New collision dashboard launched
People can now access collision data for the streets in their neighbourhood thanks to a new dashboard launched by North Somerset Council. The dashboard details collision figures over the ten years to 2022 and includes information about the type of collision, the number of vehicles involved and details about weather conditions and speed limits. People […]
National Highways looking for input on new Scheme Delivery Framework
National Highways has started the process of market engagement for its new cheme Delivery Framework 2 (SDF2), which will replace its current Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF) and Pavement Delivery Framework (PDF), which are due to come to an end in 2027. The original SDF, which commenced in 2021, was worth £3.6bn and saw 50 suppliers appointed including […]
WJ Group acquires tech company Sunstone IP Systems Ltd
WJ Group has acquired the business and assets of tech company Sunstone IP Systems Limited in a deal that will strengthen its technology solutions and provide a base for further development. From its base in Staffordshire, WJ Group is the UK’s largest highways safety and road marking solutions organisation – turning over more than £100 […]
Transport Secretary opens £200 million rail manufacturing factory in Goole
Hundreds of jobs, faster tube journeys and regional growth will be delivered thanks to a new rail manufacturing plant officially opened by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh today (3 October 2024). The Secretary of State will attend Siemens’ Rail Village in Goole to celebrate the formal opening of its new £200 million site. The plant will […]
Council to host Highways and Transport Careers Fair this October
Wiltshire Council is hosting an exciting event for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the highways and transport sector. The Highways and Transport Careers Fair, on Wednesday 16 October, will showcase a wide range of roles and opportunities, including highway maintenance, public transport operations, traffic management road design, engineering traffic modelling, planning contracting and […]
Rural roads ramp up – latest figures show real improvement in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council has said its plans to get the most rural roads working again are delivering results. The council has said that it plans have been a boost to the county’s rural roads network. A massive 57 miles of Lincolnshire’s most rural roads have been lifted out of the ‘needing maintenance’ category, it reports. Particularly difficult […]
New Oxford Road bus lane in Reading set to go live
Reading Council’s ongoing drive to help tackle poor air quality by offering quicker and more reliable bus routes continues this week when the second of a series of new bus lanes across the town goes live along the Oxford Road. The next phase of the Council’s major £26 million investment in local bus services to […]
Further A9 Dualling developments as ground investigation contract awarded
Further progress on the A9 has been made, with Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd awarded a ground investigation contract totalling nearly £635k for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections of the A9 Dualling programme. Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP said: “Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd is a Small & Medium Enterprise […]
More than 1.7m square metres of roads surface treated as Staffordshire fast tracks into next year’s projects
More than 1.7 million square meters of Staffordshire roads have already been surface dressed this financial year, and now, thanks to the fast work of highway crews, even more preventative maintenance projects are ahead of schedule. Between March and October this year, Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews have surface dressed 762 roads, covering 1,705,442 square […]
National Highways engineers share road building expertise with student Sappers
A National Highways project team recently welcomed a group of military students to a tour of one of our major schemes as part of an initiative to share experience. The engineers of the future were given a tour of the new loop road, slip road and major structures and our Highways specialists explained the challenges […]