Footage shows giant steel beams installed for new £61m Coventry flyover
Over two weekends last December, specialist teams used a 750-tonne crane to lift 32 beams – weighing a combined 720 tonnes – into place at Binley junction, Coventry. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/j2gE2kSyWpM?enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk&rel=0&disablekb=1&modestbranding=1&channel&widgetid=1 The scheme is part of a congestion-busting upgrade to alleviate queues for drivers. This means that drivers staying on the A46 will not need to slow […]
HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions to enter highways sector
Infrastructure project specialist, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions has announced its intention to explore opportunities in UK highways maintenance market. Following extensive research HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions (UK) Ltd are set to invest in the UK highways operations and maintenance market. HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions provides everything from a single source, from financing to planning, construction and operation of […]
Government launches transport plan for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Government has approved the Transport Plan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Birmingham. The plan has been produced in close collaboration with Birmingham City Council and the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee. It sets out a strategic approach to planning and coordination of transport to support the Games covering the transportation […]
Recipients of LCRIG and WJ’s £150,000 innovation fund announced
Liverpool John Moores University has been named as one of the five recipients of the WJ Group sponsored £150,000 LCRIG/Steve Berry Think Exceptional Innovation Fund. The fund was launched earlier this year to help sponsor further developments in the road and highways sector. Projects by Liverpool John Moores, Community Models, Fitzpatrick Advisory, Connor Specialist Paving/Tac-Grid and NY […]
Air quality data could provide the public with real-time insights
Technology and air quality experts have teamed up to develop a new system that could provide citizens with granular street-level air quality information. Members of the PASS consortium plan to pool together data from air quality sensors, road traffic, weather, geographical and spatial (GIS), and apply Artificial Intelligence to deliver live and predictive data at […]
Virtual Reality will help ‘predict and prevent’ approach to maintenance on HS2 infrastructure
Virtual Reality and real time monitoring by sensors built into HS2’s infrastructure including rails, bridges and overhead power lines will help towards a ‘predict and prevent’ approach to maintenance. Detailed designs being prepared by engineers working on Britain’s new highspeed rail network are being developed using advanced computer design programmes. The data produced will both […]
Number of cyclists has overtaken motorists on A-roads, says DfT
The number of cyclists has surpassed that of motorists on several UK A-roads, according to Department for Transport (DfT) data for 2020. In London, 87% of traffic on sections of Lambeth Road consists of cyclists while in the City, Royal Mints Street has registered 81% of cycling traffic, the Sunday Times reported. Other four locations […]
More than 50 different transport improvement projects agreed by West Midlands Combined Authority
More than 50 different transport improvement projects worth £1.3 billion have been agreed by the West Midlands Combined Authority. The list of preferred schemes will now be submitted to the Department for Transport for final approval after which the full list will be published. The wide-ranging plans include more than 60 miles of new segregated […]
Galliford Try adopts One Click LCA carbon calculator tool to help meet its net zero carbon commitments
Contractor Galliford Try is to adopt the One Click LCA carbon calculator tool to help meet its net zero carbon commitments, as part of its overall Sustainable Growth Strategy Digital tools such as this calculator will play an invaluable role in assisting the business to achieve its targets of reaching net zero carbon emissions from […]
Invest in smarter materials for sustainable, right-first-time pothole repairs, says Tarmac
Tarmac is urging highways specialists top consider new approaches when it comes to achieving permanent, lomng-lasting pothole repairs. Talking on National Pothole Day (14th January), Tarmac said that with sustainability high on the agenda, it’s essential to make smarter choices when repairing potholes – helping to eliminate waste materials, avoid repeated cycles of failure and repair, and prevent unnecessary transport emissions. According to the last Annual Local […]