Bouygues Energies & Services awarded Suffolk County Council street lighting contract
Bouygues Energies & Services (Bouygues E&S), a global leader in street lighting and energy services, has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Street Lighting for Suffolk County Council (SCC). SCC and Bouygues E&S have joined forces to create a flagship partnership with the aim of reducing energy, minimising light pollution and bringing down ongoing […]
River footpath restored as part of Britain’s biggest road project
Some of the benefits of the A14 Cambridgeshire upgrade project are being extended to pedestrians and local communities, with £42,500 being invested by Highways England and Cambridgeshire County Council on a number of upgrades along the Ouse Valley Way including vegetation clearance, surfacing works, and new signage and information boards. Highways England has finished the […]
Tarmac reaches major milestone for HGV emissions standards
Tarmac has reached a major milestone in its commitment to continuously improving the emissions standards across its fleet of heavy goods vehicles. The company has recently seen the 1,750th HGV in its fleet become compliant with Euro 6 emissions standards, meaning 90% of its vehicles are now fully in line with the benchmark environmental regulations. Introduced in 2015, […]
Norfolk County Council awards Ferrovial Construction with Norwich Western Link project
Norfolk County Council has awarded the contract to design and build the Norwich Western Link to Ferrovial Construction, a leading construction and engineering company. Ferrovial Construction will start work immediately alongside the council’s existing project team to further develop the design of the Norwich Western Link, including the new 3.8 mile dual carriageway road between […]
First fully electric double decker buses start their journey in Edinburgh
The first fully electric double decker buses have arrived in Edinburgh thanks to major funding from SP Energy Networks working in partnership with Lothian buses The £1.7million project was funded as a flagship project of SP Energy Networks’ £20million Green Economy Fund to enable Edinburgh to take a major step in its journey towards the […]
First planning stage starts on Hertfordshire to Essex Rapid Transit
Hertfordshire County Council has launched the first planning stage for its Hertfordshire to Essex Rapid Transit (HERT) project. The suggestion is that HERT would run from Hemel Hempstead to Stansted Airport. The county council is developing a proposal for a MRT system to run along the A414 corridor as part of a strategy to improve […]
Government announces £24 million for vital Nottinghamshire road scheme
The Department for Transport (DfT)is set to invest £24 million into a Nottingham road scheme that will reduce journey times, improve access and supporting a home-building programme. Nottinghamshire will benefit from the government funding, providing vital junction upgrades along an 18-mile stretch of the A614 and A6097 to slash journey times and provide a major […]
Coeval and EarthSense collaboration to help council’s improve air quality monitoring
Local authorities across the UK will be given further support with their mission to improve air quality after Coeval, a leading supplier of electronic message signs, has partnered with EarthSense, a supplier of air quality monitoring systems, to interface its products to enable real time messages to be relayed to the public. This comes at […]
Contractors invited to tender for £60m project to realign the A59 at Kex Gill
Contractors are now being invited to tender for the £60m scheme to realign the A59 at Kex Gill, according to North Yorkshire Council. Following the confirmation of Government funding and planning approval earlier this year, the invitation to tender marks the latest stage in the work to secure this major trans-Pennine route for generations to […]
St Helens Borough Council Cabinet approves £6m investment in highway network
St Helens Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved over £6m in funding to improve the borough’s highways network over the next year to support growth opportunities in St Helens and wider City Region. Made up from a variety of different funding pots, including the council’s highways revenue budget and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority contribution, the money – […]