Costain awarded M60 J18 Simister Island improvement contract by Highways England
Smoother, safer journeys through one of the North West’s busiest motorway-to-motorway junctions are a step nearer after the appointment of Costain as the Delivery Integration Partner to design and build the Simister Island interchange improvement project, which is a £138 million scheme. Highways England, who is improving the interchange – which serves the M60, M66 […]
Marlborough Highways wins 6th consecutive RoSPA Gold Medal
Marlborough Highways has announced that it has received their 6th consecutive RoSPA Gold Medal for Health and Safety Award and 5th consecutive RoSPA Gold Medal for Fleet Safety Award. The award is based on health and safety performance and shows that Marlborough is working hard to ensure its staff, clients and contractors get home safely to their […]
Institute of Highway Engineers sign Professional Development Partnership agreement with Telford & Wrekin Council
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) has announced a professional development partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council. The agreement promotes closer cooperation between partners and means the two organisations can join forces to provide industry training, promote the IHE engineering academy and support sector practitioners with training and professional registration. Under a newly-signed agreement, the […]
Government partners with disability charity to set standards for electric vehicle chargepoints
Working partnership with national disability charity Motability, the Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned the British Standards Institute (BSI) to develop accessibility standards for EV chargepoints across the country. These standards will provide industry with guidance and drivers with a new clear definition of ‘fully accessible’, ‘partially accessible’ and ‘not accessible’ public EV chargepoints. The design of public chargepoints is already carefully […]
Kent County Council launches consultation on future bus services
A plan for the future of bus services in Kent is being created by Kent County Council which is asking the public for its help. In March, the government published a new National Bus Strategy which set a framework for recovery for the pandemic and a vision for future bus service improvement across the UK. […]
Safecote launches Making Winter Cycling Safer campaign
Winter service solutions company Safecote, has launched a new Making Winter Cycling Safer campaign in conjunction with Team GB kit manufacturer KALAS Sportswear. Working with Kalas and a number of UK cycling groups/forums, the company aims to promote the benefits of ensuring that cycleways are fit and open for daily use during the winter season […]
Consultation launched on Leicester Transport Plan
Leicester City Council has launched a consultation on its Transport Plan that sets out transport and travel priorities for the city for the next 15 years. The draft Leicester Transport Plan has been drawn up, focusing on the key themes and identifying schemes which the city council proposes to deliver between now and 2036. The […]
TfL working towards safer, greener and more efficient roads with new collaboration programme
Transport for London (TfL) has brought together all of the maintenance of roads, tunnels, and assets such as bus stations and streetlights that are essential for Londoners making journeys around the city under a new ’Works for London’ programme, which will ensure that London’s road network is more efficient, safer and greener. Three leading infrastructure companies - Ringway, FM Conway Limited and Tarmac Kier JV – will partner with TfL over the […]
Safer Highways launches Highways Heroes Awards
Safer Highways has announced the launch of the Highways Heroes Awards 2021. Taking place in Central London on December 2nd the awards will recognise those who have gone above and beyond their duty, to help someone or improve a situation, either in the communities they work in or to unconditionally support fellow workers in their […]
Highways England release footage of it second automated cone laying vehicle as it goes through off-road trials
Highways England has released footage of a second automated cone laying vehicle designed to protect roadworkers which is now undergoing off-road trials in the UK. Working with a group of industry experts, Highways England has been on a journey to develop automated vehicles which will take out the human element involved in putting out cones – eliminating […]