Gritter crews ready to keep Essex’s roads safe this winter
Essex County Council has reported that its winter service is up and running Essex Highways’ Winter Service is up and running with gritter crews ready to keep the roads of Essex safe. Crews will grit roads where necessary over the colder months, helping keep the county moving. The crews are responsible for gritting about 40% […]
FM Conway celebrates its 60th anniversary
Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has celebrated a significant milestone as a business, reaching 60 years of operation. 60 years ago, FM Conway Ltd was born when founder Frank Conway, father of Michael Conway MBE, started a small family-run business on 25 October 1961. The business has grown substantially since then, with FM Conway transforming […]
Transport leaders in the North East approve £800 million bid to fund new Alnwick bus station and improve services
An plan which aims to transform bus services across the North East has moved to the next stage. Government funding will now be sought for the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) approved at a meeting of the North East Joint Transport Committee. The revolutionary project promises cheaper fares, more regular and reliable services across the region, more […]
Acklea and Moshon Data team up to improve highway safety with RadViz radar reflector
Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea has partnered with automatic emergency braking experts Moshon Data to become the sole distributor of the Moshon RadViz in the UK. Crash prevention device RadViz is a radar reflector that helps to make non-standard vehicles, such as traffic management units, more visible to Automatic Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS). These systems […]
Costain appoints chief digital officer
Costain has appointed Matthew Higham as chief digital officer and a member of its Executive board. Matthew will start on 1 December 2021 and will work closely with the leadership team to further embed the use of digital technologies as part of meeting clients’ changing infrastructure needs. Mr Higham joins from Microsoft, where he was […]
West Midlands secures over £1bn funding to drive a green transport revolution
The West Midlands has been handed £1bn funding to expand the regions tram, train, bus and cycle networks and drive a green transport revolution. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) secured the money from the government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) fund announced today. Hundreds of millions of pounds will now be used to kickstart a wide range of projects from new Metro tram extensions to more electric vehicle charging points in a move to decarbonise the region’s […]
Government takes out first nationwide injunction against climate activists blocking key roads
A new injunction will ban activities that obstruct motorways and major A roads across the entire country. National Highways has secured a new nationwide interim injunction to target protestors who cause disruption on any part of the Strategic Road Network in England. The High Court granted the interim injunction today (Monday 25 October) following an […]
Highways News theme weeks: Marking the way to a greener future
The safety benefits of road markings are well documented. They are the most cost-effective measure to improve and maintain safety standards on the road at any given time, at a fraction of the cost of any other road infrastructure alteration. What is less well documented is the environmental benefits road markings provide when they are […]
English city regions to get £6.9bn for public transport investment
English city regions are on track to receive nearly £7bn to improve public transport in this week’s Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will commit £6.9bn towards train, tram, bus and cycle projects when he sets out his spending plans on Wednesday. Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire are among the regions that will benefit, […]
Female engineers at the heart of MJ Church framework win
Two female engineers have been central to Wiltshire based MJ Church being awarded a place on National Highways’ new six-year Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). The framework will enable the delivery of renewals across a range of activities, including substantial civils work on barriers and drainage, traffic management activities and design services for a range of projects. It replaces the soon to […]