New video by BAM Construct UK raises awareness about suicide risk
A powerful new video that aims to raise awareness around the issue of suicide among construction workers, produced with the support of BAM Construct UK, has been released. The video, which is just over five minutes in length, urges construction workers not to ignore colleagues who they think may be experiencing mental ill-health, but to […]
Oxbotica and AppliedEV collaborate to develop fully autonomous, electric vehicle
Oxbotica and AppliedEV have announced a collaboration to develop a fully autonomous, multi-purpose electric vehicle capable of being deployed in a wide range of environments for a variety of commercial applications. The project will see Oxbotica integrate its world-leading autonomous vehicle software with AppliedEV’s programmable and configurable EV platform. The vehicle will be driverless, marking […]
£60,000 essential maintenance works planned at M90 Cocklaw Overbridge near Kelty
Essential maintenance is planned for the M90 Cocklaw Overbridge near Kelty in Fife with works set to get underway next week. The £60,000 project, located at Junction 4 Kelty, will involve teams replacing some of the existing bridge components, repairing and waterproofing the concrete deck as well as resurfacing sections of the overbridge which carries the […]
High court judge throws out legal challenge by Hackney residents on LTNs
A legal challenge by residents to the controversial low traffic network scheme in Hackney has been thrown out by the High Court. The council closed 20 roads to through-traffic, open only to pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles as part of its response to Covid. The measures, brought in through the use of 18-month long experimental […]
“Creating a digital network means we will be able to operate our network in a more advanced, insightful and responsive, way.”- Elliot Shaw speaks to Highways Voices
There is a ‘real opportunity’ for the highways supply chain to work with National Highways to ensure that it is operating its network in a more advanced, insightful and responsive way to help drive a more digitally enabled road network by 2025. These are the thoughts of Elliot Shaw, Executive Director of Strategy and Planning […]
ORR report on All Lane Running finds no errors were made in the calculations and comparisons about relative safety
No errors have been found in the underlying calculations and the comparisons about the relative safety of All Lane Running motorways and these were made in an appropriate way, said an independent report by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The report, commissioned by Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, follows a Progress Report […]
Amey plans opportunity through infrastructure
Amey has launched an Opportunity Action Plan to boost social mobility across the country. In partnership with the Social Mobility Pledge and the former Education Secretary, Rt Hon Justine Greening, Amey has developed an plan which sets out a series of challenges to address a lack of social mobility in some of the country’s most […]
RSTA calls for move towards national strategy for highway maintenance
The highways sector needs a national strategy on highway maintenance to ensure it can work collaboratively to deliver more preventative surface treatments across the UK network. This message come from Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), who was responding to last week’s report by independent watchdog, Transport Focus, which said […]
AECOM wins Greater Manchester air quality monitoring contract
Consultants AECOM has won an eight-year contract to measure air quality across 450 locations across Greater Manchester. The company will collect pollution samples from each monitoring site every month. They will then analyse this data in order to assess the effectiveness of Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan. Tom Stenhouse, technical director at AECOM, said: “Air quality […]
VolkerStevin wins £31m Sunderland smart bridge contract
VolkerStevin has won the contract to build Sunderland’s smart bridge. The £31m pedestrian and cyclist crossing will connect both sides of the Wear at Riverside Sunderland. It will be fitted with creative lighting and augmented reality, allowing people to use their smartphones to see virtual displays that council bosses say will create ‘an experience that will really […]