RSMA announces preferred certification partner for UK road trials
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has today announced it has selected the British Board of Agrément (BBA) as the preferred Approved Body (AB) Partner for the certification of road marking products in road trials due to begin in July 2022. As the UK has not held a road trial of road marking products for […]
Roads are critical for shorter journeys but rail is more cost effective over longer distances says new joint strategy
Roads are critical to complete the door to door journeys for shorter distances, such as regional and local movements or the last mile from a rail freight interchange but rail is most cost effective over longer distances and for higher loads. This is according to the first phase of Highways England and Network Rail’s Solent […]
DACS ‘paves the way’ for automation in the construction industry
A Distributed Automated Cutting System (DACS) project, led by Eurovia UK, in partnership with Loop Technology and The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), is set to deliver a ‘ground-breaking’ robotic paving slab cutting process that will increase productivity by as much as 50%. The DACS will produce bespoke slabs; made to measure, […]
Suffolk signals its intent with major contracts for highways
Carbon reduction measures and more work opportunities for young adults are among ambitions for new £1billion highways maintenance contracts over the next 20 years in Suffolk. Suffolk County Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve work on creating and securing three contracts from October 2023 – one for a main maintenance provider similar to what the […]
£17 million roads and footways investment programme underway in West Sussex
A £17million investment in roads and footways is underway across West Sussex. Collectively, the 320-plus carriageway and footway schemes represent one of the biggest investments in the county’s highway infrastructure in the last decade. Works coming up this financial year include: 46 road resurfacing schemes worth £3.2million 71 road patching projects worth £1.2million 63 surface dressing […]
New streetlighting project completed in Redcar & Cleveland
Bouygues Energies & Services (Bouygues E&S) has completed a partnership with Redcar & Cleveland Borough to replace 90% of the street lighting in the borough with LED lights, delivering a significant reduction in carbon emissions, as well as cost savings. Bouygues E&S commenced a 25-year PFI contract with Redcar & Cleveland to look after 23,000 […]
Meet the high-flying women shaping North Yorkshire’s roads
Although the highways industry is often dubbed a man’s world, North Yorkshire is defying the narrative as two of its four area managers are female, as NY Highways explains. These women occupying top posts are responsible for the largest road network in the country and are members of a growing band of female highways workers […]
Lincolnshire County Council to find extra £10 million for road repairs
Lincolnshire County council’s executive is proposing to invest further funding in repairs and improvements to its roads this year. This is on top of the extra £12.3m of highways funding councillors approved in February, to make up a 25% reduction in the road maintenance grant from government. This means the authority is now investing a […]
Shropshire’s highways lead writes open letter to the public promising to improve the state of its roads
The councillor responsible for highways at Shropshire Council has written an open letter to residents addressing the poor state of the county’s roads. In the letter, Councillor Steve Charmley said the authority plans to invest at least an extra £40 million into the roads maintenance budget over the next four years. He added that he […]
The North East could benefit from more transport funding if it joined forces, says North of Tyne mayor
Major improvements to public transport services will be possible if councils across the North East join forces, according to North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll. He said there was ‘a deal on the table’ to create a single mayor-led authority for the region, which would be eligible for up to £500 million for road and […]