Costain builds carbon tracker to standardise emissions reporting
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has successfully trialled a carbon tracker platform that aims to standardise and improve carbon emissions reporting across its projects. The tracker, visualised via an interactive, online dashboard, will enable project teams to capture construction related emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, from across the supply chain. It is part of Costain’s […]
ITS UK: New report calls for a national motorway technology transition strategy ahead of the Autumn Budget
With the Chancellor of the Exchequer set to publish the Autumn Budget in a month’s time, ITS UK, the voice of the transport technology sector, has published a new report calling for a renewed focus on motorway technology as a means of improving safety, reducing congestion, lowering carbon emissions and making the road network future-ready. […]
DfT publishes a new standard for highway condition data collection
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a new standard-PAS 2161, for how highway condition data is collected and reported, opening the way for a new approach to road condition categories and highway inspections. The PAS 2161:2024 represents a landmark introduction in the management and reporting of road conditions for councils in England. Drawn from […]
Clancy rewarded by smart investments to report record turnover
Clancy has announced record results for the 2023-24 financial year, as the family-run infrastructure specialist sees rising demand for its expertise across water, energy and major civil engineering projects. The company achieved £378.5m turnover and £20.9m pre-tax profits in the last financial year – a 13 per cent and 54.8 per cent increase respectively on […]
Circular construction path boosted in highways with introduction of ECOCycle®
Aggregate Industries, part of Holcim, has demonstrated its clear commitment to make construction more circular with the introduction of ECOCycle® to the UK. Being rolled out globally by the Holcim network, ECOCycle categorises products that have been manufactured with at least 10 percent Construction Demolition Materials (CDM), ensuring nothing is wasted. The circular approach, with […]
RAC reacts to 2023 reported road casualties statistics
The RAC and other organisations have reacted to the latest Department for Transport figures on road deaths and injuries from 2023. RAC road safety spokesperson Rod Dennis said: “Thankfully, this latest data shows overall casualty and fatality levels are down compared to 12 months earlier, and significantly down on a decade ago – despite a […]
Devon County Council could bring highway services in-house after 2027
Devon County Council could opt to bring one of the largest services it contracts out back in-house by hiring staff to oversee road maintenance. The agreement with Milestone Infrastructure, which carries out work on behalf of Devon County Council, ends in March 2027 and it is not possible to extend the contract, reports the Crediton […]
Campaign groups call on Government to scrap more major road schemes
Campaign groups have urged the government to cancel major road building schemes including the Lower Thames Crossing, amid growing speculation that ministers could divert money earmarked for new roads into rail and other public transport. The Campaign for Better Transport said the government could save £10.5bn from cancelling the Lower Thames Crossing along with the […]
Highway Care’s award-winning SwiftGate gets green light for national roll-out
Highway Care’s SwiftGate automated taper deployment system has received the Worker and Site Safety Initiative Award at the 2024 Highways Awards and has received endorsement for use on the road network in England and Wales by the Department for Transport (DfT), following appropriate guidance document development, after a successful trial with Kier Transportation in Surrey. […]
Active travel takes a step forward in West Sussex
West Sussex County Council has been awarded Level 1 Capability status by Active Travel England (ATE) in recognition of progress the council made over the last year to improve active travel in the county. West Sussex County Council has been awarded Level 1 Capability status by Active Travel England (ATE) in recognition of progress the council […]