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 […]
Swansea selects second Multihog solution based on road repair success
The City and County of Swansea Council has selected a second Multihog machine to self-deliver permanent patch repairs after their first Multihog massively improved operational efficiency and productivity. The Multihog and planer attachment has fast become the UK’s chosen method for permanently repairing various sized potholes, patches, and defects due to its productive outputs, safety […]
Portsmouth City Council launches charging clean air zone
The government-mandated charging clean air zone (CAZ) in Portsmouth has now been launched by the city council. The Portsmouth CAZ is a class B, meaning that ‘non-compliant’ vehicles will be issued a daily charge to drive in the zone. For the Portsmouth CAZ ‘non-compliant’ vehicles are buses, coaches, taxi, private hire vehicles and heavy goods […]
National Highways plans second industry day before inviting bids for next-generation Pavement Delivery Framework
National Highways is planning a second industry day before inviting bids for its new Pavement Delivery Framework. The next-generation framework will include nine lots, including three-super regions. The new £1.3bn framework will replace the previous surfacing and pavement arrangement, presently dominated by Tarmac Trading and Aggregate Industries for projects valued over £1m. A formal invitation […]
Siemens offers 33 UK university students early careers opportunities after recruitment drive
Siemens has continued its drive to increase the number of women in engineering with a recruitment event to spot the STEM talent of the future. Female students from universities across the UK attended Siemens’ UK headquarters in Manchester where they met inspirational women engineers at various stages of their careers. Of the 42 students who […]
New bridge spanning the A2 finished four months early
A brand new road bridge spanning the A2 as part of a huge upgrade near the Bluewater retail complex in Kent has been completed four months early. The Bean Lane bridge – part of a £112 million scheme – linking Ebbsfleet, Bean and the shopping centre has fully opened to traffic. The project being carried out by […]