Transport East begins consultation on regional transport plan for the next 30 years
Transport East has chosen six major routes for development to form its regional transport plan over the next 30 years. Originally, there were 55 routes identified as needing investment in the region which includes Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex. Now, an eight-week consultation will begin this week to further find insight into the ‘challenges and issues’ […]
Gloucestershire County Council starts search for contractor for M5, junction 10 improvements
Gloucestershire County Council has started the search for a contractor to deliver the upgrade work needed on junction 10 on the M5. The majority of the work will be based around removing slip roads and constructing a new roundabout to ease pressure on local roads and junction 11. It is likely the the roundabout will […]
Work underway to resurface 49 stretches of road across Shropshire
Nearly 50 stretches of road in Shropshire are to be resurfaced between November 2021 and March 2022, as Shropshire Council and its partners Kier and WSP continue their programme of work to improve the county’s roads. The roads include 20 in the south of the county, 18 in the north, and 11 in the central […]
TfL completes work to improve safety on Battersea Bridge
Transport for London (TfL) has completed work to make walking at Battersea Bridge safer. The changes are part of TfL’s Vision Zero commitment to improve road safety with the goal of eliminating death and serious injury on the road network. This work was brought forward following the tragic death of Jack Ryan earlier this year, […]
Redtail Telematics’ customisable data from vehicles enables Synaptiv to provide local councils with accurate data to combat potholes
Redtail Telematics have been appointed by Synaptiv in a bid to help local councils say farewell to the fearsome pothole by using data collected from Redtail’s ‘black box’ telematics devices that are fitted to vehicles driving on UK roads. The data that is collected can be transformed into an accurate assessment of the road surface […]
North Shropshire candidate puts transport at the heart of his by-election campaign
Investment in transport infrastructure will be a ‘top priority’ for one of the candidates battling to be North Shropshire’s next MP. As the campaigning to replace Owen Paterson continues ahead of the December 16 polling day, Conservative candidate Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has been outlining his aims. He has also attracted the backing of party colleague […]
National Highways road safety programme wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
National Highways’ road safety Driving for Better Business campaign has won the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Driving for Better Business is a government-backed National Highways programme to help employers in both the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, control the associated costs and improve compliance with current legislation and guidance. […]
Work to improve largest junction on England’s motorway network now complete
Work to improve journey times on England’s largest gyratory roundabout is now complete, National Highways has announced. Junction 23 on the M25 in Hertfordshire is the single biggest gyratory on the whole of the National Highways network. At about 1.2km in circumference, the junction sees some of the highest traffic flows on the M25. The […]
Interview: Ben Brown, Head of Road Asset Management, Vaisala
Highways News spoke to Vaisala’s Head of Road Asset Management, Ben Brown about the company’s development of its RoadAI asset management system, the benefits of which are now being enjoyed by several local authorities across the UK as they look to gain more insight on the condition of their networks. Highways News (HN): Ben, you […]
Snow events can be mitigated more effectively with blended de-icer in pre-wet applications
The pre-wet approach during snow events could be significantly improved if a blended de-icer liquid is used instead of brine, according to one expert who has had years of experience in assessing different winter service treatments in the UK. It has been proven that blended de-icers are much stronger than brine as part of a […]