Bath & North East Somerset Council to spend extra £950,000 on improving streets, parks and highways
An additional £950,000 may be found to fund more services to improve Bath’s streets, parks and highways. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, neighbourhood services, which include highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds, have had funding cuts over the last ten years. A report before […]
Road safety action on M6 captures more than 600 offences
More than 600 offences were discovered in a week of action by police and Highways England patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’. Police officers caught 92 drivers using their mobile phone illegally – with one playing online poker and another FaceTiming his partner. Failing to wear a seatbelt was the most common offence with […]
Leadership isn’t just about the individual, it’s about the team, says Martin Duffy on this week’s Highways Voices
Forming a team with the best people around them that have different talent is one of the most important attributes of being a good leader, according to LCRIG Chief Executive and NY Highways Chair, Martin Duffy. He has been speaking as part of this week’s Highways Voices podcast. Mr Duffy said that good leaders are […]
Plans for improvements to road network in Bath & North East Somerset
Plans for even more investment in neighbourhood services to improve streets, parks and highways will be discussed by Bath & North East Somerset councillors. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, Neighbourhood Services which includes highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds has had funding cuts over […]
Additional funding for drainage shows Hertfordshire County Council’s commitment to making a difference to ‘the consequences of climate change’
A four-year package to improve the drainage systems on the Hertfordshire road network comes into effect this year with the highways teams at Hertfordshire County Council making use of additional drainage funding of £16million. Climate change has caused different rainfall patterns in the last few years, which means the drainage provision on the council’s roads […]
Walking and cycling in Stafford improved after modifications to network
Walking and cycling through the centre of Stafford has improved after the completion of a new highways scheme. The improvements to Route 5 of the National Cycle Network, often referred to as the ‘missing link’ means that cyclists are now able to travel through Stafford directly rather than having to negotiate a former one-way […]
All modes of transport to be decarbonised by 20250 as part of Government’s plan
Improving public transport and continuing to increase active travel, alongside plans to decarbonise all modes of domestic transport by 2050 and a commitment to end the sale of new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) by 2040 have all formed part of the Government’s Transport decarbonisation plan, launched today. Cleaner air, healthier communities and […]
Industry shows overwhelming support for Highways Heroes Awards
Safer Highways has announced the first sponsors for its Highways Heroes Awards, as the industry moves to support the event set up to recognise the people put to work on both the local and strategic highways networks. Ten sponsors have already confirmed their commitment to the event. They are: Amey, Arco, Balfour Beatty, Eurovia, FM […]
Kier supports Highways England to find innovative products that tackle graffiti
Kier Highways is supporting Highways England in a bid to tackle unsightly graffiti on the bridges and near roads it is responsible for, by helping find products that can successfully remove graffiti quickly and safely. Using the Innovation and Modernisation Designated Fund, Highways England, in association with Kier Highways and Connected Places Catapult recently held […]
Key Blackpool routes to be treated with Rhinophalt asphalt preservation as part of Project Amber
Asphalt preservation is to be applied to Blackpool’s roads for the first time to help keep them in better condition for longer. The project will see Rhinophalt, the market leading BBA HAPAS certified asphalt preservation product supplied by ASI Solutions, applied to nearly 10km of Blackpool’s network in year one alone as part of a […]