Borough Council, Horsham District Council and Mid Sussex District Council signed a contract last year with Connected Kerb, one of the country’s […]
Kier Highways achieves Masters in Diversity
Kier Highways has achieved two accolades from the National Centre for Diversity. It has been awarded the Masters in Diversity accreditation and has been placed number two in the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 Most Inclusive Workplaces Index 2022. Only the second company to achieve Masters in Diversity, 16 leaders from Kier Highways were […]
Sustrans shortlisted for two Healthy Transport awards
Walking and cycling charity Sustrans has been shortlisted for two Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) awards. The shortlisted project in the Healthy Transport category is Chrisp Street Community Cycle Hub, Tower Hamlets. Ripple Greenway linear park in Barking is shortlisted in the Creating Better Places category. Also shortlisted was Transport for London’s School Streets roll out. Through the Healthy Streets Officers programme, Sustrans […]
Re-flow reaches another milestone with new website
The team at Re-flow Field Management are excited to finally announce yet another milestone in their rapid growth this past year that’s been months in the making – the launch of the brand new Re-flow website. Re-flow has been on a roll this past year – bringing out new features, onboarding more clients than ever […]
Resilient roads and flourishing communities
Christina Liassides of Gaist on the importance of utilising technology to deliver resilient roads. Well-maintained, resilient roads underpin flourishing local economies and communities. But those responsible for developing local highways strategies face multiple challenges: Constrained budgets, sustainability pressures, increasing customer expectations and the need to conform to the highest safety standards. Responding successfully to these […]
Aggregate Industries switches to warm mix asphalt as it continues with sustainability pledge
Driving forward with its commitment to becoming the UK leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Aggregate Industries has transitioned to warm mix asphalt (WMA) production as standard across its asphalt product portfolio. Boasting a wealth of benefits from carbon savings, reduced build costs and enhanced life-expectancy, warm mix asphalt offers the same high quality and performance […]